| 释义 |
barefoot
\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ adverb (or adjective)
or barefooted \ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\
Etymology: Middle English barefot, from Old English bærfōt (akin to Middle High German barvuoz, Old Frisian berfōt, Old Norse berfœttr), from bær bare + fōt foot — more at bare, foot
1.
a. : with the feet bare : without shoes or stockings
< a barefoot boy >
< go barefoot in the summertime >
b. of a horse : unshod
2. : wearing only sandals on the feet — used especially of certain religious communities
3. : set up and fastened without a mortise and tenon (as a post or stud in a balloon frame)
4. of an oil well : drilled without a casing |