afoot

英語

詞源

a- +‎ foot

發音

• 國際音標^(幫助): /əˈfʊt/

• （英國）音頻：

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• 韻部：-ʊt

副詞

afoot (不可比)

1. 步行着
   • 1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, 譯者 H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales，第 77 頁:

     "The dogs were no sooner let loose, than the hare was afoot.

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2. 用腳，站立着
3. (比喻義) 發生着，行動着，醞釀着

   There's funny bussiness afoot.

   情況不對勁。

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   • 1959 October, 「Talking of Trains: Paying for the commuters」, 出自 Trains Illustrated，第 458 頁:

     In San Francisco and in New Jersey, to quote two other examples, plans are afoot to subsidise new commuter line construction or existing operations out of toll revenue from state highways or bridges.

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形容詞

afoot (無比較級)

1. (表語) 站着的，發生着的
   • 2011, Maile Chapman, Your Presence Is Requested at Suvanto: A Novel

     Sunny moves through these final days quickly, easily, buoyed by routine even though change is afoot in all directions.

   • 2019 October, James Abbott, 「Esk Valley revival」, 出自 Modern Railways，第 76 頁:

     Now there are plans afoot to introduce a couple of extra trains to the timetable in December, with the long-term goal of a doubling of the service to eight trains a day.

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參考資料

• 「afoot」，Lexico，Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press，2019–present年.

異序詞

• oofta