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单词 underfoot
释义
underfootun‧der‧foot /ˌʌndəˈfʊt $ -ər-/ adverb Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • How can I get anything done with all these kids underfoot?
  • The pine needles were soft underfoot.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • Arriving at the foot of the ladder, Grant's feet crunched in a sprinkling of fresh soil underfoot.
  • Between the viaduct and the seafront you crush the brittle flowers underfoot.
  • The bedding, which resembled black seaweed, oozed underfoot.
  • The ground underfoot was harder, almost dry.
  • The problem is not, as you might think, that the butterflies are being trampled underfoot.
  • The sky was clear, the stars were beautiful and the snow creaked underfoot.
  • They swirled about us, rumbling overhead and underfoot, then drifted past.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY
 The wet wood is very slippery underfoot.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
 The children were in danger of being trampled underfoot in the crowd.
 Their interests and rights had been trampled underfoot.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB
· Their black gowns flowed to the floor where they were frequently trampled underfoot by passing waiters.· The problem is not, as you might think, that the butterflies are being trampled underfoot.· She felt certain that she must fall on her face and be trampled underfoot.
1under your feet where you are walkingwet/firm/soft etc underfoot The wet wood is very slippery underfoot.2trample somebody/something underfoot a)to crush someone or something on the ground by stepping heavily on them b)to completely destroy someone or something
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