foothills pl

( 动作 ) movement ⇒ 他手脚非常敏捷。 Tā shǒujiǎo fēicháng mǐnjié. → He is very agile.

stop for a rest

script ⇒ 电视剧脚本 diànshìjù jiǎoběn → television script

( 步伐 ) step ⇒ 重重的脚步声 zhòngzhòng de jiǎobù shēng → the sound of heavy footsteps

footnote

shackles pl

mobility ⇒ 这位老人的腿脚不太利索。 Zhè wèi lǎorén de tuǐjiǎo bù tài lìsuo. → The old man isn't very mobile.

stay

be barefoot ⇒ 赤脚走路 chìjiǎo zǒulù → walk barefoot

shoddy ⇒ 他写的文章很蹩脚。 Tā xiě de wénzhāng hěn biéjiǎo. → His essay was a pretty shoddy piece of work.

position

giveaway ⇒ 走私者在海关露了马脚。 Zǒusīzhě zài hǎiguān lòule mǎjiǎo. → The smugglers gave themselves away at customs.

use underhand methods

leave ... to the last minute ⇒ 有些学生平时不努力,考前临时抱佛脚。 Yǒuxiē xuéshēng píngshí bù nǔlì, kǎo qián línshí bào fójiǎo. → Some students are lazy most of the time, and then try to cram just before the exams.

( 贬 ) undermine ⇒ 两个党派经常互挖墙脚。 Liǎng gè dǎngpài jīngcháng hù wā qiángjiǎo. → The two parties are always undermining each other.

stumbling block

give oneself away ( pt gave ) , pp given

with great commotion

be extravagant ⇒ 他花钱大手大脚的。 Tā huāqián dà shǒu dà jiǎo de. → He's very extravagant with money.

top-heavy

in a mad rush ⇒ 他做事从容冷静,从不手忙脚乱。 Tā zuòshì cóngróng lěngjìng, cóngbù shǒu máng jiǎo luàn. → He does things calmly, never in a mad rush.

beat ... up

( 用手势示意 ) gesticulate

careless

get in the way ⇒ 我正忙着呢，别在这里碍手碍脚的。 Wǒ zhèng mángzhe ne, bié zài zhèlǐ ài shǒu ài jiǎo de. → I'm really busy - stop getting in the way.

clumsy ⇒ 看你笨手笨脚的,我来做吧。 Kàn nǐ bèn shǒu bèn jiǎo de, wǒ lái zuò ba. → Look how clumsy you are, let me do it.

( 指寒冷 ) shrink with cold ( pt shrank ) , pp shrunk

keep one's feet on the ground ⇒ 我们要脚踏实地地工作。 Wǒmen yào jiǎo tà shídì de gōngzuò. → It's important to have a down-to-earth attitude towards work.

creep ⇒ 他蹑手蹑脚地走进教室。 Tā niè shǒu niè jiǎo de zǒujìn jiàoshì. → He crept into the classroom.

( 喻 : 贬 ) sit on the fence