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单词 underfoot
释义 underfoot
I. \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\ adverb
Etymology: Middle English underfot, underfoot, from under (II) + fot, foot foot
1.
 a. : under the foot especially against the ground
  < hated emblem torn down and trampled underfoot >
 b. : on the bottom of the foot : between the foot and the ground
  < soles with no inside seams or nails underfoot >
  < felt the soft turf underfoot >
2.
 a. : below, at, or before one's feet
  < violets growing underfoot >
 b. : underground
  < felt a tremor underfoot >
3.
 a. : under the bottom (as of a ship)
  < a strong current underfoot >
 b. of an anchor : under the forefoot
4. : in the way
 < the children are always getting underfoot >
II. adjective
1. : being under or obstructing the foot
 < clear a factory floor of underfoot hazards >
2. : abject, downtrodden, despised
 < the city's most famous underfoot characters, the cats of New York — Park East >
III. transitive verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: under (I) + foot, n.
1. : to support beneath : prop, underpin
2. : to replace the footings beneath
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