Everybody knew that something awful was afoot.
大家都知道可怕的事近在眼前。
柯林斯例句
There are plans afoot to increase taxation.
正在拟订增税方案。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
There's something afoot here, but I don't know what it is.
这里有什么东西不对劲, 但我不知道到底是什么.
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Moves are afoot to increase car insurance premiums.
现正在酝酿提高汽车的保险费.
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If Suellen wanted to go visiting she could go afoot.
如果苏伦一定要去访邻会友,她可以步行嘛.
飘（部分）
Most of Pitty's friends, like herself, were afoot these days.
皮蒂的大多数朋友, 像她自己一样, 现在都是双脚步行了.
飘（部分）
The Indians felt that some new cruelty was afoot.
印第安人感到他们又要搞什么坏把戏了.
辞典例句
There's mischief afoot, ie being planned.
有人准备捣鬼.
辞典例句
Did you came all the way afoot?
你是一路走来的 吗 ?
辞典例句
Still at his heels she comes , and once afoot, is never turned aside.
但是她跟住了他, 一旦开始,便义无反顾了.
辞典例句
New jitters are afoot about a double - dip recession and deflation too.
双底衰退和通缩也引发了新的紧张情绪.
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But change is afoot elsewhere as well, and it isn't always positive.
但其它地区也在发生着改变, 而且并不总是积极的.
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She was afoot when I saw her this morning.
今天早上我看见她的时候,她正徒步走在路上.
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Reporters tensed, sensing something big might be afoot.
记者都很紧张, 感觉有什么大事要发生了.
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But something deeper may be afoot, too.
不过,更深层的事态或许也在酝酿之中.
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"she was afoot when I saw her this morning"
"there is mischief afoot"
"plans are afoot"
"preparations for the trial are underway"
"they went to the village afoot"
"quail are hunted either afoot or on horseback"