footing

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A ground for the foot; place for the foot to rest on; firm foundation to stand on. countable,uncountable
    — In ascents, every step gained is a footing and help to the next.
  2. A standing; position; established place; foothold. countable,uncountable
    — As soon, however, as he had obtained a footing at court, the charms of his manner […] made him a favorite.
  3. A relative condition; state. countable,uncountable
    — [L]ived on a footing of equality with nobles.
  4. A tread; step; especially, a measured tread. countable,dated,uncountable
    — Hark, I hear the footing of a man.
  5. A footprint or footprints; tracks, someone's trail. countable,rare,uncountable
    — The Monster swift as word, that from her went, Went forth in hast, and did her footing trace[…].
  6. Stability or balance when standing on one's feet. countable,uncountable
    — He lost his footing and fell down.
  7. The act of adding up a column of figures; the amount or sum total of such a column. countable,uncountable
    — The auditing of the accounts, when the defendant was present, was nothing more than the examinings of the footings of the bookkeeper.
  8. The act of putting a foot to anything; also, that which is added as a foot countable,uncountable
    — the footing of a stocking
  9. Foundation or basis for further advancement or development. countable,uncountable
    — The subsidy gives the organization a firm footing.
  10. A narrow cotton lace, without figures. countable,uncountable
  11. The finer refuse part of whale blubber, not wholly deprived of oil. countable,uncountable
  12. The thickened or sloping portion of a wall, or of an embankment at its foot; foundation. countable,uncountable
  13. A double-check of the numbers vertically. countable,uncountable
动词 v.
  1. present participle and gerund of foot form-of,gerund,participle,present

词形变化

footings plural

词汇关系

衍生词
first footing footing beam footing course on an equal footing on equal footing pay one's footing war footing wartime footing

词源

词源 1
From Middle English fotyng; equivalent to foot + -ing.
词源 2
From Middle English fotyng; equivalent to foot + -ing.
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