foothold是什么意思？

foothold

英[ˈfʊthəʊld] 美[ˈfʊthoʊld]

• n. 立足处（攀登时脚踩的地方），（在事业等方面可以进一步发展的）稳固地位，据点；

复数：footholds;

例句

• I hope the textbook will provide a foothold for students of the subject. 我希望这本教材能让本专业的学生打下基础。
• He found a secure foothold and pulled himself up. 他找到了一个稳固的踏脚处并爬了上去。
• Climbers can strap sharp nails on to help get a foothold on a slippery slope. 登山运动员可以在靴子上捆上尖钉,这样有助于在很滑的陡坡上站住脚。
• That is a secure foothold. 那是一可靠的落脚点.
• The company is eager to gain a foothold in Europe. 这家公司急于在欧洲取得一席之地。
• I hung there, scrabbling with my feet to find a foothold. 我吊在那儿，两脚乱蹬着寻找落脚点。
• He lowered his legs until he felt he had a solid foothold on the rockface beneath him. 他把腿向下伸，直到他感觉稳稳地踩住下面的石头。
• If British business is to have a successful future, companies must establish a firm foothold in Europe. 如果英国公司想在未来成功发展，就必须在欧洲建立稳固的基础。
• The company, a household name in the States, has a firm foothold in the British market. 这家美国国内家喻户晓的公司在英国市场上站稳了脚跟。

英语四级真题

The bid went instead to Fuji, which exploited its sponsorship to win a permanent foothold in the marketplace.
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柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  立足点;稳固地位
  A foothold is a strong or favourable position from which further advances or progress may be made.
  例句
  If British business is to have a successful future, companies must establish a firm foothold in Europe. 如果英国公司想在未来成功发展，就必须在欧洲建立稳固的基础。
• N-COUNT
  (攀登时的)立足点,支点
  A foothold is a place such as a small hole or area of rock where you can safely put your foot when climbing.
  例句
  He lowered his legs until he felt he had a solid foothold on the rockface beneath him. 他把腿向下伸，直到他感觉稳稳地踩住下面的石头。

英汉词典释义

• n.
  立足处(攀登时脚踩的地方)
  Climbers can strap sharp nails on to help get a foothold on a slippery slope. 登山运动员可以在靴子上捆上尖钉,这样有助于在很滑的陡坡上站住脚。 He found a secure foothold and pulled himself up. 他找到了一个稳固的踏脚处并爬了上去。
  (在事业等方面可以进一步发展的)稳固地位
  I hope the textbook will provide a foothold for students of the subject. 我希望这本教材能让本专业的学生打下基础。

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. an area in hostile territory that has been captured and is held awaiting further troops and supplies;
  "an attempt to secure a bridgehead behind enemy lines""the only foothold left for British troops in Europe was Gibraltar"
  2. a place providing support for the foot in standing or climbing
  3. an initial accomplishment that opens the way for further developments;
  "the town became a beachhead in the campaign to ban smoking outdoors""they are presently attempting to gain a foothold in the Russian market"

行业词典

• 体育： 脚支点；立脚点；