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词汇 surefooted
释义 surefooted
adjective
(alsosure-footed)uk /ˌʃɔːˈfʊt.ɪd/ us /ˈʃʊrˌfʊt̬.ɪd/

surefootedadjective (NOT FALLING)


able easily to walk on rough ground, without falling: 脚步稳的,稳当的,不会摔倒的
a surefooted goat/llama/mule脚步稳当的山羊/美洲驼/骡子
The sure-footed mules carried all our baggage.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Moving firmly on foot
breeze
bull
clomp
clump
flounce
goose step
lope
pace
parade
prance
quick march!idiom
sashay
stamp
stomp
stride
strut
swaggeringly
unmounted
vamp
waltz

surefootedadjective (CONFIDENT)


showing confidence and the ability to make good judgments in a difficult situation: 胸有成竹的
They were uncharacteristically controversial comments for someone who is usually so politically surefooted.
Neither candidate is looking at all sure-footed in this crisis.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Confidence & self-assurance
amour propre
aplomb
assertive
assertively
assertiveness
dogmatism
dogmatist
empowered
feel certain
fierce
rest assured
safe
safety blanket
security blanket
self-assertion
to be sureidiom
too cool for schoolidiom
unbowed
unintimidated
unmoored

Related words


surefootedly
surefootedness

Examples of surefooted


surefooted
Given this enormous range, it would be remarkable if the treatment did not appear more surefooted in some places than in others.
Still, this usually surefooted book stumbles over its reluctance to grapple with the contradictory meanings of "history" itself.
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