| 词汇 | afoot |
| 释义 | afoot adjective[ after verb ] uk /əˈfʊt/ us /əˈfʊt/ happening or being planned or prepared: 进行中的；策划中的；准备中的 There are plans afoot to launch a new radio station.成立一家新广播电台的计划正在酝酿之中。 Occurring and happening asynchronous asynchronously attend attendant be at workidiom become ensuing eventuate fall into placeidiom follow on go hand in hand with somethingidiom go off gone pass resynchronize roll roll around shake out succeed supervene afoot | American Dictionaryafoot adjective[ not gradable ] us/əˈfʊt/ happening, or being planned or prepared: Big changes are afoot at Lake Utah. Examples of afootafoot But in addition to these local factors, there were larger changes afoot. It is conceivable that occasionally a short critique of the agenda of urban history may be included, but there are no firm plans yet afoot. Throughout the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries there were always such fantastical tales afoot concerning the health of the sovereign. Among social and cultural historians of the eighteenth century, much else has been afoot of late. However, what this detailed analysis of government initiatives in housing shows is that there was an evolutionary process afoot. In talk, mark carefully what is being said, and when action is afoot, what is being done. That might help legislators avoid imposing 'one-size-fits-all' policies, oblivious to the extent of differences afoot in their community. Indeed, her work may be viewed as anticipating a "moral turn" currently afoot in the historical profession. Something robust is afoot here - something real for those who share a turn's space, whether by competing for it or combining to produce the talk in it. As always, that has given rise to apprehensions about what may be afoot. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 So national parliaments are greatly affected by the changes afoot. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English More often than not, the first indication that anything is afoot is the appearance of strange men, and stranger implements, on fields and beaches. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Are there plans afoot for improving parking facilities at these main-line stations? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are schemes afoot for a new development plan for the territory. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Similar moves are afoot for the auxiliary fire service. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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