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单词 foothold
释义
foothold
noun[C]
uk
/ˈfʊt.həʊld/us
/ˈfʊt.hoʊld/

footholdnoun[C](ROCK CLIMBING)

aplacesuch as aholein arockwhere you can putyourfootsafelywhenclimbing
（攀爬时的）踏脚处
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Mountaineering & rock climbing
  • abseil
  • abseiling
  • ascender
  • base camp
  • belay
  • climbing
  • climbing wall
  • coasteering
  • crampon
  • footing
  • ice axe
  • ice pick
  • karabiner
  • mountain climber
  • mountainboarding
  • rappelling
  • rock climbing
  • sherpa
  • soloing
  • sport climbing
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footholdnoun[C](STRONG POSITION)

astrongfirstpositionfrom whichfurtherprogresscan be made:
稳固的立足点
We are stilltryingtoget/gaina foothold in theJapanesemarket.我们仍然力争在日本市场取得一席之地。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Opportunity
  • another/a second bite at/of the cherryidiom
  • be in with a shoutidiom
  • best betidiom
  • bite
  • break
  • foot
  • half
  • headroom
  • it's now or neveridiom
  • last chance saloon
  • look in
  • make hay while the sun shinesidiom
  • pass
  • shop window
  • smell bloodidiom
  • sneak peek
  • the American dream
  • there are plenty more fish in the seaidiom
  • toehold
  • window
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(Definition offootholdfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

foothold| American Dictionary

foothold
noun[C]
us
/ˈfʊtˌhoʊld/

footholdnoun[C](SAFE PLACE)

aplacewhere you cansafelyputyourfeet,esp. whenclimbing:
Shesearcheddesperatelyfor a foothold in thesteeprock.

footholdnoun[C](SITUATION)

asituationin which someone hasobtainedthepowerorinfluenceneededto get what iswanted:
Inbuyingtheirbusiness, thecompanygainsamajorfoothold in amarketitconsiderscriticalto thefutureof theindustry.
(Definition offootholdfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

foothold| Business English

foothold
noun[C,usually singular]
uk
/ˈfʊthəʊld/us
astrongfirstpositionin amarket,industry, etc. from whichfurtherprogresscan be made:
give sth a foothold (in sth)Themergergives thecompanyastrongerpresenceinAsiaand a foothold in the US.
establish/gain/get a foothold (in sth)Ourplanis togaina foothold in the fastest-growingaerospaceindustryin theworld.
See also
beachhead
(Definition offootholdfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffoothold

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Indeed, in a world which is very much divided footholds are perhaps rather a good thing.
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Thirdly, other countries have realised the potential and have decided to put their money where their mouths are and, as a result, are obtaining footholds in that market.
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Similar care must be given to handholds and footholds, for the same reason.
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Humans began establishing footholds in other star systems.
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Without this protection the footholds used by endothelial cells to migrate and form capillary structures are destroyed.
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After another ten minutes, they would move to the smallest footholds and stay there until the challenge was over.
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After ten minutes, the castaways would move to smaller footholds.
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The climb is very particular and uses tiny edges and footholds.
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He was an early adopter of starting blocks rather than digging footholds in the cinder tracks.
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Human prostate cancer metastases target the hematopoietic stem cell niche to establish footholds in mouse bone marrow.
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She shows them the pathway they must take into the sky; it has pegs as footholds.
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Welshmen were not typically appointed to the most profitable of manorial offices, nor did they have a strongfootholdin the most profitable of trades.
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The hair on lower stamens may serve to provide footholds for visitors.
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Alternative terms were subsequently coined, but by then marketing had gained a soundfoothold.
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The sides are too high for a baby to climb and provide no footholds.
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