footing
noun[S]
uk/ˈfʊt.ɪŋ/us/ˈfʊt̬.ɪŋ/footingnoun[S](FEET)
thefactofstandingfirmlyon aslopeor otherdangeroussurface:
站稳Ilost/missedmy footing andfell.我脚没站稳，跌倒了。
It was astrugglejust tokeepmy footing.我挣扎着想要站稳。
Sitting and standing
- akimbo
- astride
- attention
- bestride
- cross-legged
- crouch
- foot
- pew
- plump(someone/something)down
- rampant
- reseat
- scooch
- seat
- stand around
- stand aside
- stand round
- stand up
- strike
- surface
- take a pew!idiom
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Mountaineering & rock climbing
footingnoun[S](SITUATION)
the way in which somethingoperatesand the set ofconditionsthatinfluencesit:
情况，状况Newleadershipisneededtoreturnthecompanyto abetterfinancialfooting.需要新的领导层使公司在财务状况方面实现好转。
be on (an) equal, firm, etc. footing
to be in anequal,safe, etc.situation:
在平等／稳固（等等）的情形下Men and women should beabletocompeteforjobson anequalfooting.男性和女性应该在平等的基础上竞争工作岗位。
be on a war footing
to bereadyorpreparingtofightawar:
Thecountrywas on awarfooting lastnightafter the mostdevastatingterroristattackinhistory.
Situations and circumstances
- affair
- backdrop
- background
- busyness
- circumstance
- climate
- comedy of errors
- condition
- going
- landscape
- perfect storm
- picture
- position
- scheme
- situation
- situational
- snapshot
- stake
- the scheme of thingsidiom
- thing
footingnoun[S](TRACK)
theconditionof thesurfaceof aracingtrackthat makes iteasyordifficulttorunon:
They willtrytokeepthefielddryandensureplayershavebetterfooting.
Withbeachrunning, the footing isn'tsolidlike it is on atrack, so itforcesyourlegmusclestoworkharder.
- The footing in thewoodsissofterthan that on mostrunningtracks.
- Atrackoffersstablefooting and anaccuratemeasureofdistance.
- As for footing, thatobviouslydependson thepathyouchoose.
- The footing will be abitmoresolidas one of the mostprestigiousindoorathleticseventsgetsunderway.
Surfaces on which sports take place
- 18-yard box
- AstroTurf
- bound
- bowling green
- canvas
- climbing wall
- court
- goal line
- golf course
- ground staff
- playability
- playable
- playing field
- pump track
- recreation center
- rink
- sideline
- sin bin
- six-yard box
- upright