on foot 作“步行”解:
- They drove, but we came on foot. 他們是開車來的, 而我們是步行來的。
- My bicycle is broken, so I’ll have to go on foot. 我的自汽車壞了, 所以不得不步行。
此外, on foot 還作“在籌畫之中”、“ (計畫) 在進行”解:
- The reporter said that a civil rights demonstration was on foot. 記者報導說正在計畫舉行一次民權示威遊行。
- A plan’s on foot to invite the Minister of Health to visit our hospital. 邀請衛生部長來訪問我們醫院的計畫正在著手進行。
on one’s feet 則作“站著”、“站起來”、“ 痊癒”、“經濟獨立”解:
- A dentist is no his feet all day. 牙科醫生整天站著。
- The Minister was on his feet at once to answer the charge. 部長立即站了起來, 答覆那個指控。
- The medicine will soon have you on your feet again. 這種藥很快就會使你復原的。
- She is on her feet. 她在經濟上是獨立的。
- After his wife’s death ti took him two years to get back on his feet. 妻子死後兩年, 他才振作起來。