(多指在脚下或脚边)在脚下;碍事地在脚边(尤指妨碍行动、容易被绊到)。也可引申为“在周围碍手碍脚”。
/ˌʌndərˈfʊt/
The cat kept getting underfoot while I was cooking.
我做饭时,那只猫一直在脚边碍事。
With boxes piled everywhere, there was clutter underfoot, and it was hard to walk safely through the room.
箱子堆得到处都是,脚下杂乱,很难安全地穿过房间。
由 under(在……下面)+ foot(脚)构成,字面意思就是“在脚下”。在日常使用中常带有“挡路、妨碍”的语感,尤其用于人或动物总在脚边转来转去的情景。