afoot

• adj. 在進行中的；徒步的；準備中
• adv. 在進行中，在準備中

來自短語 on foot.

afoot (adj.)

c. 1200, afote, from a- "on" (see a- (1)) + foot (n.). Figurative sense of "in active operation" is from 1601 ("Julius Caesar").

1. Everybody knew that something awful was afoot.

大家都知道可怕的事近在眼前。

來自柯林斯例句

2. There are plans afoot to increase taxation.

正在擬訂增稅方案。

來自《權威詞典》

3. There is a scheme afoot to improve recreational facilities in the area.

有一項改善本地區娛樂設施的計劃正在進行.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

4. There's something afoot here, but I don't know what it is.

這裏有什麽東西不對勁, 但我不知道到底是什麽.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

5. A plan was afoot to seize power.

奪權的計劃在進行中.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》