Afoot

(adj.) currently in progress; 'there is mischief afoot'; 'plans are afoot'; 'preparations for the trial are underway' .

(adj.) traveling by foot; 'she was afoot when I saw her this morning' .

(adv.) on foot; walking; 'they went to the village afoot'; 'quail are hunted either afoot or on horseback'.

整理:皮尔斯

• The game is afoot. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯归来记.
• Afoot, my kind ledy, afoot. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 艰难时事.
• We are too apt to consider the career of Alexander as the crown of some process that had long been afoot; as the climax of a crescendo. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• It's early in the day; there won't be much travel afoot yet a while; we an't much more than two miles from our stopping-place. 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托. 汤姆叔叔的小屋.
• Collect what force you can, for there's game afoot that must be hunted hard, and will turn to bay. 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
• Preparations are afoot, measurements are made, ground is staked out. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• Behold Bella tripping along the streets, the dearest girl afoot under the summer sun! 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• The church did indeed take notice of what was afoot, but only because of the disregard of her conclusive decisions. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• There were electors on horseback and electors afoot. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• In either event, it was evident that something was afoot which might have a bearing on the recent capture of Tars Tarkas. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.
• They were armed, horsed, and charioted; the poor Hebrew wanderers were afoot. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• The morning found her afoot again, but fast declining as to the clearness of her thoughts, though not as to the steadiness of her purpose. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• These would be turned in for the general use of the army, and the next day these men would start out afoot and return again in the evening mounted. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.

整理:华莱士