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Chinese dictionary
- 1
v.get a foothold; plant one's foot; set one's foot in
屋子里到处都是水,实在没处下脚。
The floor was covered with water everywhere in the house, leaving nowhere to plant people's foot.
东西多得连下脚的地方都没有了
not possible to find anywhere to plant one's foot as things are piled up everywhere
难以下脚
be difficult to get a footing
- 2
n.(of raw material) leftover bits and pieces
石油下脚
leftovers of the production of petroleum
工业下脚
industry leftovers
Word usage
- Separable word"下" and "脚" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
屋子太小太乱,我都下不去脚了。
The room is too small and messy for me to get a foothold.
房间太拥挤了,我们下不了脚。
The room is so crowded that we cannot get a foothold.