Health
care should not become a political football ^ |i
问题不^^该成为被踢来踢去的政治皮球。
footbal丨足球
American
football player [BrE] football
player [
美式足球运动员
soccer players (BrE also footballers)
足球运动员
'football
boot noun {BrE) a leather shoe with pieces of rubber on
the bottom to stop it slipping, worn for playing football (soccer)足球鞋（鞋底有防滑橡胶钉） —picture o shoe 一 compare cleat(3) foot-baller /'futbo:l0(r)/ noun (6r£) a person who plays football (soccer), especially as a profession (■职业
> 足 球运动员_
f〇〇t-ball>ing /'futboilirj/ adj. [only before noun] {BrE) connected with the game of
football (soccer)足球的； 与足球比赛有关吟/ootbaHingsfc此足球技巧 'football pools (also the pools) noun [pi.] a form of gambling in Britain in
which people try to win money by saying what the results of football ( soccer) matches will be睹球，足球普尔（猜足球赛输贏的赌博）：77ie/ve had a big win on the/ootbaZ! pook.他们在赌球中赢了一
大笔钱。
foot-brake
/'futbreik/
noun a brake
in a vehicle which is operated using your foot 脚杀!J 车 foot-bridge
/'futbrid3/ noun a narrow bridge used only by people who
gre waiking 人行桥；步行桥
foot-er /'futa(r)/ noun a line or block of text that is
automatically added to the bottom of every page that is printed from a computer
(计算机打印的每页的）页脚，
页尾一compare header(2)
foot-fall
/'futfoil/
noun 1 [C] {literary) the sound of the steps made by sb walking 脚步声
2 [U]
(8rf，bws/ne55 商） the number of people that visit a particular
shop/store, shopping centre, etc. over a period of time 客、流，人流
(商店、购物中心等在一段时间内的访客人数）：a campaign to
fncrease/oot/aH旨在增加客流的活动
'foot fault
noun (in tennis
a mistake that is made by not keeping behind the line when serving 脚部犯规 (发气踏线）
foot-hill /'futhil/
noun [usually pi.] a hill or low mountain at the base of
a higher mountain or range of mountains 山麓小丘：t/ie /oothi〖Zs 0/ t/ie Himdayas喜马拉雅山脉 山麓丘陵
foothold /'futhauld;
NAmE -hould/ noun 1 a crack, hole or branch where your foot
can be safely supported when climbing立足处（攀登时足可踩的缝、洞、树枝
等）2
[usually sing.] a strong position in a
business, profession, etc. from which sb can make progress anti achieve success
(可以此发展或取得成功的）稳固地位， ，立:足:存：The company is eager to gain a foothold in £urye.这家公司急于在欧洲取得一席之地。
footie /'futi/
noun [U] {BrE, informal) =
football(I) foot-ing
/'futirj/
noun [sing.] 1 the position of your feet when they are
safely on the ground or some other surface 站稳：She lost her footing (= she slipped or lost her balance) and fell backwards into the water.
未站稳，向后—仰掉进水中。<WsHppedandstrugg〖efito
regain my /ooting.我滑了 --下，但#扎着站稳了脚跟。
2 the basis on which sth is established or organized 足点；基础：The company is now on a sound financial /ooting.该公旬现在已是夤金稳健。◊ 77ie country has been on a war footing (= prepared for war) since March.自三月份起这个国家就准备要打仗。3 the position or status of
sb/sth in relation to others; the relationship between two or more people or
groups 地 .位;'人际关系：rhe two groups must meet on
an equaZ /ooring.啟M个集团必须以平％地位会谈。◊ r/iey were demanding to be treated on the same footing as the rest teachers.他们要求得到和其他老师同等的待遇。
foot-lights /'futlaits/
noun [pi.] a row of lights along
the front of the stage in a theatre 脚灯（舞台前面的一排
灯）.
foot-ling /'fu:tliq/
adj.
(old-fashioned, informal) not important and likely to make you annoyed 无;^轻重
的；无聊（而烦人）的
foot-loose /'futiuis/
adj. free to go where you like
or do what you want because you have no responsibilities 行动无拘无束的；自由自在的：Bert was a /oortoose,
unemployed actor•伯特是不受雇于任何人的自由演员。◊ Ah, I was still footloose and fancy-free (= free to enjoy myself) in those days•啊，那些日子我还是自由自在、无
忧无虑的。
foot-man /'futman/
noun {pi. -men /-man/) a male servant in a
house in the past, who opened the door to visitors, served food at table, etc.(旧时宅院的'‘）男
仆，门房，侍者
foot-note /'futnaut;
NAmE -nout/ noun 1 an extra piece of information that is
printed at the bottom of a page in a book 脚注 2 (of an
event or a person 事情或人）that may be remembered but only as sth/sb
that is not important次要者
foot-path /'futpa:0;
NAmE -pae0/ noun 1 a path that is made for people to walk
along, especially in the country (充指乡间的）人行小道：apuWic/ootpath人
行道 2 (Z\W5fra/f，= PAVEMENT
foot-plate /'futpleit/
noun {Br£) the part of a steam
train’s engine where the driver stands (蒸汽机车司■机
站立的j平台.
foot-print
/'fotprint/
noun 1 [usually pi.] a mark left
on a surface by a person’s foot or shoe or by an animal’s foot 脚印；足迹：/ootprints in the sand
&地足迹◊ muddy footprints on the fcitchen厨房地板上舍泥脚印
2 the amount of space that sth fills, for example the
amount of space that a computer takes up on a desk (某物所 占的 I 空间量，面积 3 the area on the earth in which a signal from a
communications satellite can be
received (通信卫星）覆盖区
foot-rest /'futrest/
noun a support for your foot or
feet, for example on a motorcycle or when you are sitting down搁脚声
the Foot-sie /'futsi/ noun = FTSE index footsie /'futsi/ noun {informal) D3S51 play 'footsie with sb to touch sb^ feet lightly
with your own feet, especially under a table, as an expression of affection or
sexual interest (在桌下）与某人脚碰脚调情，脚挨脚
爱抚
'foot
soldier noun 1 a soldier who fights on
foot, not on a horse or in a vehicle 2 a person in an organization who does
work that is important but boring, and who has no power or responsibility (组织中工作
乏味而不担责任，但又不可或缺的.）群众员工