afootKK [əˋfʊt] /əˈfʊt/發音a- 在、處於+foot 腳→在腳上展開收合a-字首在、處於foot單字腳字面：在腳上靠腳站著、走著，即徒步；引申為事情已「動起來」，正在進行中。形容詞1進行中的、正在籌劃的、醞釀中的多作補語There are plans afoot to turn the old factory into apartments.目前正在規劃把舊工廠改建成公寓。2徒步的、步行的舊式The only travelers afoot on that mountain path were shepherds.在那條山徑上徒步的旅人只有牧羊人。副詞1徒步、步行舊式They set out afoot at dawn and reached the village by noon.他們黎明時徒步出發，中午前抵達村子。