afoot

进行中的、正在筹划的、酝酿中的多作补语

There are plans afoot to turn the old factory into apartments.

目前正在规划把旧工厂改建成公寓。

徒步的、步行的旧式

The only travelers afoot on that mountain path were shepherds.

在那条山径上徒步的旅人只有牧羊人。

徒步、步行旧式

They set out afoot at dawn and reached the village by noon.

他们黎明时徒步出发，中午前抵达村子。