1.立足；站稳the position of your feet when they are safely on the ground or some other surface
She lost her footing(= she slipped or lost her balance) and fell backwards into the water.她脚未站稳，向后一仰掉进水中。
I slipped and struggled to regain my footing.我滑了一下，但挣扎着站稳了脚跟。
2.立足点；基础the basis on which sth is established or organized
The company is now on a sound financial footing .该公司现在已是资金稳健。
The 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.地位；人际关系the position or status of sb/sth in relation to others; the relationship between two or more people or groups
The two groups must meet on an equal footing .这两个集团必须以平等地位会谈。
They were demanding to be treated on the same footing as the rest of the teachers.他们要求得到和其他老师同等的待遇。
Mrs Merkel departed for Bavaria hoping that the summiteers had done enough to impress the markets and put the euro on a more stable footing.
默克尔夫人启程前往巴伐利亚州，希望参加峰会者做得已足够打动市场并置欧元于一个更加稳定的基础之上。
But if the relationship is to endure new strategic challenges, it would be sensible to put it on a more honest footing.
但这种关系要想经受住新的战略挑战，明智的做法是将其建立在一个更坦诚的基础上。
She was running along, lost her footing, and was suddenly sprawled out, with a bloody knee and hands.
她正朝前跑着，脚下一滑，突然摔倒趴在了地上，一只膝盖和两只手都流血了。
Since then, Harper's cabinet has made frequent trips to China to try to put the relationship back on a more positive footing.
自此，哈珀内阁开始频频访华，意图将关系拉回到更积极的基础上。
Europe's feuding leaders could hash out a deal to put the single currency and the zone's banking system on a sustainable footing.
相互争斗的欧洲领导人可能会敲定一项协议，在可持续的基础上推进单一货币和区域银行体系。
But he said these efforts must be just the beginning of a sustained often difficult drive to put the economy on a sounder footing.
但是，奥巴马说，在巩固经济基础这个持久而艰难的过程中，所有这些努力都仅仅只是开端。
But shiny floors are scary to somebody who's not sure if it's going to be, you know, slick footing for them.
但是，有光泽楼层可怕，人谁不知道它会怎样，你知道，他们娴熟的基础。
Clear leadership from him could do much to put the country's labour relations on a more stable footing.
他的英明领导可以使韩国的劳工关系更加稳定。
African Union head Alpha Oumar Konare said the meeting had understood Africa's aspirations for a partnership on an equal footing.
非洲联盟主席科纳雷说，这次会议凸显了非洲对在平等地位上缔结夥伴关系的愿望。
By doing so, it concluded, they would be able to ensure that the welfare of all Members States was on an equal footing.
它最后说，通过这样做，大家将能够保证全体成员国的平等福利。
He invented tektology, the study of organizational systems, in an attempt to put socialism on a more empirical footing.
他建立了组织形态学---组织系统化科学，为了让社会主义更加脚踏实地。
disarmament is not the prerogative of the few. All countries have the right to participate therein on an equal footing.
裁军不是少数国家的特权，所有国家都有平等参与的权利。
After nearly two years of an escalating debt crisis, ECB officials still appear to be trying to find their footing.
债务危机不断加剧近两年后，欧洲央行官员似乎仍在努力寻找自己的立足点。
The President at last had the means to put the United States on a war footing, long before the people were ready to fight.
总统终于远在人民还没准备好作战之前就有了把美国置于战时体制的手段。
When Terry found his footing, he ran towards me with murder in his eyes.
特里站稳后，冲我扑过来，他的眼神看上去恨不得杀了我。
It's enough to make me dance at jogging speed across this fallen tree, searching for footing to stay out of the drink.
风吹着，足够让我在这块木头上，以小跑的速度慌张地找落脚点，以免喝湖里的水。
As Rodger Brownlee got his footing, he turned to see Skip Womack only a few feet behind.
罗杰·布郎利站稳后，转过身来，看见斯基普·沃马克就在他面前几英尺处。
You have helped us kick-off the general election on the strongest footing of any presidential challenger ever.
你们帮助我们在大选初期，就在所有总统候选人中占据了最强有力的地位。
But those measures, although necessary, are not enough to put the industry firmly on a stable footing.
然而，尽管这些措施颇为必要，但它们并不足以使中国银行业站稳脚跟。
He then broke a nearby window under which the ladder could have better footing, and he helped the five escape, he said.
在找到这个梯子上更好的立足点后，他打破了附近的玻璃，同时帮助这5个人逃出来，他说。
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