footholds

英 [ˈfʊthəʊldz]

美 [ˈfʊtˌhoʊldz]

n.  立足处(攀登时足可踩的缝、洞、树枝等); (可以此发展或取得成功的)稳固地位，立足点
foothold的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 立足点;稳固地位
  Afootholdis a strong or favourable position from which further advances or progress may be made.
  1. If British business is to have a successful future, companies must establish a firm foothold in Europe.
     如果英国公司想在未来成功发展，就必须在欧洲建立稳固的基础。
• N-COUNT (攀登时的)立足点,支点
  Afootholdis a place such as a small hole or area of rock where you can safely put your foot when climbing.
  1. He lowered his legs until he felt he had a solid foothold on the rockface beneath him.
     他把腿向下伸，直到他感觉稳稳地踩住下面的石头。

双语例句

• An ax used by mountain climbers for cutting footholds in ice.
  登山者使用的从冰上寻找立足处的斧头。
• Notice how the Chinese leaders are making concessions to the West, and that they are using their power to prevent the Illuminati from making further footholds in the East.
  “请注意”中国的领导人是如何与西方世界达成认可的，并且他们在运用他们的力量去阻止光照派去企图把据点更远的拓展到东方世界。
• Having established footholds in the market, foreign banks are playing a waiting game, hoping that regulations ease and give them a fair shot at the growing market.
  在市场上站稳脚跟后，外资银行正伺机而动，期待监管者放松监管，在这个日益增长的市场上给它们提供一个平等的机会。
• A climber needs secure footholds.
  攀登的人脚踩的地方要很牢固。
• It's easy to think of a good rest as being a jug and two footholds, but on many routes the rests won't be that obvious.
  我们很容易就会想到一个好的休息姿势是一个大手点加上两个脚点，但是很多路线上的休息点并非那么明显。
• But cash reserves alone are insufficient for Chinese companies to secure long-term, profitable footholds in developed overseas markets.
  然而，中国企业要想在海外发达市场长久立足并实现盈利，仅靠现金储备是不够的。
• You help businesses grow and gain footholds in overseas markets.
  你们帮助企业发展并在海外市场站稳脚跟。
• In view of some current problems in the curriculum system of mathematics major which is operated by China's non-key normal universities, the article suggests the footholds of the reformation of the curriculum system of mathematics major and a tentative model is given.
  针对当前地方高师数学教育专业课程体系存在的问题，提出了改革数学教育专业课程体系的立足点，并初步给出了新型数学教育专业课程体系的模型。
• He clambered up by grasping the vines that circled about the tree, using the nodes of the trunk for his footholds.
  他抓住缠绕在树上的藤蔓；踩着树干上的疤疖攀了上去。
• Therefore, university students should understand the deep meaning of self-management and scientifically comprehend the process of self-management and form a system of self-management by themselves in order to have more secure footholds in society and be of great use to the society.
  因此，大学生应明确自我管理的内涵，科学地认识自我管理的过程，形成自我管理的体系，从而很好地立足于社会，成为对社会有用之人。