foothold meaning in English
立足点，【军事】据点。
Examples
- The mountain climber could not find many footholds on the melting ice .
登山者在融化的冰上找不到多少立足之处。 - Mathematical knowledge was certain and offered a secure foothold in a morass .
数学知识是确定无疑的，它给人们在沼泽地上提供了一个稳妥的立足点。 - They were informed that england intended and was about to gain a foothold on greek territory .
他们接到情报，英国有意并且即将在希腊领土上获得一个立足点。 - 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。