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

• Western bankers and businessmen grasp that and the importance of fawning shamelessly to the authorities in order to gain or keep footholds in its market.
  西方的银行家和商人领会到了这点，同时也明白，为了进入中国市场或在中国市场站稳脚跟，不知廉耻地取悦当权者很重要。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• For scholars worldwide, if they want to establish footholds in the international academic world, writing for international publication has become the overwhelming choice.
  对全世界的学者来说，要想在学术界有一席立足之地，发表国际期刊学术论文已经成为一种必然的选择。
• 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。
• School-based homework is conducive for the students with different learning abilities to find their own footholds.
  校本作业立足因材施教设计，有利于不同学习能力的学生都能找到各自的落脚点。
• 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。
• A climber needs secure footholds.
  攀登的人脚踩的地方要很牢固。
• 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。