foothold

US [ˈfʊtˌhoʊld]
UK [ˈfʊtˌhəʊld]
  • n.立足点；立足处（攀登时足可踩的缝、洞、树枝等）
  • Web据点；立足之地；凉鞋
Plural Form：footholds  

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foothold
n.
1.
立足处（攀登时足可踩的缝、洞、树枝等）a crack, hole or branch where your foot can be safely supported when climbing
2.
[ususing]
（可以此发展或取得成功的）稳固地位，立足点a strong position in a business, profession, etc. from which sb can make progress and achieve success
The company is eager to gain a foothold in Europe.
这家公司急于在欧洲取得一席之地。

Sample Sentence

Definition:
AllAll,立足点立足点,立足处立足处,据点据点,立足之地立足之地,凉鞋凉鞋
Category:AllAll,OralOral,WrittenWritten,TitleTitle,TechnicalTechnical
Source:AllAll,DictionaryDictionary,WebWeb
Difficulty:AllAll,EasyEasy,MiddleMiddle,HardHard
1.
The Kosmos bid was to be Exxon's first major purchase in a decade and give it a major foothold in the region.
收购Kosmos在加纳油田权益将成为埃克森美孚10年来进行的首笔大型交易，并将使该公司在西非找到一个主要的立足之地。
shōu gòu Kosmos zài jiā nà yóu tián quán yì jiāng chéng wéi āi kè sēn měi fú shí nián lái jìn xíng de shǒu bǐ dà xíng jiāo yì , bìng jiāng shǐ gāi gōng sī zài xī fēi zhǎo dào yī gè zhǔ yào de lì zú zhī dì 。
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2.
The company set up to begin, the "honest management, high-quality service" as a foothold of this.
公司成立开始，就以“诚实经营，高质服务”作为立足之本。
gōng sī chéng lì kāi shǐ , jiù yǐ " chéng shí jīng yíng , gāo zhì fú wù " zuò wéi lì zú zhī běn 。
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3.
The leasing portfolio is not just a sideline; it is seen as a way of getting a foothold in other business.
租赁组合不只是一种副业；人们认为这是争取在其他行业立足的一个办法。
zū lìn zǔ hé bù zhǐ shì yī zhǒng fù yè ; rén men rèn wéi zhè shì zhēng qǔ zài qí tā háng yè lì zú de yī gè bàn fǎ 。
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4.
The company has been trying to strengthen its foothold in Asia for some time.
在相当一段时期内，通用公司一直试图巩固它在亚洲的地位。
zài xiāng dāng yí duàn shí qī nèi , tōng yòng gōng sī yì zhí shì tú gǒng gù tā zài yà zhōu de dì wèi 。
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5.
However, gaining a foothold as a freelancer in a very competitive translation market may turn out to be a pretty complicated business.
然而，作为一个自由职业者要在一个竞争非常激烈的翻译市场获得立足，可能最终会事与愿违。
rán ér , zuò wéi yī gè zì yóu zhí yè zhě yào zài yī gè jìng zhēng fēi cháng jī liè de fān yì shì chǎng huò de lì zú , kě néng zuì zhōng huì shì yǔ yuàn wéi 。
article.yeeyan.org
6.
If the new SDL can be a foothold in this market segment, at least on the sales will not be much problem.
如果新思迪能在这个细分市场站住脚，那么至少销量上不会有太大问题。
rú guǒ xīn sī dí néng zài zhè ge xì fēn shì chǎng zhàn zhù jiǎo , nà me zhì shǎo xiāo liàng shàng bú huì yǒu tài dà wèn tí 。
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7.
Domestic products are just beginning to gain a foothold --for now, they are unable to compete in volume or price with imported brands.
才刚起步的本土咖啡业，在产量和价位上一时还无法与进口咖啡相比。
cái gāng qǐ bù de běn tǔ kā fēi yè , zài chǎn liàng hé jià wèi shàng yì shí hái wú fǎ yǔ jìn kǒu kā fēi xiāng bǐ 。
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8.
The sale was a blow to Eon, which had hoped to gain a foothold in the fast-growing Brazilian market, where EDP has extensive operations.
这笔交易是对意昂集团的一次打击，该集团曾希望在快速增长的巴西市场得到一个立足点。EDP在巴西拥有广泛的业务。
zhè bǐ jiāo yì shì duì yì áng jí tuán de yī cì dǎ jī , gāi jí tuán céng xī wàng zài kuài sù zēng zhǎng de bā xī shì chǎng dé dào yī gè lì zú diǎn 。 EDP zài bā xī yōng yǒu guǎng fàn de yè wù 。
www.ftchinese.com
9.
It also carried minute crustaceans, no doubt grateful for a foothold of any kind on this huge sea.
它们也携带少量的甲克类生物，无疑能为大海上的鸟类提供歇脚的地方。
tā men yě xié dài shǎo liàng de jiǎ kè lèi shēng wù , wú yí néng wèi dà hǎi shàng de niǎo lèi tí gōng xiē jiǎo de dì fang 。
article.yeeyan.org
10.
And China is building oil pipelines and ports that will give it a hugely important strategic foothold on Burma's Indian Ocean coast.
此外，中国正在缅甸建造输油管道和港口，这将让其在缅甸印度洋沿岸获得极为重要的战略立足点。
cǐ wài , zhōng guó zhèng zài miǎn diàn jiàn zào shū yóu guǎn dào hé gǎng kǒu , zhè jiāng ràng qí zài miǎn diàn yìn dù yáng yán àn huò de jí wéi zhòng yào de zhàn lüè lì zú diǎn 。
www.ftchinese.com
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