foothold

['futhəuld]

n.立足处, 据点, 根据地

例句与用法：

The idea has gained foothold.

这种思想已经扎了根。

It is not easy to get a foothold as an anchorman.

一个电视节目主持人要站住脚可不容易。

It may be many years before the new company can gain a secure foothold in the market.

也许要经过若干年这家新公司才能在市场上取得稳固的立足点。

A secure place for the feet; a foothold.

立足处支撑脚的安全地方; 立足处

详细释义：

n.[C]

1. 立足处, 踏脚处

He climbed the steep cliff by getting footholds in cracks in the rock.

他在岩石缝中找踏脚的地方, 慢慢爬上峭壁。

2. 据点, 立足点; 稳固的基础

It isn't easy to get a foothold as an anchorman.

一个电视节目主持人要站住脚可不容易。