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

• 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。
• 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。
• Footholds of Completing Problem for Training the Postgraduate by Combined Training of Army Comprehensive Hospital
  军队综合性医院联合培养研究生完成课题的立足点
• 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。
• With comparative objects and comparative samples as its footholds, functional comparative law focuses on any law's functions and practical efficiency.
  功能比较法以比较对象和比较样本为基本概念，关注法律的功能及其实际效果。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The concept has won admiration from many other colleges and universities, which have scrambled to establish overseas footholds of their own.
  这种设想在其他许多学院和大学中赢得了赞誉，它们也都在匆忙建立自己的海外分校。
• 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。