afoot /əˈfʊt/ TEM8

• 1. 

  ADJ If you say that a plan or scheme is afoot, it is already happening or being planned, but you do not know much about it. 在进行中的; 在酝酿中的 [v-link ADJ]

  例：

  Everybody knew that something awful was afoot.

  每个人都知道糟糕的事在酝酿之中。