柯林斯英汉双解大词典
back foot
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1.
N at a disadvantage; outmanoeuvred or outclassed by an opponent 劣势
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General Petraeus says that, after years of being on the back foot, NATO and its Afghan Allies are pressing forwards.
彼得雷乌斯将军说，经过数年的磕磕绊绊，北约和阿富汗的盟友正奋力向前。
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In most cases, the back foot should be pointed away from the camera about 90 degrees, and the front foot should be pointed at the camera.
在大多数情况下，后脚应该和镜头成90度，前脚正对镜头。
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Most of his last year will be spent on the back foot-defending his tax cuts and dealing with the consequences of his "transformation" of Iraq.
他的最后一年的大部分事件将花在他的重中之重上：为他的减税政策作辩护，并且处理他对伊拉克的“变革”所带来的结果。
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Then he would fall down on the floor again like a ball of dirt and start rubbing the side of his head with his back foot as if he had no idea he had been doing any more than any frog might do.
VOA: special.2009.08.29
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I wanted to go back and leer at my strange Dickensian mother in the hash joint. I tingled all over from head to foot.
这时的我已经有些神志不清，真想回去看看,小饭馆里奇怪的幽灵一般的母亲。
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That puts great force on the back of the foot.
VOA: special.2010.02.03
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