afoot
adj[pred 作表语]
being prepared or progressing 在准备中; 在进行中
There's mischief afoot, ie being planned. 有人准备捣鬼.
There's a scheme afoot to put a motorway through the park. 现在正酝酿著一个计划, 要修一条穿过公园的高速公路.
🗣️ 情景例句
Well, anyway, if you have time next week, we can go then instead.
不管怎样,如果下周你有时间,我们也可以下周才去。
I told him that if he tried to remove the fence it would be over my dead body.