afoot 专八

plans afoot to resign.

正在放弃划

A plan was afoot to seize power.

夺权划在进行中。

Plans are afoot to stage a new opera.

上演一部新歌剧划正在酝酿之中。

There is a scheme afoot to improve recreational facilities in the area.

有一项改善本地区娱乐设施划正在进行。

Moves are afoot to increase car insurance premiums.

现正在酝酿提高汽车保险费。

There is a plan afoot to pull down the old building so as to widen the street.

现正划拆除这幢旧大楼以拓宽马路。

There’s something afoot here, but I don’t know what it is.

这里有什么东西不劲，但我不知道到底是什么。

Yes, something was definitely afoot as we swallowed the dings of edgeless risk and waffled our way towards year-end.

是，在我们承担无谓投资风险，在闲扯中等待年底到来时，有些东西正在酝酿之中。