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flatfoot

/flat-foot or, for 1, -foot/US // ˈflætˌfʊt or, for 1, -ˈfʊt //UK // (ˈflætˌfʊt) //

平脚,平足,平足部,平底锅

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    plural flat·feet for 1, flat·foots for 2, 3.

    • : Pathology. a condition in which the arch of the foot is flattened so that the entire sole rests upon the ground.Also flat foot. a foot with such an arch.
    • : Slang. a police officer; cop.
    • : Older Slang. a sailor.

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Examples

  • It is bad shoeing that makes so many people suffer from flatfoot.

  • There was no need to measure them particularly; all they needed was an ordinary set of flatfoot braces.

  • Out of twenty-four who thought they had rheumatism in the feet or legs eighteen proved to be cases of flatfoot.

  • There is, at the present day, a tendency to recommend too freely the wearing of flatfoot braces or arches.

  • It must not be forgotten that the worst forms of cold feet are found among those suffering from flatfoot.