foothold

The company has been trying to strengthen its foothold in Asia for some time.(在相当一段时期内，通用公司一直试图巩固它在亚洲的地位。)

They were informed that England intended and was about to gain a foothold on Greek territory.(他们接到情报，英国有意并且即将在希腊领土上获得一个立足点。)

The move gives Chi-X its first foothold in the region.(此举让Chi-X在亚洲有了第一个立足点。)

It was difficult to maintain a secure foothold on the ice.(在冰上不容易站稳脚。)

If it is loose and porous enough for plants to find a foothold, it is called soil.(如果它疏松多孔，植物能够植根其中，它就叫作土壤。)

The bid went instead to Fuji, which exploited its sponsorship to win a permanent foothold in the marketplace.(竞标的对象反而是利用其赞助的优势，赢得了市场永久立足点的富士公司。)

The company is eager to gain a foothold in Europe.(这家公司急于在欧洲取得一席之地。)

An acquisition is often the quickest (and sometimes the only) way to gain a foothold in a country.(要在某一国获得立足点，收购通常是最快捷(有时也是唯一)的方法。)

I hung there, scrabbling with my feet to find a foothold.(我吊在那儿，两脚乱蹬着以寻找落脚点。)

But as for me, my feet had almost slipped; I had nearly lost my foothold.(至于我，我的脚几乎失闪。我的脚险些滑跌。)