Definition
- C2
To use one's authority to firmly stop an action or behavior from continuing.
運用權威以阻止某事發生。
The parents had to put their foot down when the child started shouting in the restaurant.
當孩子在餐廳開始大喊大叫時，父母不得不採取堅決態度。
I had to put my foot down about my colleague always making a mess of the office.
我不得不對我的同事總是把辦公室弄得一團糟採取堅決態度。
The manager decided to put their foot down when team members kept missing deadlines.
當團隊成員不斷錯過截止日期時，經理決定採取堅決態度。
(UK) To increase the speed of a vehicle by pressing the accelerator.
（英國用法）在駕駛時加速。
When I saw the green light, I put my foot down and sped forward.
當我看到綠燈時，我踩下油門加速前進。
He put his foot down on the motorway to make up for lost time.
他在高速公路上踩下油門以彌補失去的時間。
Once the road cleared, she put her foot down and quickly overtook the car.
道路一暢通，她就踩下油門迅速超車。