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。

Businesses are investing millions of dollars to gain a foothold in this new market.

商家们正投资数百万美元以求在新市场中赢得立足点。

The bid went instead to Fuji, which exploited its sponsorship to win a permanent foothold in the marketplace.

中标的反而是利用赞助优势在市场上赢得了永久立足点的富士公司。

A top priority at present is to prevent the virus from establishing a foothold in densely populated urban or peri-urban parts of the country.

目前一项首要重点是防止病毒在该国人口密集的城市或城郊地区立足。

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。

He was scrabbling for a foothold on the steep slope.

他在陡坡上到处试探，想找个蹬脚的地方。

It was difficult to maintain a secure foothold on the ice.

在冰上不容易站稳脚。

He lowered his legs until he felt he had a solid foothold on the rockface beneath him.

他往下探腿，直到感觉双脚稳稳地踩住了岩石。

Many people tried to get a foothold but didn't make it.

许多人试图找到一个立足之地，但都没有成功。

For now, the giant apple snail's foothold in Europe is limited to the Ebro Delta.

到目前为止，巨型苹果蜗牛在欧洲仅存在于埃布罗河三角洲。

I sink in deep mire, where there is no foothold.

我身陷泥潭中，找不到立足点。

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。

But Total has still gained a strong foothold here.

但是Total在那儿仍有稳固的立足点。

He knew every crookand hollow and foothold in the tree.

他了解这棵树的每一处弯曲的部分，知道哪里有树洞，哪里可以立足。

Mathematical knowledge was certain and offered a secure foothold in a morass.

数学知识是确定无疑的，它给人们在沼泽地上提供了一个稳妥的立足点。

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。

IBM gained the foothold for mainframe computers and has maintained their lead.

IBM获得大型主机这个立足点，并维护了他们的领导地位。

Since then it has been trying to gain a foothold in growing markets overseas.

此后,联想一直试图在不断增长的海外市场站稳脚跟。

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。

It may be many years before the new company can gain a secure foothold in the market.

也许要经过若干年这家新公司才能在市场上取得稳固的立足点。

What steps could you take to get closer to number 5, or to get a stronger foothold therein?

该采取哪些步骤来更靠近5号人物(译注：专家)，或者是在身处的位置上找到更好的落脚点？

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。

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。

So the EU, the U.S. and many other countries are interested in having their foothold in East Asia.

所以欧盟、美国和其他国家都有意在东亚找到立足点。

Other American Banks, denied a foothold in ICBC, are scrambling to make up for it wherever they can.

以前曾对中国工商不屑一顾的其他美国银行也在争抢着尽其所能的做些弥补。