barefoot
barefoot — adjective
1. having nothing on your feet — neither shoes nor socks — so your skin touches the
having nothing on your feet — neither shoes nor socks — so your skin touches the ground directly.
Quinn was barefoot on the warm sand, watching the waves roll in.
be barefoot + on [surface]
A barefoot child ran past us, chasing a small brown puppy across the lawn.
barefoot + noun (attributive)
The villagers walked many miles barefoot to reach the temple before sunrise.
Paloma prefers to do yoga barefoot because she feels more balanced without shoes.
Please don't go barefoot in the kitchen — there is broken glass on the floor.
- shod
formal; chiefly used for horses or in literary contexts
文法句型
be barefoot
barefoot + noun
用法筆記
Frequently follows linking verbs such as be, go, stand, walk, or run. As a modifier before a noun (a barefoot dancer), it marks the person as habitually or currently unshod, not the noun itself.
常見錯誤
barefoot — adverb
1. in a way that leaves your feet completely uncovered, with no shoes or socks on a
in a way that leaves your feet completely uncovered, with no shoes or socks on at all.
Omar ran barefoot across the grass, laughing as the cool dew touched his toes.
verb of motion + barefoot
The monks walked barefoot up the mountain path, carrying small wooden bowls.
Wren danced barefoot on the wooden stage during the entire summer festival.
In our house we always go barefoot to keep the floors clean.
- shoeless
less common as an adverb; often replaced by 'without shoes'
文法句型
verb + barefoot
用法筆記
Modifies verbs of motion or posture (walk, run, dance, stand, go). Distinguish from the adjective sense by position: after the verb (ran barefoot) signals the adverb; before a noun (a barefoot dancer) signals the adjective.