1N-UNCOUNT [usu onN]立足点;基础 If something is put on a particular footing, it is defined, established, or changed in a particular way, often so that it is able to develop or exist successfully. 立足点;基础
The new law will put official corruption on the same legal footing as treason.
新法律将规定对公职腐败适用与叛国罪相同的量刑标准。
...research that is aimed at placing training on a more scientific footing.
旨在将培训建立在更加科学的基础上的研究
2N-UNCOUNT [usu onN]人际关系;联系;地位 If you are on a particular kind of footing with someone, you have that kind of relationship with them. 人际关系;联系;地位
They decided to put their relationship on a more formal footing.
他们决定正式交往。
They are now trying to compete on an equal footing.
3PHRASE 将要开战;准备打仗 If a country or armed force is on a war footing, it is ready to fight a war. 将要开战;准备打仗
The president placed the republic on a war footing.
总统把共和国推到了战争的边缘。
4N-UNCOUNT 立稳;站稳 You refer to your footing when you are referring to your position and how securely your feet are placed on the ground. For example, if you lose your footing, your feet slip and you fall. 立稳;站稳