footstep

英 [ˈfʊtstep]

美 [ˈfʊtstep]

n. 脚步声; 足迹

复数：footsteps　

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习惯用语

follow in sb's footsteps

仿效某人
to do the same job, have the same style of life, etc. as sb else, especially sb in your family
She works in television, following in her father's footsteps.
她步她父亲的后尘，在电视台工作。

牛津词典

noun

脚步声；足迹
the sound or mark made each time your foot touches the ground when you are walking or running
1. the sound of footsteps on the stairs
  楼梯上的脚步声
2. footsteps in the snow
  雪地上的足迹

柯林斯词典

N-COUNT 脚步声;足迹
Afootstepis the sound or mark that is made by someone walking each time their foot touches the ground.
1. I heard footsteps outside.
  我听见了外面的脚步声。
PHRASE 效仿;步…后尘
If youfollow insomeone'sfootsteps, you do the same things as they did earlier.
1. My father is extremely proud that I followed in his footsteps and became a doctor.
  我的父亲非常自豪，因为我继承他的事业，成为了一名医生。

英英释义

noun

the act of taking a step in walking
the sound of a step of someone walking
1. he heard footsteps on the porch
Synonym:footfallstep
the distance covered by a step
1. he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig
Synonym:pacestepstride

双语例句

Now it is February in North China where the spring footstep comes near.
此时，北国的二月，春天的脚步已近。
I met you abruptly, with violently beating heart and light footstep to come around you: "heyhey, stinking cookroach, you must be dead this time."
突然和你相遇，心一阵狂跳，我放轻了脚步，悄悄来到你身旁，“嘿嘿，臭蟑螂，这次年死定啦！”
I listened for a footstep.
我留心听着脚步声。
After a while, the footstep came at the door, then, the door was opened like the door was striked by explosive bow wave.
一会儿，脚步到了门口，随即，门像受到爆炸的冲击波撞击似的，砰一声被推开了。
The footstep and singing were more and more close, and walk towards directly our Home.
沙沙声和歌声越走越近，径直向我们家门口走来。
But now, Pearl, I hear a footstep along the path, and the noise of one putting aside the branches.
不过，珠儿，这会儿我听到有脚步声沿着小路走来，还有拨开树枝的声音。
The Evidential Value of Footstep Identification Conclusions in Criminal Investigation
足迹鉴定结论在侦查过程中的证据价值分析
The footstep stopped you in a hurry, let's have a chat together?
停下你匆匆的脚步，我们一起聊聊吧？
And home guardian, developed at the University of Virginia and set to be released next year, works in a similar way, analysing footstep patterns to detect problems.
弗吉尼亚大学开发的homeguardian定于明年发布，其工作方式也类似，它会分析脚步模式来发现问题。
His strength is made feeble for need of food, and destruction is waiting for his falling footstep.
他的力量必因饥饿衰败，祸患要在他旁边等候。