footstep

英 [ˈfʊtstep]

美 [ˈfʊtstep]

n. 脚步声; 足迹

复数：footsteps　

Collins.1 / BNC.5733 / COCA.6017

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。

noun

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。

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

His footstep triggered off the hand grenade.
他的脚步触发了手榴弹。
A more elastic footstep entered next;
跟着有人踏着轻快的脚步进来了；
You tread behind his every footstep.
你跟踪着他的沉重的脚步。
The noise in the street distracted me. I listened for a footstep.
街上的嘈杂声使我分心。我留心听着脚步声。
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。
He listened; it was a footstep pacing back and forth, as though some one were walking in the room above him.
好象有人在他上面屋子里走路，是来回走动的步履声。
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。
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
Improved design and research of die unloading installation in cold extrusion die of spherical slippery footstep
球面滑履冷挤压模脱模装置的改进设计研究
The store is just a footstep away.
那爿店仅一步之遥。