footstep

英 [ˈfʊtstep]

美 [ˈfʊtstep]

n.  脚步声; 足迹

复数：footsteps　

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习惯用语

n.

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

• Come to cannot go back land footstep.
  到了无法挽回的地步。
• 'said Mrs d'Urberville, recognizing a new footstep.
  德贝维尔夫人听见有一种新的脚步声，嘴里说。
• I listened for a footstep.
  我留心听着脚步声。
• I heard footsteps outside.
  我听见了外面的脚步声。
• 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？
• The store is just a footstep away.
  那爿店仅一步之遥。
• 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。
• Research and practice of big lead angle rotating unloading method for precise cold extrusion die of spherical slippery footstep
  球面滑履精密冷挤压大升角旋转脱模方法研究与实践
• 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。