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

If she heard a footstep in the corridor, she closed the cupboard again as hastily as it was possible with her aged hands.
如果她听见过道里有人走路，那双枯手便急忙锁上柜门。
The store is just a footstep away.
那爿店仅一步之遥。
To have a splendid dream is not enough. It's your every single footstep as a brick that builds it up.
拥有一个华丽的梦想是不够的，只有你的每一个脚步来添砖加瓦，才能把它建起来！
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。
You tread behind his every footstep.
你跟踪着他的沉重的脚步。
Come to cannot go back land footstep.
到了无法挽回的地步。
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。
A trail of her footstep was on the pure white ground, made me feel light and warm.
她的一串脚步印在洁白的雪地上，给人一种轻盈而又温暖的感觉。
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？
His footstep triggered off the hand grenade.
他的脚步触发了手榴弹。