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

• 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。
• The store is just a footstep away.
  那爿店仅一步之遥。
• Often remind of me exclamation life of footstep, I why I most demand person to comfort my time, they be whole heartless disappear here boundless world in.
  每每想起我就感叹人生的脚步，我为什么我最需要人来安慰我的时候，他们全无情的消失在这个茫茫世界中。
• '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。
• 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 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。
• 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 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。
• 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。