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

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。
You tread behind his every footstep.
你跟踪着他的沉重的脚步。
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。
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。
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！”
His footstep triggered off the hand grenade.
他的脚步触发了手榴弹。
'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。
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！
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。
A more elastic footstep entered next;
跟着有人踏着轻快的脚步进来了；