foot·step
noun/ˈfʊtstep/
/ˈfʊtstep/
[usually plural]Idioms - the sound or mark made each time your foot touches the ground when you are walking or running
脚步声；足迹 - the sound of footsteps on the stairs
楼梯上的脚步声 - footsteps in the snow
雪地上的足迹
Extra Examples- He heard the sound of heavy, dragging footsteps in the corridor.
他听到从走廊上传来拖沓沉重的脚步声。 - Her footsteps died away as she walked down the path.
她沿着小路一直走，脚步声渐行渐远。 - She listened for her mother's footsteps.
她留心听妈妈的脚步声。 - The footsteps came closer as she listened.
她听到脚步声越来越近了。 - At his back he could hear approaching footsteps.
他听见背后有脚步声靠近。 - The footsteps stopped, and I could hear nothing at all.
脚步声停了下来，我什么也听不见。 - There was the sound of a phone being slammed down followed by receding footsteps.
电话那头摔在地上的声音传来，脚步声渐渐远去。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- heavy
- light
- dragging
- …
- hear
- listen to
- listen for
- …
- run
- walk
- halt
- …
- the sound of (somebody’s) footsteps
- the sound of footsteps on the stairs
Idioms
follow in somebody’s footsteps
- to do the same job, have the same style of life, etc. as somebody else, especially somebody in your family
仿效某人 - She works in television, following in her father's footsteps.
她步父亲的后尘，在电视台工作。 - He wanted to follow in his mother's footsteps and be a ballroom dancer.
他想象他母亲那样，以跳交际舞为业。
- She works in television, following in her father's footsteps.