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 ExamplesHe 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. 在他背后,他能听到走近的脚步声。 The footsteps stopped, and I could hear nothing at all. 脚步声停止了,我什么也听不见。 There was the sound of a phone being slammed down followed by receding footsteps. 有电话被砰地放下的声音,接着是后退的脚步声。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- heavy
- light
- dragging
- …
- hear
- listen to
- listen for
- …
- run
- walk
- halt
- …
- the sound of (somebody’s) footsteps
Idioms
follow in somebody’s footsteps