[N-COUNT 可数名词]脚步声;足迹 A footstep is the sound or mark that is made by someone walking each time their foot touches the ground.
[usu pl]
I heard footsteps outside.
我听见了外面的脚步声。
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[PHRASE 短语]效仿;步…后尘 If you follow in someone's footsteps, you do the same things as they did earlier.
[V inflects]
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。
Oxford
foot·step/ˈfʊtstep; NAmEˈfʊtstep/noun[usually plural ]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IDIOMsee