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Footstep ˈfʊtstep Sound Walking Noun 脚步声;足迹 Mark Made

This flashcard defines "footstep" as the sound or mark made by a foot when walking. It also explains the idiom "to follow in someone's footsteps," which means to emulate or do what someone else has done before.

This flashcard defines the word "footstep". It explains that a "footstep" is the sound or mark made by a foot when walking. It also highlights the idiom "to follow in someone's footsteps", meaning to do the same things as that person did previously.

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[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 ; NAmE ˈfʊtstep / 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
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foot·step / ˈfʊtstep ; NAmE ˈfʊtstep /
LDC
footstepfoot‧step /ˈfʊtstep/ ●●○ noun [countable]
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the sound each step makes when someone is walking:  He heard someone’s footsteps in the hall. follow (in) somebody’s footsteps
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WDF

footstep

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n.脚步;脚步声;足迹

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