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单词 footstep
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footstep
noun[C]
uk
/ˈfʊt.step/us
/ˈfʊt.step/
C1
thesoundmade by apersonwalkingastheirfoottouchestheground, or astep(=footmovement):
脚步声；脚步
Walking along thedarkenedstreet, heheardfootstepsclosebehind him.走在黑漆漆的大街上，他听到有脚步声紧随其后。
footsteps[plural]
therouteapersonhas taken inordertoreachaplaceor toachievesomething:
路途，路线
When herealizedhe'dlosthiswallet, heretracedhis footsteps(= went back the way he had come).他发现自己丢了钱包，于是沿原路返回寻找。
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(Definition offootstepfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

footstep| American Dictionary

footstep
noun[C]
us
/ˈfʊtˌstep/
themovementorsoundof eachstepapersontakeswhenwalking:
We neversawanyone in thebuilding, but sometimes weheardfootsteps down thehall.
(Definition offootstepfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffootstep

footstep
Walking in our own footsteps : autobiographical memory and reconstruction.
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I am not suggesting that ' developing nations ' are following in the footsteps of ' advanced nations ', nor that there would not be obvious discontinuities.
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Following the footsteps of their parents, the ancestors worked all of their lives in the fields.
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The sound of footsteps on old and worn floorboards is a catalyst that calls forth the collective memories we bear with us.
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He told me that three of his sons were following in his footsteps, while one, breaking with tradition, was a schoolteacher.
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The hold duration is to prevent transients such as heavy footsteps unintentionally triggering the record function.
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Types of improvisation cued included vocal mimesis of the soundscape, textural sounds, melody, the rhythm of my footsteps and short or long utterances.
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All his subsequent observations follow neatly in its footsteps.
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In the trampled plots, the leaf litter within the plots was trampled at weekly intervals with ten footsteps by a researcher wearing rubber boots.
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If one were to take these interviews as a guide for how to follow in these luminaries' footsteps, the book presents almost as many paths as it does interviews.
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Can you hear the assassin's footsteps behind?
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Countless footsteps and scrubbings with oil soap and water have worn down the soft early wood between the rings, leaving the harder summer wood in wrinkled relief.
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Many eminent theorists followed in his footsteps.
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The footsteps always continuing across the space.
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In his teaching, he repeatedly emphasized the importance of examining the historical development of the analytic tradition, inspiring a new generation of philosophers to follow in his footsteps.
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