footstep• A footstepbroke the silence and approached to within ten paces of Blackburn and waited.• Suddenly Rachel heardfootstepsbehind her in the darkstreet.• They heard his heavyfootstepsdescending the stairs.• He heard her footsteps, heard her key in the lock.• Yes, there were gateways here in this Castle, where midnightfootstepstrod purposefully down the halls ... Footsteps.• I entered, and the sound of my footsteps and voiceechoed strangely through the empty halls.• I could always recognise my mother's footsteps as she scurried up the stairs.• He heard someone's footsteps in the hall.• Another doorslammed, footsteps sounded on the cementpatio.• All turned to look back at the door as the footsteps approached on the flagstones.• The footsteps were getting nearer and from the sound of it there were at least a dozen men.
heard ... footsteps• Zena pulled on another stocking and heard his footsteps echoing away up the corridor.• He heard footsteps passing his door as some one made their way home.• He heard footsteps walking around in the room above and then descending the stairs.• After I had rungseveral more times and knocked at the door, I heard hesitant footsteps.• I heard footsteps and then Sonya opened the door without unhooking the chain, just enough to check me out.• An then, miraculously, she heard footsteps and, looking round, saw a woman approaching.• She heard his uncertain footsteps on the stairs and he was humming a hornpipe under his breath.
(usually footsteps) ADJECTIVE | VERB + FOOTSTEP | FOOTSTEP + VERB | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤heavy重重的腳步▸➤light輕輕的腳步▸➤dragging拖沓的腳步◇He heard the sound of heavy, dragging footsteps in the corridor.他聽到從走廊上傳來拖沓沉重的腳步聲。➤measured, slow從容的腳步;緩慢的步子▸➤brisk, hurried, quick, rapid, running輕快的/匆忙的/快速的/急速的/奔跑的腳步▸➤loud響亮的腳步➤soft輕柔的腳步➤approaching越來越近的腳步聲▸➤receding, retreating漸遠的/後退的腳步VERB + FOOTSTEP➤hear, listen to聽到/聆聽腳步聲▸➤listen for留心聽腳步聲◇She listened for her mother's footsteps.她留心聽媽媽的腳步聲。➤follow, retrace順着腳印;順足跡重走◇I am retracing the footsteps of the lost expedition.我順着失踪的探險隊的足跡走。FOOTSTEP + VERB➤run, walk跑步;走路➤halt, stop腳步停止◇The footsteps halted in the doorway.腳步聲在門口停住了。➤approach, come, draw, head腳步聲接近/傳來/走近/朝向◇The footsteps came closer as she listened.她聽到腳步聲越來越近了。➤recede腳步聲漸遠▸➤pass, pass on腳步聲過去◇The footsteps passed on, receding down the corridor.腳步聲過去了,漸漸消失在走廊裏。➤descend the stairs腳步聲下樓➤die away, fade, fade away腳步聲逐漸消失◇Her footsteps died away as she walked down the path.她沿着小路一直走,腳步聲漸行漸遠。➤crunch, echo, pound, sound腳下嘎吱作響;腳步聲回響;腳步重踏;腳步聲作響◇Hurried footsteps sounded on the stairs.樓梯上傳來急促的腳步聲。PHRASES➤the sound of (sb's) footsteps(某人的)腳步聲