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hear (a) footfall(s)
She heard a sudden footfall behind her.
她突然听到身后有脚步声。
脚声
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脚声
the sound of a step of someone walking
She heard a sudden footfall behind her.
她突然听到身后有脚步声。
脚步声；亦指脚步本身。
The sound made by a footstep; also, the footstep or step itself.
The old house was so quiet that I could hear every footfall on the creaky stairs.
老房子非常安静，我能听到每一脚踩在吱嘎作响的楼梯上的声音。
She walked silently, her footfall barely audible on the thick carpet.
她悄无声息地走着，脚步声在厚地毯上几乎听不见。
The crunch of footfalls on gravel announced his approach.
踩在碎石上的咔嚓脚步声宣告了他的到来。
She heard a sudden footfall behind her.
她突然听到身后有脚步声。
His heavy footfall echoed in the hallway.
他沉重的脚步声在走廊里回响。
The sound of footfalls on the wooden floor made me nervous.
木地板上的脚步声让我紧张。
Not this
He footfalls quietly.
Use this
His footfalls are quiet.
英语中“footfall”是名词，不是动词，不能直接作谓语。应使用名词结构“footfalls are quiet”来表达“脚步轻”的意思。
Not this
I heard footfall in the hallway.
Use this
I heard a footfall in the hallway.
“footfall”是可数名词，表示单个脚步声时需加不定冠词“a”，或使用复数“footfalls”表示多次脚步声。原句缺少冠词，不符合语法。
Not this
There is a footfall in the sand.
Use this
There is a footprint in the sand.
“footfall”指脚步声，不是脚印。表示脚印应用“footprint”。学习者常混淆这两个词。
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