Word · Frequency #33408
footfall
脚声
the sound of a step of someone walking
- 1.
The sound made by a footstep; also, the footstep or step itself.
脚步声；亦指脚步本身。
脚步声；亦指脚步本身。；踏步；脚步
In use
The old house was so quiet that I could hear every footfall on the creaky stairs.
She walked silently, her footfall barely audible on the thick carpet.
The crunch of footfalls on gravel announced his approach.
hear (a) footfall(s)
She heard a sudden footfall behind her.
她突然听到身后有脚步声。
adjective + footfall
His heavy footfall echoed in the hallway.
他沉重的脚步声在走廊里回响。
the sound of footfalls
The sound of footfalls on the wooden floor made me nervous.
木地板上的脚步声让我紧张。
Common mistakes
He footfalls quietly.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。
I heard footfall in the hallway.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。
There is a footfall in the sand.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。
Connections
Learner notes
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.