leave footprints in/on sth
footprint 指具体脚印时,常用复数 footprints。若想强调单个脚印,可说 a footprint。
The dog left muddy footprints on the kitchen floor.
狗在厨房地板上留下了泥脚印。
脚印;足迹
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
脚印;足迹
a mark left on a surface by a foot or shoe
The dog left muddy footprints on the kitchen floor.
狗在厨房地板上留下了泥脚印。
脚在沙子或雪等柔软物质上留下的印记。
The impression of the foot in a soft substance such as sand or snow.
脚印或鞋印
a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface
一件设备所需的空间。
Space required by a piece of equipment.
存在或影响的痕迹
a trace suggesting that something was once present or felt or otherwise important
The detective found a footprint in the mud near the window.
侦探在窗户附近的泥地里发现了一个脚印。
AI contextual example
The company aims to reduce its carbon footprint by using renewable energy.
该公司旨在通过使用可再生能源来减少其碳足迹。
AI contextual example
This new desk has a smaller footprint than the old one, saving office space.
这张新桌子占地面积比旧的小,节省了办公空间。
AI contextual example
the police made casts of the footprints in the soft earth outside the window
警方对窗外松土上的脚印制作了石膏模型。
WordNet
footprint 指具体脚印时,常用复数 footprints。若想强调单个脚印,可说 a footprint。
The dog left muddy footprints on the kitchen floor.
狗在厨房地板上留下了泥脚印。
该用法常表示设备占用的空间或软件占用的存储空间。形容词可用 small、large、big 等。
This smart speaker has a very small footprint.
这款智能音箱的占地面积非常小。
此处为比喻用法,指某人或某事留下的痕迹或影响。
The ruins are the footprint of a once-great city.
这些废墟是一座曾辉煌城市的遗迹。
Not this
I heard footprints behind me.
Use this
I heard footsteps behind me.
footprint 指留在表面上的脚印或鞋印,不是走路的声音;表达“脚步声”应用 footstep。汉语统称“脚步”,英文需区分。
Not this
There are many footprint in the mud.
Use this
There are many footprints in the mud.
footprint 是可数名词,复数须加 -s;汉语名词没有复数变化,母语迁移会导致遗漏复数。
Not this
He footprinted on the beach.
Use this
He left footprints on the beach.
footprint 是名词,不能作动词;表示“留下脚印”应用 leave footprints 或 make footprints。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
碳足迹
Flying less is one way to reduce your carbon footprint.
少坐飞机是减少碳足迹的一种方式。
数字足迹,网络痕迹
Your digital footprint can be hard to erase.
你的数字足迹很难消除。
沙滩上的脚印
We found a single footprint in the sand.
我们在沙滩上发现了一个单独的脚印。
生态足迹
The city's ecological footprint is growing each year.
这座城市的生态足迹每年都在扩大。
建筑的占地面积
The footprint of the new museum covers two blocks.
新博物馆的占地面积覆盖了两个街区。
留下足迹;留下印记
Her work left a lasting footprint on the field.
她的工作在这个领域留下了持久的印记。
碳足迹
We should all try to reduce our carbon footprint.
我们都应该努力减少碳足迹。
数字足迹
Your digital footprint can be hard to erase.
你的数字足迹可能难以消除。
留下足迹;留下影响
She wants to leave a footprint in the world of science.
她想在科学界留下足迹。
只带走回忆,除了脚印什么也不留下。
On the hiking trail, the Leave No Trace sign read: "Take only memories, leave nothing but footprints."
在徒步小径上,一道“不留痕迹”的标牌写道:“只带走回忆,除了脚印什么也不留下。”
当你只看到一行脚印时,那正是我背着你的时候。
In the famous poem 'Footprints in the Sand,' the Lord explains: "When you saw only one set of footprints, it was then that I carried you."
在著名诗作《沙滩上的脚印》中,主解释道:“当你只看到一行脚印时,那正是我背着你的时候。”
发短 /ʊ/ 音 (如 good, book)
Use footprint naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
联想:脚(foot)踩过泥地留下的打印(print)痕迹就是 footprint,引申为某物留下的影响或占据的空间。
语域:neutral 常见场景:日常对话、环保与碳排放讨论、科技或工程说明 footprint 通常是中性用词,没有明显的正式或非正式色彩。它多用于日常描述脚印或足迹,也常见于环保话题(如 carbon footprint)以及技术、工程领域指占地面积或占用空间。
可数名词,常用搭配:footprint of...
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