footfall

英 [ˈfʊtfɔːl]

美 [ˈfʊtfɔːl]

n.  脚步声; 客流，人流(商店、购物中心等在一段时间内的访客人数)

复数：footfalls　

BNC.33408 / COCA.21869

牛津词典

noun

• 脚步声
  the sound of the steps made by sb walking
• 客流，人流（商店、购物中心等在一段时间内的访客人数）
  the number of people that visit a particular shop/store, shopping centre, etc. over a period of time
  1. a campaign to increase footfall
     旨在增加客流的活动

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 脚步声
  Afootfallis the sound that is made by someone walking each time they take a step.
  1. She heard the priest's familiar, flat footfall on the staircase.
     她听到楼梯上传来牧师那熟悉的单调脚步声。

英英释义

noun

• the sound of a step of someone walking
  1. he heard footsteps on the porch
  Synonym:footstepstep

双语例句

• One problem with this approach is the habit of always inhaling or exhaling on the same footfall, which some experts and coaches believe could lead to side stitches.
  这种方法的问题之一是在同一只脚落地时呼气或吸气的习惯，一些专家和教练认为这种习惯可能导致体侧刺痛。
• She heard the priest's familiar, flat footfall on the staircase.
  她听到楼梯上传来牧师那熟悉的单调脚步声。
• The Rat's light footfall was presently heard approaching over the parched grass.
  突然干枯的草地上传来了老鼠轻快的脚步声。
• "There has been great growth in footfall and customer spend of 10 per cent," he said.
  他说：进入购物中心的人数大增，顾客的花费上升了10%。
• Crowd excitation is simulated by random method according to normal footfall force curve and other individual factors such as distribution of crowd, step frequency and physiological characteristics.
  根据单步落足曲线，结合影响人群行走效应的因素如人群分布、行走频率及个体生理特征等，采用随机方法模拟人群行走激励。
• They sent a lot of policemen there to prevent the footfall fans from making trouble.
  为了防止足球迷闹事，他们往那里派了许多警察。
• Then came the day when she heard a heavy footfall on the first landing, heard somebody running frantically up the first flight of stairs, heard a man's voice shouting something.
  直到有一天，她听到楼梯口传来沉重的脚步声，听到有人慌慌张张跑上第一层的楼梯，还听到有人在叫喊着些什么。
• "Footfall is up9 per cent on the same time last year," he said." In terms of sales it is looking like a bumper year for the centre. "
  “客流量比去年同期上升了9%，”他说，“至于购物的中心销售量，看来也是个大年。”
• Holcim and Lafarge need to reduce their footfall in low-margin countries.
  豪瑞和拉法基需要在低利润国家减少业务。
• Whirling wheel, then soft footfall of thought.
  转动的轮子，然后是这夜晚轻柔的脚步。