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

• The content that stair contains is very much, arrive greatly the form of whole space style, baluster, small wait for sort to the form of the design of armrest, footfall and lamps and lanterns.
  楼梯包含的内容很多，大到整个空间格调、栏杆的形式，小到扶手的款式、踏步的形式及灯具等种类。
• Shops in some areas of London closed early again on Wednesday, while footfall figures showed that the number of shoppers nationally on Tuesday was more than 7 per cent down compared with the same day last year.
  伦敦部分地区的商店周三再度提前关门，而客流量数据显示，周二全国购物人数比去年同一天下降逾7%。
• Whirling wheel, then soft footfall of thought.
  转动的轮子，然后是这夜晚轻柔的脚步。
• "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。”
• Otherwise foreigners might win the fierce contest for footfall ( retail jargon for the number of shoppers).
  另外，在客流量方面外国商店要更胜一筹。
• That earns him a small per-parcel commission but he values the increased footfall even more.
  他在每个包裹上可赚取少许佣金，但相比之下，他更看重因此增加的客流量。
• For example, if you are opening a clothes boutique, you may not be able to forecast the customer footfall accurately. You will however know the peak seasons of trading, but even this is dependent on weather.
  例如你要开一家服装精品店，你可能不知道客流量会怎样，而就算你知道一些，比如交易旺季，这也是随时可变的。
• I like the footfall of naked feet in the dust, silent as a cat passing.
  我在灰尘中喜欢赤裸脚的脚声，沈默的当做猫通过。
• 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。
• After finishing, place footfall half minutes.
  完成后，原地踏步半分钟。