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

• "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。
• 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%。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Jiamin: are you going to watch the footfall game on TV tomorrow evening, Ben?
  简妮：你打算在电视里看足球比赛明天晚上，本？
• 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。
• Whirling wheel, then soft footfall of thought.
  转动的轮子，然后是这夜晚轻柔的脚步。