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footfall

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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foot·fall /ˈfʊtfɔːl $ -fɒːl/ noun  1 [countable]C literary the sound of each step when someone is walking 脚步声 SYN footstep heavy footfalls 沉重的脚步声2. [uncountable] British English technical the number of people who visit a shop or shopping area – used in business 客流量〔商业用语〕
Examples from the Corpus
footfallHer reverie was disturbed by a footfall on the stair.I listened to his decisive footfalls approach me.I turned and plunged downwards, hoping my footfalls would be masked by his, making-plans as I went.No footfall announces her, but there she is, standing where before there was nobody when Denver looked.I hear leather soles smacking the flagstones rapidly, they stop, then heavier, rubber footfalls, then voices.They sounded like the footfalls of a drunken giant.Then, they were the footfalls of voters turning away from him in the opinion polls as scandals sucked him downward.They moved up the corridor, their footfalls against the bare boards sending out hollow echoes.
From Longman Business Dictionaryfootfallfoot‧fall /ˈfʊtfɔː-fɒːl/ noun [countable]MARKETING the number of people who visit a shop or shopping area
foot·fall nounChineseSyllable
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footfall
footfall /ˈfʊtfɔːl $ -fɒːl/ noun
1. [countable] literary the sound of each step when someone is walking
   SYN  footstep:
    heavy footfalls
2. [uncountable] British English technical the number of people who visit a shop or shopping area – used in business


foot·fallBrE /ˈfʊtfɔːl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈfʊtfɔːl/ 🔊 noun [countable] (literary) the sound of the steps made by sb walking 脚步声 [uncountable] (BrE, business 商业) the number of people that visit a particular shop/store, shopping centre, etc. over a period of time 客流,人流(商店、购物中心在一段时间内的访客人数)a campaign to increase footfall旨在增加客流的活动