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

• 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。
• "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%。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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%。
• Presently her footfall die out as she descend to the lower floor.
  当走到下一层楼时，她的脚步声不久就消失了。
• State-reported wedding receptions were down by 3 per cent year-on-year and jewellery demand was impacted by lower store footfall associated with a weakened gold market and bans on non-personal gift-giving, it said.
  报告称：政府报告的婚礼数量同比减少3%，珠宝需求因商铺客流量下滑、黄金需求市场走弱以及禁止公款送礼而受到影响。
• 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。
• 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。