to follow in sb's footsteps
7. to follow in sb's footsteps
See: footstep
8. to follow suit【牌】 跟着出同花色的牌
(do same as sb) 跟着做；仿效
- The guests started getting up in order to see him. Miss Melville followed suit. 客人们开始站起身来看他, 梅尔维尔小姐也跟着站了起来。
See: follow
to follow in sb's footsteps
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to follow in sb's footsteps
1. (action) 脚步
- He takes short, feline, footsteps. 他迈着悄无声息的小碎步。
- Those footsteps she took at Bangor were the last she ever took. 她在班戈走的那几步是她迈出的最后几步。
2. (sound) 脚步声
- At the sound of her footsteps, he stopped what he was doing. 听到她的脚步声, 他停下了自己手头的事。
- I heard footsteps outside. 我听见外面有脚步声。
3. (distance) 一步的距离
- The best place to bask in the sunshine is on the stretch of golden sand just a few footsteps away. 晒太阳的最佳去处是离这里几步之遥的金色沙滩。
4. (mark) 足迹；脚印
- My men walk close behind me, in my footsteps, almost stepping on my heels. 我的人紧跟在我后面, 沿着我的足迹走, 几乎踩到了我的脚后跟。
- The kids loved following the orange footsteps up Main Street. 孩子们喜欢沿着橘黄色的脚印走到大街。
5. (stair) (楼梯等的)台阶, 踏步, 踏板
6. to follow in sb's footsteps
(walk in same place) 走某人走过的路线；(尤指)跟随某人的足迹
- They walked along in single file, following in each other's footsteps through the snow. 他们排成一列纵队, 一个人踩着前一个人的脚印穿过雪地。
(do same things) 步某人的后尘；继承某人的事业
- My father is proud that I followed in his footsteps and became a doctor. 我继承父业成为医生, 这是父亲引以为豪的事情。
See: footstep
1. (action) 脚步
- He takes short, feline, footsteps. 他迈着悄无声息的小碎步。
- Those footsteps she took at Bangor were the last she ever took. 她在班戈走的那几步是她迈出的最后几步。
2. (sound) 脚步声
- At the sound of her footsteps, he stopped what he was doing. 听到她的脚步声, 他停下了自己手头的事。
- I heard footsteps outside. 我听见外面有脚步声。
3. (distance) 一步的距离
- The best place to bask in the sunshine is on the stretch of golden sand just a few footsteps away. 晒太阳的最佳去处是离这里几步之遥的金色沙滩。
4. (mark) 足迹；脚印
- My men walk close behind me, in my footsteps, almost stepping on my heels. 我的人紧跟在我后面, 沿着我的足迹走, 几乎踩到了我的脚后跟。
- The kids loved following the orange footsteps up Main Street. 孩子们喜欢沿着橘黄色的脚印走到大街。
5. (stair) (楼梯等的)台阶, 踏步, 踏板
6. to follow in sb's footsteps
(walk in same place) 走某人走过的路线；(尤指)跟随某人的足迹
- They walked along in single file, following in each other's footsteps through the snow. 他们排成一列纵队, 一个人踩着前一个人的脚印穿过雪地。
(do same things) 步某人的后尘；继承某人的事业
- My father is proud that I followed in his footsteps and became a doctor. 我继承父业成为医生, 这是父亲引以为豪的事情。
See: footstep
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