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step
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n.

vt.& vi.

vi.

vt.

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1. N-COUNT (脚)步;步子 If you take a step, you lift your foot and put it down in a different place, for example when you are walking. 

  • I took a step towards him...

    我朝他迈了一步。

  • She walked on a few steps...

    她继续走了几步。

  • I followed her, five steps behind...

    我跟着她，保持 5 步的距离。

2. VERB 踩;踏;跨步;迈步 If you step on something or step in a particular direction, you put your foot on the thing or move your foot in that direction. 

  • This was the moment when Neil Armstrong became the first man to step on the Moon...

    就在此刻，内尔·阿姆斯特朗成了首位登上月球的人。

  • She accidentally stepped on his foot on a crowded commuter train...

    她在拥挤的通勤列车上不小心踩到了他的脚。

  • I tried to step back, but he held my upper arms too tightly.

    我试图往后退，但他将我的上臂抓得太紧了。

3. N-COUNT 阶梯;台阶 Steps are a series of surfaces at increasing or decreasing heights, on which you put your feet in order to walk up or down to a different level. 

  • This little room was along a passage and down some steps...

    这个小房间在沿着走廊再下几级台阶的地方。

  • A flight of stone steps leads to the terrace.

    一段石阶通向露台。

4. N-COUNT See also: doorstep; (门前的)平台 A step is a raised flat surface in front of a door. 

  • A little girl was sitting on the step of the end house...

    一个小女孩正坐在最顶头那幢房子门前的平台上。

  • Leave empty milk bottles on the step.

    将空奶瓶放在门阶上。

5. N-COUNT 步骤;措施 A step is one of a series of actions that you take in order to achieve something. 

  • He greeted the agreement as the first step towards peace...

    他称该协定是通向和平的第一步。

  • She is not content with her present lot and wishes to take steps to improve it...

    她对自己目前的生活并不满意，希望能采取措施改善它。

  • The elections were a step in the right direction, but there is a lot more to be done.

    举行选举是迈出了正确的一步，但仍有很多事情要做。

6. N-COUNT 阶段;等级;进程 A step in a process is one of a series of stages. 

  • The next step is to put the theory into practice...

    下一步是要将理论付诸实践。

  • Aristotle took the scientific approach a step further.

    亚里士多德将该科学方法向前推进了一步。

7. N-COUNT 舞步 The steps of a dance are the sequences of foot movements which make it up. 
8. N-SING 步态;步姿;步伐 Someone's step is the way they walk. 

  • He quickened his step...

    他加快了步伐。

  • There was a real spring in her step.

    她的步子非常轻快。

9. N-PLURAL 同 stepladder Steps are the same as a stepladder . 
10. PHRASE 比…领先一步;避开 If you stay one step ahead of someone or something, you manage to achieve more than they do or avoid competition or danger from them. 

  • Successful travel is partly a matter of keeping one step ahead of the crowd...

    成功的旅行在某种程度上就是要比人群先走一步。

  • Businessmen cluster together to get ideas, tips, personal contacts anything to get a step ahead of the computer.

    商人们聚集在一起寻求创意、建议、人际关系等，以便能比计算机领先一步。

  • ...nations only a few steps ahead of famine.

    即将面临饥荒的各国

11. PHRASE 步伐整齐/步伐不整齐;合拍/不合拍 If people who are walking or dancing are in step, they are moving their feet forward at exactly the same time as each other. If they are out of step, their feet are moving forward at different times. 

  • They were almost the same height and they moved perfectly in step...

    他们几乎一样高，而且走路时步调完全一致。

  • They jogged in silence a while, faces lowered, out of step...

    他们低着头，一言不发地慢跑了一会儿，步伐也不一致。

  • She slipped her hand into his and fell into step beside him.

    她轻轻地把手放进他的手心，和他并排而行。

12. PHRASE (想法、意见等)与…一致/与…不一致 If people are in step with each other, their ideas or opinions are the same. If they are out of step with each other, their ideas or opinions are different. 

  • Moscow is anxious to stay in step with Washington...

    俄罗斯政府迫切希望和美国政府保持一致。

  • The British Government is once more out of step with world opinion.

    英国政府的观点再一次和世界舆论出现分歧。

13. PHRASE 快点;赶快 If you tell someone to step on it, you are telling them to go faster or hurry up. 

  • We've only got thirty-five minutes so step on it.

    我们只有 35 分钟了，快点。

14. PHRASE 一步一步地;逐步地 If you do something step by step, you do it by progressing gradually from one stage to the next. 

  • I am not rushing things and I'm taking it step by step...

    我不会仓促行事，我会一步一步地来。

  • Follow our simple step-by-step instructions.

    按照我们简单的说明，一步一步来。

15. PHRASE 谨慎地行事(或说话) If someone tells you to watch your step, they are warning you to be careful about how you behave or what you say so that you do not get into trouble. 
相关词组：
step aside  step back  step down  step in  step out  step up 
Noun

1. any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal;

  • "the situation called for strong measures"
  • "the police took steps to reduce crime"

2. the distance covered by a step;

  • "he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig"

3. the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down;

  • "he walked with unsteady steps"

4. support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway;

  • "he paused on the bottom step"

5. relative position in a graded series;

  • "always a step behind"
  • "subtle gradations in color"
  • "keep in step with the fashions"

6. a short distance;

  • "it's only a step to the drugstore"

7. the sound of a step of someone walking;

  • "he heard footsteps on the porch"

8. a musical interval of two semitones

9. a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface;

  • "the police made casts of the footprints in the soft earth outside the window"

10. a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed

11. a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance;

  • "he taught them the waltz step"
Verb

1. shift or move by taking a step;

  • "step back"

2. put down or press the foot, place the foot;

  • "For fools rush in where angels fear to tread"
  • "step on the brake"

3. cause (a computer) to execute a single command

4. treat badly;

  • "This boss abuses his workers"
  • "She is always stepping on others to get ahead"

5. furnish with steps;

  • "The architect wants to step the terrace"

6. move with one's feet in a specific manner;

  • "step lively"

7. walk a short distance to a specified place or in a specified manner;

  • "step over to the blackboard"

8. place (a ship's mast) in its step

9. measure (distances) by pacing;

  • "step off ten yards"

10. move or proceed as if by steps into a new situation;

  • "She stepped into a life of luxury"
  • "he won't step into his father's footsteps"

体育

  • 1.踏板操
  • 2.负重踏步机

医学

  • 1.阶梯，步级，梯级：不同水平上的一系列脚踏板，或类似的结构

建筑

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  • 1.踏垛
  • 2.踏步

机械

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  • 1.工步
  • 2.在加工表面（或装配时的连接面）和加工（或装配）工具、主轴转速及进给量不变的情况下，所连续完成的那一部分作业。

法律

  • 1.措施

物理学

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  • 1.阶跃折射率光纤
  • 2.step-index fiber

电力

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  • 1.升降法, step-up and down method
  • 2.降压变压器, step-down transformer
  • 3.升压变压器, step-up transformer

计算机

  • 1.步骤；步(长)；(电平的)台阶；节距；档；【WIN】单步方式[执行，调试]
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  • 1.步
1. A dwarf going upstairs getting higher step by step.
矮子上楼梯，步步登高。

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2. A foreign language cannot be learned rapidly,it must be learned step by step.
外语并非在短时间内就能学会，学外语是一个循序渐进的过程。

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3. A step in temperature on the Fahrenheit scale is smaller than a step on the Centigrade scale.
华氏温度计的一度比摄氏温度计的一度小一些。

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4. Clutch stair armrest, move carefully step by step.
抓紧楼梯扶手，一步步谨慎地移动。

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5. He learnt the rules of the game step by step.
他逐步学会了游戏的规则。

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6. Step by step, he knew the importance of it.
渐渐地，他晓得了它的重要性。

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7. A false step can cost us millions of dollars.
一步失策会使我们损失几百万美元。

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8. A thousand-li journey begins with the first step.
千里之行，始于足下。

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9. Acceptance of the offer is the first step to a merger.
对这项提议的赞同是合并的第一步。

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10. At the precise moment that I put my foot on the step, the bus started.
恰好就在我登上公共汽车台阶的时候，车开动了。

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11. Be careful how you step off; it's a long way from the ground.
当心你怎么离开，那离地面太高。

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12. Be careful not to step on the crops.
当心别踩了庄稼。

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13. Confession is the first step to repentance.
认罪是悔罪的第一步。

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14. Father eventually married her and she became my step-mother.
父亲终于和她结了婚，于是她成了我的继母。

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15. For every year you've worked here you go up another step on the salary scale.
你在这儿每工作一年，工资就会长一级。

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16. He bounded up the step with vigour.
他精神十足地跳上一级台阶。

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17. He doesn't want to step back from the center of things.
他不想退居无足轻重的地位。

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18. He has made a false step.
他犯了一个错误。

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19. He heard a step outside.
他听到外头有脚步声。

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20. He led off with his companion in a sort of quick-step.
他和他的舞伴领头跳一种快步舞。

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