steps

n.

v.

  • 易混淆的单词:STEPS  
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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. a way of access consisting of a set of steps

2. the course along which a person has walked or is walking in;

  • "I followed in his steps"
  • "he retraced his steps"

体育

  • 1.台阶练习
  • 2.步型

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1. A colonel is three steps above a captain.
上校比上尉的级别高三级。

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2. A flight of steps led up to the front door.
一段阶梯通向前门。

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3. A girl of the German team was flying two steps ahead of Wilma.
德国队的一个姑娘飞奔向前,超过威尔玛两步。

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4. After lunch I shall bend my steps homewards.
午饭后我要回家去。

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5. At the very top of the steps was a bust of Shakespeare on a pedestal.
就在台阶顶端的基座上有一尊莎士比亚胸像。

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6. Bring me the steps.
请把梯子给我拿来。

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7. Did you hear steps outside?
你听到外面的脚步声了吗?

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8. Fear winged his steps.
恐惧使他加速步伐。

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9. Follow in your father's steps.
踏着你父亲的足迹前进。

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10. Following in his steps,I passed through damp spruce woods to an open cliff.
我跟在他的后面,穿过一片潮湿的云杉树林,来到一片开阔的峭壁前。

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11. He bent his steps toward me.
他转身向我走来。

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12. He fell down the steps and barked his shins.
他从台阶上跌下来,擦破了小腿上的皮。

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13. He quickened his steps.
他加快了脚步。

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14. He steps the pavements.
他在人行道上行走。

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15. He stood within five steps of me.
他站在离我不到五步远的地方。

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16. He tore up the stairs two steps at a time.
他一步两个台阶地飞奔跑上楼。

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17. He will approve such steps.
他会同意这些措施的。

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18. Hurry up. Don't walk with measured steps.
快走,别迈方步了。

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19. It's better to go back and make a net than to stand by the pond and long for fish.; Better return home and make a net than long for fish by the waterside.; It's better to go back and make a net than to covet the fish by merely staring into the water -- one should have a down-to-earth style of work to attain one's goal.; One should take practical steps to achieve one's aims.
临渊羡鱼,莫如退而结网。

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20. Let's feel out the situation first before we take any definite steps.
我们先把情况摸清楚,再采取具体措施。

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