step
- n.步;步骤;一步(的距离);台阶;步伐;舞步;脚步声;迈步;步态;折梯;音级;踏板操
- vi.踩;踏;行走;迈步
复数： steps 过去式： stepped 现在分词： stepping 过去分词： stepped 第三人称单数： steps
stepnoun
动作；声音 movement/sound
迈步；脚步声
the act of lifting your foot and putting it down in order to walk or move somewhere; the sound this makes
a baby's first steps
婴儿学步
He took a step towards the door.
他朝门口迈了一步。
We heard steps outside.
我们听见外面有脚步声。
步履 way of walking
步伐；步态
the way that sb walks
He walked with a quick light step.
他迈着轻快的步子走着。
距离 distance
一步（的距离）
the distance that you cover when you take a step
It's only a few steps further.
再走几步就到了。
He turned around and retraced his steps (= went back the way he had come) .
他转身原路往回走。
She moved a step closer to me.
她朝我靠近一步。
The hotel is only a short step from the beach.
旅馆离海滩只有几步路。
系列；过程 in series/process
步骤；措施
one of a series of things that you do in order to achieve sth
This was a first step towards a united Europe.
这是向建立统一欧洲的目标迈出的第一步。
It's a big step giving up your job and moving halfway across the world.
你放弃工作搬到地球的另一端，可真不简单。
We are taking steps to prevent pollution.
我们正在采取措施防止污染。
This won't solve the problem but it's a step in the right direction .
这虽不能解决问题，却是朝正确方向迈出的一步。
The new drug is a major step forward in the treatment of the disease.
这种新药的发现是治疗这一疾病的重大进展。
步；阶段
one of a series of things that sb does or that happen, which forms part of a process
Having completed the first stage, you can move on to step 2.
第一阶段完成后，你就可以接着进行第2步了。
I'd like to take this idea a step further .
我想把这一思想深化一步。
This was a big step up (= to a better position) in his career.
这是他在事业上向前迈出的一大步。
I'll explain it to you step by step .
我来一步一步地给你解释。
a step-by-step guide to building your own home
自建房舍的分步骤指导手册
台阶 stair
台阶；梯级
a surface that you put your foot on in order to walk to a higher or lower level, especially one of a series
She was sitting on the bottom step of the staircase.
她正坐在最下面一磴楼梯上。
We walked down some stone steps to the beach.
我们走下几级石阶，来到海滩上。
A short flight of steps led up to the door.
上几磴台阶就到了门口。
舞蹈 in dance
舞步
a series of movements that you make with your feet and which form a dance
健身运动 exercise
踏板操
a type of exercise that you do by stepping on and off a raised piece of equipment
step aerobics
有氧踏板操
a step class
踏板操训练班
梯子 ladder
折梯；梯子
a stepladder
a pair of steps
一架折梯
We need the steps to get into the attic.
我们得踩着梯子才能爬到阁楼上去。
音乐 in music
音级；度
the interval between two notes that are next to each other in a scale
to change the way you are walking so that you do not walk in the same rhythm as the people you are walking or marching with
to change the way you are walking so that you start walking in the same rhythm as the person you are walking with
他赶上她，跟着她的步子往前走。
He caught her up and fell into step beside her.
used to say that every time you make progress, sth bad happens that means that the situation is worse than before
when you are one step ahead of sb/sth, you manage to avoid them or to achieve sth more quickly than they do
when you do sth one step at a time you do it slowly and gradually
verb
V + adv./prep.迈步；踩；踏；行走
to lift your foot and move it in a particular direction or put it on or in sth; to move a short distance
to step onto/off a bus
上 / 下公共汽车
I stepped forward when my name was called out.
我听见叫我名字时向前迈了一步。
She stepped aside to let them pass.
她闪到一边让他们过去。
We stepped carefully over the broken glass.
我们小心翼翼地从碎玻璃上走了过去。
I turned around quickly and stepped on his toes.
我一个急转身，踩到了他的脚上。
Going into the hotel is like stepping back in time.
走进这家旅馆就像是回到了过去。
step
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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。
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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。
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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。
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N-COUNT (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。
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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。
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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。
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N-COUNT 舞步
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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。
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N-PLURAL 同 stepladder
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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。
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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.
noun
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- any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
- the situation called for strong measures
- the police took steps to reduce crime
- Synonym: measure
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- the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down
- he walked with unsteady steps
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- a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance
- he taught them the waltz step
- Synonym: dance step
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- support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway
- he paused on the bottom step
- Synonym: stair
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- a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed
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- a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface
- the police made casts of the footprints in the soft earth outside the window
- Synonym: footprint footmark
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- a musical interval of two semitones
- Synonym: tone whole tone whole step
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- the sound of a step of someone walking
- he heard footsteps on the porch
- Synonym: footfall footstep
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- the distance covered by a step
- he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig
- Synonym: footstep pace stride
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- a short distance
- it's only a step to the drugstore
- Synonym: stone's throw
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- relative position in a graded series
- always a step behind
- subtle gradations in color
- keep in step with the fashions
- Synonym: gradation
verb
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- 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
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- measure (distances) by pacing
- step off ten yards
- Synonym: pace
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- place (a ship's mast) in its step
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- shift or move by taking a step
- step back
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- put down or press the foot, place the foot
- For fools rush in where angels fear to tread
- step on the brake
- Synonym: tread
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- walk a short distance to a specified place or in a specified manner
- step over to the blackboard
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- move with one's feet in a specific manner
- step lively
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- furnish with steps
- The architect wants to step the terrace
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- treat badly
- This boss abuses his workers
- She is always stepping on others to get ahead
- Synonym: mistreat maltreat abuse ill-use ill-treat
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- cause (a computer) to execute a single command
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I 'd like to take this idea a step further .
我想把这一思想深化一步。
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We consider this agreement to be an important step forward .
我们认为，这项协定是向前迈出了重要的一步。
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We must take positive steps to deal with the problem .
我们必须采取积极步骤处理这个问题。
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Going into the hotel is like stepping back in time .
走进这家旅馆就像是回到了过去。
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The new drug is a major step forward in the treatment of the disease .
这种新药的发现是治疗这一疾病的重大进展。
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This was a first step towards a united Europe .
这是向建立统一欧洲的目标迈出的第一步。
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Step on the gas , we 're late .
加大油门，我们要迟到了。
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This is a first step towards political union .
这是走向政治上联合的第一步。
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This was a big step up in his career .
这是他在事业上向前迈出的一大步。
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They took active steps to prevent the spread of the disease .
他们采取积极措施，防止疾病蔓延。
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Repeat these five steps , as in the last exercise .
照前面的练习一样，重复这五个步骤。
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I stepped forward when my name was called out .
我听见叫我名字时向前迈了一步。
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I 'll explain it to you step by step .
我来一步一步地给你解释。
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Having completed the first stage , you can move on to step 2 .
第一阶段完成后，你就可以接着进行第2步了。
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A short flight of steps led up to the door .
上几磴台阶就到了门口。
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This won 't solve the problem but it 's a step in the right direction .
这虽不能解决问题，却是朝正确方向迈出的一步。
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He took two steps forward .
他向前走了两步。
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The hotel is only a short step from the beach .
旅馆离海滩只有几步路。
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We must take steps to rectify the situation .
我们一定要采取措施整顿局面。
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She walked along with a spring in her step .
她迈着轻快的步伐向前走去。
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I 'm taking the first tentative steps towards fitness .
我试探性地开始实施健身计划。
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Over the years , the stone steps had worn smooth .
日久天长，石阶已经磨得光溜溜的。
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Find a partner and practise these new dance steps .
找个舞伴来练习这些新舞步。
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The bank stepped in to save the company from financial ruin .
银行的介入使这家公司免于经济崩溃。
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We need the steps to get into the attic .
我们得踩着梯子才能爬到阁楼上去。
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We are taking steps to prevent pollution .
我们正在采取措施防止污染。
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You seem to have jumped several steps in the argument .
你在论证中似乎略去了好几个步骤。
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Be careful you don 't trip up on the step .
你小心别在台阶上绊倒了。
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The baby took its first uncertain steps .
宝宝迈出了最初的蹒跚的脚步。
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The government is taking steps to restrain inflation .
政府正在采取措施控制通货膨胀。
尤指官方为解决某一问题而采取的行动。
Measures are being taken to prevent drunk driving in the city.
正在采取措施防止该市出现酒后驾车。
New food safety measures are being demanded.
民众要求制定新的食品安全措施。
指处理问题迅速有效的方法，即应急之策。
Gradually, this became an expedient rather than an indispensable tactic.
慢慢地，这变成了一种权宜之计而非必要的策略。
指为处理某一问题或取得成功而采取的一系列举措之一，含有循序渐进之意，常用复数。
the first step in reforming the welfare system
福利制度改革的第一步
We must take steps to end the war.
我们必须采取措施来结束这场战争。
We are taking steps to protect our environment.
我们正在采取措施以保护环境。
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