stepping stone

美 [ˈstepɪŋ stoʊn]英 [ˈstepɪŋ stəʊn]
  • n.(小溪、小河中的)踏脚石;垫脚石;敲门砖;进身之阶

复数: stepping stones

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noun

1

(小溪、小河中的)踏脚石
one of a line of flat stones that you step on in order to cross a stream or river

2

进身之阶;垫脚石;敲门砖
something that allows you to make progress or begin to achieve sth

a stepping stone to a more lucrative career

涉足更赚钱的行业的敲门砖

stepping stone

频次

  • 1
    N-COUNT (尤指事业的)垫脚石,进身之阶
    You can describe a job or event as a stepping stone when it helps you to make progress, especially in your career.

    Many students now see university as a stepping stone to a good job.

    很多学生现在将上大学看成是找一份好工作的敲门砖。

  • 2
    N-COUNT (小溪或小河中的)垫脚石,踏脚石
    Stepping stones are a line of large stones which you can walk on in order to cross a shallow stream or river.

noun

1
any means of advancement
the job was just a stepping stone on his way to fame and riches
2
a stone in a marsh or shallow water that can be stepped on in crossing

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  1. A chart within the document , innocuously titled Reserve Accumulation and International Monetary Stability ( PDF link ), presents a stepping stone system toward a fully fledged global currency .

    在文档中的一张图表,无害地标题为储备积累和国际货币稳定,介绍一踏脚石系统朝向一完全有毛有翼的全球性货币。

  2. A degree in radiobiology can be a stepping stone to a career as a radiation oncologist , or a researcher in cancer treatment , nuclear safety , genetic engineering , and other fields .

    放射生物学的学位证书是将来成为放射肿瘤学家、癌症治疗研究员、核安全从业者、基因工程师或其他相关人员的踏脚石。

  3. Many students now see university as a stepping stone to a good job .

    很多学生现在将上大学看成是找一份好工作的敲门砖。

  4. a stepping stone to a more lucrative career

    涉足更赚钱的行业的敲门砖

  5. Chinese elements , but a stepping stone to open the Chinese market .

    中国元素不过是打开中国市场的一块敲门砖。

  6. Each experience can be a stepping stone for us to be better people .

    每次经历都可以成为我们的一块垫脚石而成为更好的人。

  7. I see this job just as a stepping stone to better things .

    我把这工作视为通往更好工作的踏脚石。

  8. Clearly a stepping stone for a better life .

    明显是迈向更美好生活的踏脚石。

  9. As more of a stepping stone to something you really wanted .

    作为你实现自己真正愿望的敲门砖。

  10. It proved to be a nice stepping stone for developing a more complex application .

    它是开发更复杂的应用程序的基础。

  11. Like nothing else , literacy is a stepping stone away from poverty .

    识字是脱离贫穷的踏脚石,这是其他技能无法比拟的。

  12. This job is just a stepping stone for me .

    这份工作对我来说只是一个跳板。

  13. Round stepping stone . Use for concrete , exposed aggregate , or wood .

    圆形踏脚石。使用混凝土、混凝土石块或木材。

  14. For CapitaLand , Shanghai was their first stepping stone into China .

    对凯德置地来说,上海是他们进入中国的跳板。

  15. I am sure this promotion is just a stepping stone to even greater things .

    我相信你这次晋升,只是未来取得更辉煌成就的开端。

  16. I consider my work here as stepping stone for a promising future in this industry .

    我把这份工作看作是在业内大展宏图的踏脚石。

  17. Failure is a stepping stone to success .

    失败就是成功路上的垫脚石。

  18. Attending university is nothing but a career stepping stone to those students in developed areas .

    发达地区的学生,考大学只是寻找职业的敲门砖。

  19. Will the Private Cloud be a stepping stone towards the vision of Enterprise Cloud Computing ?

    私有云是否会成为通往企业云计算的铺路石呢?

  20. Still , this technology could prove a useful stepping stone towards further efficiency reductions in the future .

    不过,这已是向未来节能方向发展的一块有用的踏脚石。

  21. Every challenge is a stepping stone to a happier place than you even knew existed .

    每一个挑战都是我们到达未知的更加幸福彼岸的铺路石。

  22. Read more and imitate , you are on the stepping stone to the real English world .

    多看多模仿,就是登陆真正英语世界的踏脚石。

  23. She had to show that she was not just using New York as a stepping stone to the White House .

    因此她必须让大家看到,她并非仅仅是在利用纽约,将其作为进军白宫的跳板。

  24. The job was just a stepping stone on his way to fame and riches .

    工作只是他成名的进身之阶。

  25. Each of our troubles is a stepping stone .

    我们的麻烦是坚持耐心地跨出每一步。

  26. Their primary degree is a stepping stone , a time for studying subjects in which they have a deep interest .

    他们的第一学位只是一个跳板,是学习课程并培养对某些课程兴趣的过程。

  27. You see the loan system as a stepping stone so obviously you use that and try to get to the next level .

    租借只是个垫脚石,所以显然你希望能更进一步。

  28. While every job will impact their career , they have to remember that a first job is a stepping stone .

    虽然每一份工作都会对他们的事业产生影响,但是他们要记住第一份工作只是一块跳板。

  29. Maybe the job you 're applying for is only a stepping stone to a bigger and better career .

    也许你申请的这个工作只是通向更远大的职业生涯的一个跳板。

  30. Long-term composition teaching , writing alienation became the stepping stone of the examination , writing to a fraction .

    长期的作文教学中,写作已经异化成了应试的敲门砖,作文就是为了一个分数。