step的意思

基本释义

• n 步，脚步；步伐；步骤；梯级

  the movement you make when you put one foot in front of or behind the other when walking

• v 踏，踩；走；走，迈步

  to bring your foot down on something

例句

1. a video of baby’s first steps

   一盒婴儿学步的录像带

2. He took one step and fell.

   他走了一步就跌倒了。

3. I had to retrace my steps (= go back the way I came ) several times before I found the shop.

   我来回走了几次才找到那家商店。

短语

• step by step adv. 逐步地
• step by 走过
• first step 第一步，首要步骤
• step in 介入；插手干预；作短时间的非正式访问
• take steps 采取措施；采取步骤

近义词

英英释义

noun 1. any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal e.g. the situation called for strong measures the police took steps to reduce crime Synonym: measure 2. the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down e.g. he walked with unsteady steps 3. a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance e.g. he taught them the waltz step Synonym: dance step 4. support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway e.g. he paused on the bottom step Synonym: stair 5. a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed 6. a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface e.g. the police made casts of the footprints in the soft earth outside the window Synonym: footprintfootmark 7. a musical interval of two semitones Synonym: tonewhole tonewhole step 8. the sound of a step of someone walking e.g. he heard footsteps on the porch Synonym: footfall, foot, step 9. the distance covered by a step e.g. he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig Synonym: footsteppacestride 10. a short distance e.g. it's only a step to the drugstore Synonym: stone's throw 11. relative position in a graded series e.g. always a step behind subtle gradations in color keep in step with the fashions Synonym: gradation step verb 1. move or proceed as if by steps into a new situation e.g. She stepped into a life of luxury he won't step into his father's footsteps 2. measure (distances) by pacing e.g. step off ten yards Synonym: pace 3. place (a ship's mast) in its step 4. shift or move by taking a step e.g. step back 5. put down or press the foot, place the foot e.g. For fools rush in where angels fear to tread step on the brake Synonym: tread 6. walk a short distance to a specified place or in a specified manner e.g. step over to the blackboard 7. move with one's feet in a specific manner e.g. step lively 8. furnish with steps e.g. The architect wants to step the terrace 9. treat badly e.g. This boss abuses his workers She is always stepping on others to get ahead Synonym: mistreatmaltreatabuseill-useill-treat 10. cause (a computer) to execute a single command

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