step
[NOUN, VERB]
steps
1. [C 可数名词] 脚步
If you take a step, you lift your foot and put it down in a different place, for example when you are walking.
双语例句
例：I took a step towards him.
我朝他迈了一步。
例：She walked on a few steps.
她继续走了几步。
2. [C 可数名词] 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.
双语例句
例：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。
3. [C 可数名词] 门槛
A step is a raised flat surface in front of a door.
双语例句
例：A little girl was sitting on the step of the end house.
有个小女孩坐在最后面那栋房子的门槛上。
4. [C 可数名词] 步骤
A step is one of a series of actions that you take in order to achieve something.
双语例句
例：He greeted the agreement as the first step towards peace.
他称赞这项协议是迈向和平的第一步。
例：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。
例：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，但还有许许多多的工作需要做。
5. [C 可数名词] 阶段
A step in a process is one of a series of stages.
近义词
双语例句
例：The next step is to put the theory into practice.
下一步是要把理论付诸实践。
例：Aristotle took the scientific approach a step further.
亚里士多德使科学的方法论更进了一步。
6. [C 可数名词] 舞步
The steps of a dance are the sequences of foot movements which make it up.
近义词
双语例句
例：She was a better dancer than Gordon. At least she knew the steps.
她舞跳得比戈登好，至少她会那些舞步。
7. [SING 单数型名词] 步伐
Someone's step is the way they walk.
双语例句
例：He quickened his step.
他加快了步伐。
NOUN. 名词
step back
1. [PHRASAL 短语] 退一步（思考）
If you step back and think about a situation, you think about it as if you were not involved in it.
近义词
stand back
双语例句
例：I stepped back and analysed the situation.
我抽身出来，从局外人的角度分析了形势。
step down , step aside
1. [PHRASAL 短语] 退位
If someone steps down or steps aside, they resign from an important job or position, often in order to let someone else take their place.
近义词
stand down
双语例句
例：Judge Ito said that if his wife was called as a witness, he would step down as trial judge.
伊托法官说如果自己的妻子被传为证人的话，他将辞去审判法官的职位。
step in
1. [PHRASAL 短语] 干预
If you step in, you get involved in a difficult situation because you think you can or should help with it.
近义词
双语例句
例：If no agreement was reached, the army would step in.
如果达不成协议，军队将会介入。
step up
1. [PHRASAL 短语] 增加
If you step up something, you increase it or increase its intensity.
近义词
双语例句
例：He urged donors to step up their efforts to send aid to Somalia.
他敦促捐赠者再接再厉，将救援物资送往索马里。
PHRASAL VERB. 短语动词
one step ahead of
1. 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.
双语例句
例：Successful travel is partly a matter of keeping one step ahead of the crowd.
成功的旅游在某种程度上说就是要避开高峰。
in step , out of step
1. 步伐（不）一致
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.
双语例句
例：They were almost the same height and they moved perfectly in step.
他们身高相仿，而且走路的步伐也完全一致。
2. 意见（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.
双语例句
例：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。
step by step
1. 一步一步地
If you do something step by step, you do it by progressing gradually from one stage to the next.
双语例句
例：I am not rushing things and I'm taking it step by step.
我没急于求成，我正在一步一步地来。
watch your step
1. 谨慎行事
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.
双语例句
例：He said I'd come to a bad end, if I didn't watch my step.
他说如果我不谨慎行事的话，我的结局会很惨的。
PHRASE. 习语
steps , stepping , stepped
1. [I 不及物动词] 踩
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.
双语例句
例：This was the moment when Neil Armstrong became the first man to step on the Moon.
正是在这一刻，内尔·阿姆斯特朗成为了登月第一人。
例：She accidentally stepped on his foot on a crowded commuter train.
她在一辆拥挤的通勤火车上不小心踩到他的脚。
VERB. 动词
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