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(腳)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.
例句
I took a step towards him...
我朝他邁了一步。
She walked on a few steps...
她繼續走了幾步。
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VERB
踩;踏;跨步;邁步
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.
例句
This was the moment when Neil Armstrong became the first man to step on the Moon...
就在此刻，內爾·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...
她在擁擠的通勤列車上不小心踩到了他的腳。
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階梯;臺階
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.
例句
This little room was along a passage and down some steps...
這個小房間在沿著走廊再下幾級臺階的地方。
A flight of stone steps leads to the terrace.
一段石階通向露臺。
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(門前的)平臺
A step is a raised flat surface in front of a door.
例句
A little girl was sitting on the step of the end house...
一個小女孩正坐在最頂頭那幢房子門前的平臺上。
Leave empty milk bottles on the step.
將空奶瓶放在門階上。
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步驟;措施
A step is one of a series of actions that you take in order to achieve something.
例句
He greeted the agreement as the first step towards peace...
他稱該協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...
她對自己目前的生活并不滿意，希望能采取措施改善它。
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階段;等級;進程
A step in a process is one of a series of stages.
例句
The next step is to put the theory into practice...
下一步是要將理論付諸實踐。
Aristotle took the scientific approach a step further.
亞里士多德將該科學方法向前推進了一步。
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舞步
The steps of a dance are the sequences of foot movements which make it up.
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N-SING
步態;步姿;步伐
Someone's step is the way they walk.
例句
He quickened his step...
他加快了步伐。
There was a real spring in her step.
她的步子非常輕快。
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N-PLURAL
同 stepladder
Steps are the same as a stepladder .
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PHRASE
比…領先一步;避開
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.
例句
Successful travel is partly a matter of keeping one step ahead of the crowd...
成功的旅行在某種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.
商人們聚集在一起尋求創意、建議、人際關系等，以便能比計算機領先一步。
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PHRASE
步伐整齊/步伐不整齊;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.
例句
They were almost the same height and they moved perfectly in step...
他們幾乎一樣高，而且走路時步調完全一致。
They jogged in silence a while, faces lowered, out of step...
他們低著頭，一言不發地慢跑了一會兒，步伐也不一致。
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PHRASE
(想法、意見等)與…一致/與…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.
例句
Moscow is anxious to stay in step with Washington...
俄羅斯政府迫切希望和美國政府保持一致。
The British Government is once more out of step with world opinion.
英國政府的觀點再一次和世界輿論出現分歧。
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PHRASE
快點;趕快
If you tell someone to step on it, you are telling them to go faster or hurry up.
例句
We've only got thirty-five minutes so step on it.
我們只有 35 分鐘了，快點。
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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.
例句
I am not rushing things and I'm taking it step by step...
我不會倉促行事，我會一步一步地來。
Follow our simple step-by-step instructions.
按照我們簡單的說明，一步一步來。
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PHRASE
謹慎地行事(或說話)
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.