英语词汇step的翻译、用法及例句-MX2U.com英汉词典

step

verb [ I + adv/prep ] uk/step/ us/step/ -pp-

B1 跨步，迈步；踩，踏

to move by lifting your foot and putting it down in a different place, or to put your foot on or in something

She stepped backwards and fell over a chair. 她向后退，被一把椅子绊倒。

They stepped out onto the balcony. 他们走出房间来到阳台上。

Be careful not to step in the mud. 小心，别踩进泥里。

Ow, you stepped on my foot! 噢，你踩到我的脚了！

mainly US Sorry but Mr Taylor has just stepped (= gone) out for a few minutes, but I'll tell him you called. 很抱歉，泰勒先生刚刚出去几分钟，我会告诉他你打过电话了。

formal Step this way please, sir. 您这边请，先生。

I stepped on a nail sticking out of the floorboards.
I slipped as I stepped onto the platform.
When it was his turn to dive, he gulped and stepped up onto the diving board.
He stepped out into the night and the whirling snow.
I stepped out of the building and immediately a bullet whistled past my head.

Idioms

step back (in time)idiom 回到从前

to go back into the past

Visiting her house was like stepping back in time/stepping back 50 years. 参观她的房子就像回到了过去／50年前。

step into the breachidiom 顶替他人工作，临时顶缺

If you step into the breach, you do someone else's work when they are unable to do it.

Gail's sudden illness meant that Kathy had to step into the breach. 吉尔突然生病，这意味着凯西不得不顶替她。

step on itidiom informal 加大油门，开快点;赶快

used to tell someone to drive faster or to hurry

Could you step on it? I'm late. 你能开快点吗？我要迟到了。

step out of lineidiom 举止出格，行为欠妥，越轨

to behave in a way that is unacceptable or not expected

Step out of line one more time, Peters, and you're fired! 彼得斯，你再做一次出格的事，就立刻走人！

step up to the plateidiom 迎难而上，挺身而出

to take action when something needs to be done, even though this is difficult

He took over the team when it became obvious no one else was going to step up to the plate. 在很明显没有其他人愿意的情况下，他挺身而出接管了球队。

In this crisis we all need to step up to the plate and make a difference. 在这场危机中，我们都需要挺身而出，有所作为。

Phrasal verbs

step aside 靠边站，让开

to step sideways to make a space for someone else

Step aside, please - this lady needs a doctor. 请让一让——这位女士急需看医生。

step aside/downC2 退位;下台;（尤指）让位

to leave an important job or position, especially to allow someone else to take your place

He has decided to step down as captain of the team. 他决定不再当队长。

He is unwilling to step aside in favour of a younger person. 他不愿意让位给一个比他年轻的人。

step back 退一步（考虑问题），跳出原来的圈子（看问题）

to temporarily stop being involved in an activity or situation in order to think about it in a new way

Let's just step back from the problem and think about what we could do. 我们暂时从问题中抽身出来，想想看我们能做什么。

step something down 减少，降低（数量、供应量或速率）

to reduce the amount, supply, or rate of something

The doctor has said that I can start stepping down my medication in a few days' time. 医生说我几天后可以开始减少用药量。

This device is used for stepping down the voltage. 这个装置用于降低电压。

step forward 站出来;自告奋勇;挺身而出

to offer to provide or do something, or to help with something

No one has yet stepped forward to claim responsibility for the attack. 仍未有人站出来宣称对这次袭击事件负责。

At the last minute another company stepped forward with a bid. 最后关头，另一家公司站出来投标。

step in 插手；介入；居中斡旋

to become involved in a difficult situation or argument in order to help find a solution

[ + to infinitive ] An outside buyer has stepped in to save the company from going out of business. 一个外来买主介入，使公司免于破产。

When the leading actress broke her leg, Isobel stepped in and took over. 女主角摔断了腿，伊索贝尔临时加入顶替了她。

step into something 轻松获得（工作）

If you step into a job, you get it very easily.

He just stepped straight into a job as soon as he left college. 他大学一毕业，不费吹灰之力就找到了工作。

step on someone 不公平地对待（某人）;粗暴地对待（某人）

to treat someone unfairly or unkindly

step out on someone 对（伴侣）不忠

If you step out on your husband, wife, or usual sexual partner, you have sexual relationships with people other than them.

step up 在有需要（或有机会）时采取行动

to take action when there is a need or opportunity for it

Investors have to step up and assume more responsibility for their assets. 投资者必须采取行动，为他们的投资承担更多责任。

More phrasal verbs

step something up 增加（尺寸或数量）；加快（进程）的速度

to increase the size, amount, or speed of a process that is intended to achieve something

The police are stepping up their efforts to fight crime. 警方正在加大打击犯罪活动的力度。

Security has been stepped up at the airport. 机场加强了安全措施。

step

noun uk/step/ us/step/

(STAGE)

B2 [ C ]步骤;阶段

a stage in a process

What's the next step in the process? 这个项目的下一步是什么？

We must stay one step ahead of our competitors. 我们必须领先我们的竞争对手一步。

Most people believe that the decision to cut interest rates was a step in the right direction. 大多数人相信降低利率是朝正确方向迈出的一步。

Let's take things a step/one step at a time (= slowly). 我们一步一步来。

Following the success of our products in Europe, our logical next step is to move into the American market. 随着我们的产品在欧洲获得成功，进入美国市场便顺理成章地成了我们的下一步。

B2 [ C ]（一系列行动中的）一步；措施

an action in a series of actions taken for a particular purpose

The country is taking its first tentative steps towards democracy. 这个国家正在朝着民主迈出尝试性的第一步。

We need to take drastic steps to reduce pollution. 我们需要采取严厉措施减少污染。

The president took the unusual step of altering his prepared speech in order to condemn the terrorist attack. 总统为了谴责恐怖主义袭击，采取了极不寻常的做法，临时更改了事先准备好的讲稿。

step by stepC1 逐步地，按部就班地，循序渐进地

dealing with one thing and then another thing in a fixed order

step-by-step instructions 逐步讲解的使用说明

Don't worry - I'll go through the procedure with you step by step. 别担心——我会和你一起一步一步地把整套程序过一遍。

This new drug could be an important step in the fight against cancer.
The first step in empowering the poorest sections of society is making sure they vote.
The recent free elections mark the next step in the country's progress towards democracy.
It's a big step, leaving your parents and going off to university.
So what's the next step? How do we progress the situation?

(STAIR)

B1 [ C ]台阶，梯级

one of the surfaces that you walk on when you go up or down stairs

a flight of steps 一段台阶

We had to climb some steps to reach the front door. 我们得爬几级台阶才能到大门前。

I asked them to leave the parcel on the (front) step (= outside the door to the house). 我让他们把包裹放在门口。

Mind the step as you leave the train. 下火车时请小心脚下。

It's difficult for people in wheelchairs to negotiate (= move up and down) steps. 坐轮椅的人上下楼梯很困难。

One of the steps on the ladder is broken. 梯子上有一个梯级坏了。

steps[ plural ] UK （stepladder 的另一种说法）

another word for stepladder

kitchen steps 厨房用梯凳

library steps 图书馆用活梯

She clung to the handrail as she walked down the slippery steps.
He dislocated his knee falling down some steps.
I can't face walking up all those steps again.
There's a long flight of steps ascending to the cathedral doors.
She can't walk up all those steps, not with her bad leg!

(FOOT MOVEMENT)

B1 [ C ]迈步；脚步

the act of lifting one foot and putting it down on a different part of the ground, such as when you walk or run

Sophie took her first steps when she was eleven months old. 索菲11个月大时迈出了第一步。

He rose to his feet and took a couple of steps towards her. 他站起身来，朝她的方向走了几步。

With every step, her feet hurt her more and more. 每走一步，她的双脚就疼得更厉害一些。

I retraced my steps, looking for my lost keys. 我原路折回，寻找丢失的钥匙。

词汇	step
释义	step verb [ I + adv/prep ] uk/step/ us/step/ -pp- B1 跨步，迈步；踩，踏 to move by lifting your foot and putting it down in a different place, or to put your foot on or in something She stepped backwards and fell over a chair. 她向后退，被一把椅子绊倒。 They stepped out onto the balcony. 他们走出房间来到阳台上。 Be careful not to step in the mud. 小心，别踩进泥里。 Ow, you stepped on my foot! 噢，你踩到我的脚了！ mainly US Sorry but Mr Taylor has just stepped (= gone) out for a few minutes, but I'll tell him you called. 很抱歉，泰勒先生刚刚出去几分钟，我会告诉他你打过电话了。 formal Step this way please, sir. 您这边请，先生。更多例句 I stepped on a nail sticking out of the floorboards. I slipped as I stepped onto the platform. When it was his turn to dive, he gulped and stepped up onto the diving board. He stepped out into the night and the whirling snow. I stepped out of the building and immediately a bullet whistled past my head. Idioms step back (in time)idiom 回到从前 to go back into the past Visiting her house was like stepping back in time/stepping back 50 years. 参观她的房子就像回到了过去／50年前。 step into the breachidiom 顶替他人工作，临时顶缺 If you step into the breach, you do someone else's work when they are unable to do it. Gail's sudden illness meant that Kathy had to step into the breach. 吉尔突然生病，这意味着凯西不得不顶替她。 step on itidiom informal 加大油门，开快点;赶快 used to tell someone to drive faster or to hurry Could you step on it? I'm late. 你能开快点吗？我要迟到了。 step out of lineidiom 举止出格，行为欠妥，越轨 to behave in a way that is unacceptable or not expected Step out of line one more time, Peters, and you're fired! 彼得斯，你再做一次出格的事，就立刻走人！ step up to the plateidiom 迎难而上，挺身而出 to take action when something needs to be done, even though this is difficult He took over the team when it became obvious no one else was going to step up to the plate. 在很明显没有其他人愿意的情况下，他挺身而出接管了球队。 In this crisis we all need to step up to the plate and make a difference. 在这场危机中，我们都需要挺身而出，有所作为。 Phrasal verbs step aside 靠边站，让开 to step sideways to make a space for someone else Step aside, please - this lady needs a doctor. 请让一让——这位女士急需看医生。 step aside/downC2 退位;下台;（尤指）让位 to leave an important job or position, especially to allow someone else to take your place He has decided to step down as captain of the team. 他决定不再当队长。 He is unwilling to step aside in favour of a younger person. 他不愿意让位给一个比他年轻的人。 step back 退一步（考虑问题），跳出原来的圈子（看问题） to temporarily stop being involved in an activity or situation in order to think about it in a new way Let's just step back from the problem and think about what we could do. 我们暂时从问题中抽身出来，想想看我们能做什么。 step something down 减少，降低（数量、供应量或速率） to reduce the amount, supply, or rate of something The doctor has said that I can start stepping down my medication in a few days' time. 医生说我几天后可以开始减少用药量。 This device is used for stepping down the voltage. 这个装置用于降低电压。 step forward 站出来;自告奋勇;挺身而出 to offer to provide or do something, or to help with something No one has yet stepped forward to claim responsibility for the attack. 仍未有人站出来宣称对这次袭击事件负责。 At the last minute another company stepped forward with a bid. 最后关头，另一家公司站出来投标。 step in 插手；介入；居中斡旋 to become involved in a difficult situation or argument in order to help find a solution [ + to infinitive ] An outside buyer has stepped in to save the company from going out of business. 一个外来买主介入，使公司免于破产。 When the leading actress broke her leg, Isobel stepped in and took over. 女主角摔断了腿，伊索贝尔临时加入顶替了她。 step into something 轻松获得（工作） If you step into a job, you get it very easily. He just stepped straight into a job as soon as he left college. 他大学一毕业，不费吹灰之力就找到了工作。 step on someone 不公平地对待（某人）;粗暴地对待（某人） to treat someone unfairly or unkindly step out on someone 对（伴侣）不忠 If you step out on your husband, wife, or usual sexual partner, you have sexual relationships with people other than them. step up 在有需要（或有机会）时采取行动 to take action when there is a need or opportunity for it Investors have to step up and assume more responsibility for their assets. 投资者必须采取行动，为他们的投资承担更多责任。 More phrasal verbs step something up 增加（尺寸或数量）；加快（进程）的速度 to increase the size, amount, or speed of a process that is intended to achieve something The police are stepping up their efforts to fight crime. 警方正在加大打击犯罪活动的力度。 Security has been stepped up at the airport. 机场加强了安全措施。 step noun uk/step/ us/step/ (STAGE) B2 [ C ]步骤;阶段 a stage in a process What's the next step in the process? 这个项目的下一步是什么？ We must stay one step ahead of our competitors. 我们必须领先我们的竞争对手一步。 Most people believe that the decision to cut interest rates was a step in the right direction. 大多数人相信降低利率是朝正确方向迈出的一步。 Let's take things a step/one step at a time (= slowly). 我们一步一步来。 Following the success of our products in Europe, our logical next step is to move into the American market. 随着我们的产品在欧洲获得成功，进入美国市场便顺理成章地成了我们的下一步。 B2 [ C ]（一系列行动中的）一步；措施 an action in a series of actions taken for a particular purpose The country is taking its first tentative steps towards democracy. 这个国家正在朝着民主迈出尝试性的第一步。 We need to take drastic steps to reduce pollution. 我们需要采取严厉措施减少污染。 The president took the unusual step of altering his prepared speech in order to condemn the terrorist attack. 总统为了谴责恐怖主义袭击，采取了极不寻常的做法，临时更改了事先准备好的讲稿。 step by stepC1 逐步地，按部就班地，循序渐进地 dealing with one thing and then another thing in a fixed order step-by-step instructions 逐步讲解的使用说明 Don't worry - I'll go through the procedure with you step by step. 别担心——我会和你一起一步一步地把整套程序过一遍。更多例句 This new drug could be an important step in the fight against cancer. The first step in empowering the poorest sections of society is making sure they vote. The recent free elections mark the next step in the country's progress towards democracy. It's a big step, leaving your parents and going off to university. So what's the next step? How do we progress the situation? (STAIR) B1 [ C ]台阶，梯级 one of the surfaces that you walk on when you go up or down stairs a flight of steps 一段台阶 We had to climb some steps to reach the front door. 我们得爬几级台阶才能到大门前。 I asked them to leave the parcel on the (front) step (= outside the door to the house). 我让他们把包裹放在门口。 Mind the step as you leave the train. 下火车时请小心脚下。 It's difficult for people in wheelchairs to negotiate (= move up and down) steps. 坐轮椅的人上下楼梯很困难。 One of the steps on the ladder is broken. 梯子上有一个梯级坏了。 steps[ plural ] UK （stepladder 的另一种说法） another word for stepladder kitchen steps 厨房用梯凳 library steps 图书馆用活梯更多例句 She clung to the handrail as she walked down the slippery steps. He dislocated his knee falling down some steps. I can't face walking up all those steps again. There's a long flight of steps ascending to the cathedral doors. She can't walk up all those steps, not with her bad leg! (FOOT MOVEMENT) B1 [ C ]迈步；脚步 the act of lifting one foot and putting it down on a different part of the ground, such as when you walk or run Sophie took her first steps when she was eleven months old. 索菲11个月大时迈出了第一步。 He rose to his feet and took a couple of steps towards her. 他站起身来，朝她的方向走了几步。 With every step, her feet hurt her more and more. 每走一步，她的双脚就疼得更厉害一些。 I retraced my steps, looking for my lost keys. 我原路折回，寻找丢失的钥匙。 See also: footstep [ C ]一步（的距离） the distance you cover when you take a step I'd only gone a few steps when I realized I'd forgotten to lock the door. 我刚向前走了几步就意识到我忘了锁门。 [ U ]步态；步伐 the way you move your feet when you are walking or running, which can sometimes show how you are feeling She walked out of the office with a spring in her step (= in a way that showed she was happy). 她迈着轻快的步子走出了办公室。 The driver told us to mind/watch our step (= walk carefully) as we got off the bus. 我们下公交车时，司机提醒我们当心脚下。 [ C ]舞步 a particular movement that you make with your feet when you dance She's teaching me some basic dance steps. 她在教我一些基本的舞步。 in step 齐步，步伐一致 When people walk in step, they lift their feet off the ground and put them down again at the same time. The soldiers marched in step. 士兵们齐步前进。 out of step 不合节拍，步伐错乱 When someone is out of step, they do not lift the same foot and put it down again at the same time as other people. I'm no good at dancing - I always get completely out of step. 我不擅长跳舞——总是踩不到点上。更多例句 He took a step backwards to allow her to pass. She took a few faltering steps. He took short mincing steps. She walked slowly with tottering steps. Take a couple of steps forwards. (MUSIC) [ C ]音阶 the difference in pitch between two notes that are next to each other in the western musical scale Idioms a few/couple of stepsidiom informal 几步路 a short distance The museum is just a few steps from the hotel. 博物馆距离宾馆只有几步之遥。 watch your stepidiom (UK also mind your step)注意自己的行为，小心点儿 be careful about how you behave, or you will get into trouble He'll have to watch his step if he wants to keep that job of his! one step forward, two steps backidiom 进一步，退两步 If you take one step forward, two steps back, you make progress but then experience events that cause you to be further behind than you were when you made the progress. a step backwardsidiom (also a backward step) 退步，倒退 going back to a worse or less developed state The changes that have been introduced are being seen as a step backwards. 引入的这些变化被视为一种倒退。 a step forwardidiom 进步，改进 an improvement or development No one is sure whether this plan will work, but it's a step forward. 没人说得清这个计划是否会奏效，但它确实是一个进步。 step- prefix uk/step-/ us/step-/ （因再婚形成的亲属关系）继… used with nouns showing a family relationship to show that the person is not your biological (= related by birth) relative, but is part of your stepfamily (= a family that is formed by two people and the child or children of one or both of them from a previous relationship) He has recently remarried and now has three stepchildren and a step-grandson. They have a stepsister and stepbrother nearly their own age from their father's second marriage. His parents had divorced when he was young, and he grew up with his mother, half-sister and stepfather. 更多例句 I have a step-son who is 12. My step-daughter recently came to live with us. Shewas upset about having to share a bedroom with her new stepsister.
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