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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   step

   • IPA[step]

   美式

   • n.
     an act or movement of putting one leg in front of the other in walking or running；the distance covered by a step
   • v.
     lift and set down one's foot or one foot after the other in order to walk somewhere or move to a new position；used as a polite or deferential way of asking someone to walk a short distance for a particular purpose

   • verb: step, 3rd person present: steps, gerund or present participle: stepping, past tense: stepped, past participle: stepped

   • noun: step, plural noun: steps

2. • 釋義
   • 片語

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. an act or movement of putting one leg in front of the other in walking or running Ron took a step back she turned and retraced her steps 同義詞 pace, footstep, stride, footstep, footfall, ... 更多tread, tramp
   • ▪ the distance covered by a step Richard came a couple of steps nearer
   • ▪ a person's particular way of walking she left the room with a springy step 同義詞 gait, walk, way of walking, tread, bearing, ... 更多carriage
   • ▪ one of the sequences of movement of the feet that make up a dance.
   • ▪ a short or easily walked distance the market is only a short step from the end of the lake 同義詞 short distance, stone's throw, spitting distance, informala hop, skip, and a jump
   • 2. a flat surface, especially one in a series, on which to place one's foot when moving from one level to another the bottom step of the staircase a flight of marble steps 同義詞 stair, tread, tread board, stairs, staircase, ... 更多stairway, stoop
   • ▪ a doorstep there was a pint of milk on the step 同義詞 doorstep, sill
   • ▪ a rung of a ladder. 同義詞 rung, tread
   • ▪ British a stepladder the steps are in the outhouse
   • ▪ step aerobics a step class
   • ▪ a foothold cut in a slope of ice.
   • 3. a measure or action, especially one of a series taken in order to deal with or achieve a particular thing developers must take steps to reassure local people that their voices will be heard a major step forward in the fight for justice 同義詞 course of action, measure, move, act, action, ... 更多procedure, proceeding, initiative, maneuver, tactic, strategy, stratagem, operation, démarche
   • ▪ a stage in a gradual process sales are up, which is a step in the right direction 同義詞 advance, progression, development, step in the right direction, step forward, ... 更多move, movement, breakthrough
   • ▪ a particular position or grade on an ascending or hierarchical scale the first step on the managerial ladder 同義詞 stage, level, grade, rank, degree, ... 更多phase, notch
   • 4. North American an interval in a scale; a tone (whole step) or semitone (half step).
   • 5. an abrupt change in the value of a quantity, especially voltage.
   • 6. a block, typically fixed to the vessel's keel, on which the base of a mast is seated.

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. lift and set down one's foot or one foot after the other in order to walk somewhere or move to a new position Claudia tried to step back I accidentally stepped on his foot 同義詞 walk, move, tread, pace, stride, ... 更多tread, stamp, trample, tramp, squash, crush, flatten
   • ▪ used as a polite or deferential way of asking someone to walk a short distance for a particular purpose please step this way
   • ▪ take a particular course of action young men have temporarily stepped out of the labor market
   • 2. set up (a mast) in its step.

   片語

   • break step
   • fall into step
   • in step
   • follow in someone's steps
   • keep step
   • one step ahead
   • one step at a time
   • out of step
   • step by step
   • step into someone's shoes
   • step it
   • step on it
   • step out of line
   • step up to the plate
   • watch one's step
   • step aside
   • step back
   • step down
   • step forward
   • step in
   • step out
   • step out on
   • step up