Word · CEFR A2 · Frequency #720
step
台阶；梯级；踏板
a flat surface that you put your foot on when going up or down stairs, a ladder, or a vehicle
如楼梯的一级、梯子的横档或公交车门口的踏板
- 1.
An advance or movement made from one foot to the other; a pace.
跨步；一步
- 2.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
为实现目标所采取的任何步骤
- 3.
A rest, or one of a set of rests, for the foot in ascending or descending, as a stair, or a rung of a ladder.
楼梯或梯子上的踏脚板或横档
- 4.
the distance covered by a step
一步的距离
- 5.
The part of a spade, digging stick or similar tool that a digger's foot rests against and presses on when digging; an ear, a foot-rest.
铲、挖棍等工具上脚踩踏的部位；踏脚处
- 6.
the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down
迈步的动作
- 7.
The button joining a glass's stem to its foot.
连接杯茎与杯脚的圆钮
- 8.
A distinct part of a process; stage; phase.
过程的一个环节；阶段
- 9.
A running board where passengers step to get on and off the bus.
公共汽车的上下车踏板
- 10.
The space passed over by one movement of the foot in walking or running.
行走或奔跑时一步所跨过的距离
- 11.
A small space or distance.
一小段距离或空间
- 12.
A print of the foot; a footstep; a footprint; track.
脚印；足迹
- 13.
A gait; manner of walking.
步态；走路的样子
- 14.
Proceeding; measure; action; act.
步骤；措施；行动
- 15.
A walk; passage.
步行；一段路程
- 16.
A portable framework of stairs, much used indoors in reaching to a high position.
便携式梯子,常用于室内登高
- 17.
A framing in wood or iron which is intended to receive an upright shaft; specifically, a block of wood, or a solid platform upon the keelson, supporting the heel of the mast.
承托垂直轴的框架；桅杆座
- 18.
One of a series of offsets, or parts, resembling the steps of stairs, as one of the series of parts of a cone pulley on which the belt runs.
阶梯状部件之一,如锥形皮带轮的台阶
- 19.
A bearing in which the lower extremity of a spindle or a vertical shaft revolves.
立轴下端的轴承
- 20.
The interval between two contiguous degrees of the scale.
音阶中相邻两个音级之间的音程
- 21.
A change of position effected by a motion of translation.
通过平移运动实现的位置变化。
- 22.
A constant difference between consecutive values in a series.
序列中连续值之间的恒定差异。
- 23.
Stepping (style of dance)
踏步舞(舞蹈风格)。
迈步；一步；步骤；阶段；步幅；一步跨过的距离；一小段距离；几步路；足迹；脚印
In use
Be careful—the first step is broken.
She tripped on the top step and nearly fell.
There are twenty steps leading up to the front door.
the police took steps to reduce crime
he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig
he walked with unsteady steps
Connections
Collocations
- first step
- 第一步，初步
- The first step is to create a plan.第一步是制定计划。
- next step
- 下一步
- What is the next step in the process?过程中的下一步是什么？
- baby step
- 微小的一步，小步
- We are making baby steps towards the solution.我们正在朝着解决方案迈出微小的一步。
- step forward
- 前进的一步，进步
- This is a step forward in the negotiation.这是谈判中的一步前进。
- step back
- 后退的一步，退步
- Sometimes you need to take a step back to reflect.有时你需要退一步来反思。
- step by step
- 逐步，一步一步
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象你正在爬台阶（step），每踏一步（step）就念一声“step”，声音和“踏步”相似，记忆深刻。
Context & Register
这个义项多用于舞蹈语境，正式或非正式场合均可。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Genuine rhymes: pep, rep, yep (all /ɛp/). Beware of lookalikes like steep (/stip/) and stop (/stɑp/).
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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