Word · Frequency #720
step
迈步；踏；踩
to move or place the foot in walking
- 1.
To move the foot in walking; to advance or recede by raising and moving one of the feet to another resting place, or by moving both feet in succession.
在行走中移动脚；通过抬起和移动一只脚到另一个落脚点,或连续移动双脚来前进或后退。
- 2.
To walk; to go on foot; especially, to walk a little distance.
步行；步行一小段距离。
- 3.
To walk slowly, gravely, or resolutely.
缓慢、庄重或坚定地行走。
- 4.
To dance.
跳舞。
- 5.
To move mentally; to go in imagination.
在精神上移动；在想象中前进。
- 6.
To set, as the foot.
放置脚。
- 7.
To fix the foot of (a mast) in its step; to erect.
将桅杆的底部固定在桅座上；竖立。
- 8.
To advance a process gradually, one step at a time.
逐步推进过程,一次一步。
步行；走；缓慢地走；庄重地走；坚定地走；逐步推进；逐步进行；跳舞；神游；在想象中移动
In use
She stepped carefully over the muddy puddle.
He steps onto the scale every morning to check his weight.
The children were stepping from stone to stone to cross the stream.
Verb forms
base step · third person steps · -ing stepping · past stepped · past participle stepped
常用动词
Connections
Collocations
- step forward
- 迈步向前
- She stepped forward to greet the visitors.她迈步向前迎接来访者。
- step back
- 退后一步
- Please step back from the edge.请从边缘退后一步。
- step aside
- 让到一边；退开
- The crowd stepped aside to let the ambulance pass.人群让到一边让救护车通过。
- step in
- 介入；插手
- The teacher stepped in to break up the argument.老师介入制止了争吵。
- step up
- 加快；加强
- The company is stepping up production to meet demand.公司正在加快生产以满足需求。
- step down
- 辞职；退位
Learner notes
Memory Tip
助记（非词源）：把 step 拆成 s + tep，s 像脚印，tep 像“踏”的变音；想象一步步踏出脚印，稳步向前。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常行走、户外活动、口语叙述 作为动词表示“迈步、踩”的核心义时，通常用于日常动作描写，口语和书面语中都比较常见，没有明显的正式或非正式色彩。若涉及“跳舞”或“坚定地走”等引申义，语境会相应调整，但核心义仍以中性用法为主。
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 step /stɛp/ 押韵的词有 pep、prep、rep、steppe（/ɛp/）。注意：deep 和 keep 拼写以 -ep 结尾，但发音为 /iːp/，与 step 不同。steppe 与 step 发音相同但拼写不同。
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。
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