step forward
collocation迈步向前
She stepped forward to greet the visitors.
她迈步向前迎接来访者。
迈步；踏；踩
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迈步；踏；踩
to move or place the foot in walking
She stepped carefully over the muddy puddle.
她小心地迈过泥泞的水坑。
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。
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.
步行；步行一小段距离。
To walk; to go on foot; especially, to walk a little distance.
缓慢、庄重或坚定地行走。
To walk slowly, gravely, or resolutely.
跳舞。
To dance.
step
Base
原形
steps
3rd person
第三人称单数
stepping
-ing
现在分词
stepped
Past
过去式
stepped
Past participle
过去分词
She steps carefully.
她小心地走。
He stepped on a nail.
他踩到了钉子。
I am stepping into the room.
我正走进房间。
常用动词
He steps onto the scale every morning to check his weight.
他每天早上走上体重秤查看体重。
The children were stepping from stone to stone to cross the stream.
孩子们正在一块块石头上踏过，以便跨过小溪。
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迈步向前
She stepped forward to greet the visitors.
她迈步向前迎接来访者。
退后一步
Please step back from the edge.
请从边缘退后一步。
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。
介入；插手
The teacher stepped in to break up the argument.
老师介入制止了争吵。
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。
辞职；退位
He stepped down from his role as chairman.
他从主席职位上卸任。
介入，插手
The manager had to step in to resolve the argument.
经理不得不介入以解决争吵。
加大（力度），加紧
We need to step up production to meet demand.
我们需要加紧生产以满足需求。
辞职，让位
The CEO decided to step down after the scandal.
丑闻发生后，首席执行官决定辞职。
可别踩到我的蓝色绒面鞋。
When Elvis sings 'Don't you step on my blue suede shoes,' he's telling someone not to damage his favorite shoes.
当猫王唱到“可别踩到我的蓝色绒面鞋”时，他是在叫别人别弄坏他最爱的鞋子。
踏准节奏，踏准节奏！
In the film 'Mary Poppins', the chimney sweeps dance across the rooftops while singing 'Step in time!'.
在电影《欢乐满人间》中，扫烟囱的人一边在屋顶上跳舞，一边唱道“踏准节奏！”。
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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。
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。
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。
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