first step
collocation第一步，初步
The first step is to create a plan.
第一步是制定计划。
台阶；梯级；踏板
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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
Be careful—the first step is broken.
小心，第一级台阶坏了。
如楼梯的一级、梯子的横档或公交车门口的踏板
跨步；一步
An advance or movement made from one foot to the other; a pace.
为实现目标所采取的任何步骤
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
楼梯或梯子上的踏脚板或横档
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.
一步的距离
the distance covered by a step
She tripped on the top step and nearly fell.
她在最上面一级台阶上绊了一下，差点摔倒。
AI contextual example
There are twenty steps leading up to the front door.
有二十级台阶通向大门。
AI contextual example
the police took steps to reduce crime
警方采取措施减少犯罪
WordNet
he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig
他从老树那里量出十步,然后开始挖掘
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第一步，初步
The first step is to create a plan.
第一步是制定计划。
下一步
What is the next step in the process?
过程中的下一步是什么？
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。
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。
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。
逐步，一步一步
Follow the instructions step by step.
一步一步地按照指示做。
一步步地
He learned the dance step by step.
他一步步学会了这支舞。
小心行事
Watch your step; the floor is wet.
小心行事；地板是湿的。
提高水平
You need to step up your game to win the competition.
你需要提高水平才能赢得比赛。
你走的每一步，你做的每一个动作，我都在看着你。
The song warns that every step you take is being watched.
这首歌警告说，你走的每一步都在被监视。
这是个人的一小步，却是人类的一大步。
Neil Armstrong's first step on the moon marked a historic moment.
尼尔·阿姆斯特朗在月球上的第一步标志着历史性的时刻。
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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。
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Genuine rhymes: pep, rep, yep (all /ɛp/). Beware of lookalikes like steep (/stip/) and stop (/stɑp/).
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