英汉词典

step 基本解释

• n. 步，脚步；步骤；步伐；梯级
• vi. 踏，踩；走
• vt. 走，迈步

step 词态变化

step 中文词源

来自古英语 steppan,踏步，走，前进，来自 Proto-Germanic*stapjana,踏步走，来自*stapiz,脚 步，来自 PIE*stebh,支撑，踩踏，词源同 stamp,stump.引申诸相关词义。

step 英文词源

step

step: [OE] Step, together with its relatives German stapfen and Dutch steppen, comes from a prehistoric West Germanic base *stap- ‘tread’ (a nasalized version of which produced English stamp). (Russian step, source of English steppe [17], is not related.) The prefix step- [OE], as in stepdaughter, stepfather, etc, originated in a word meaning ‘orphan’. It is related to Old High German stiufen ‘bereave’.
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step (v.)

Old English steppan (Anglian), stæppan (West Saxon) "take a step," from West Germanic *stap- "tread" (cognates: Old Frisian stapa, Middle Dutch, Dutch stappen, Old High German stapfon, German stapfen "step"), from PIE root *stebh- "post, stem; to support, place firmly on" (see staff (n.); cognates: Old Church Slavonic stopa "step, pace," stepeni "step, degree"). The notion is perhaps "a treading firmly on; a foothold."

Transitive sense (as in step foot in) attested from 1530s. Related: Stepped; stepping. Originally strong (past tense stop, past participle bestapen); weak forms emerged 13c., universal from 16c. To step out "leave for a short time" is from 1530s; meaning "to go out in public in style" is from 1907. Step on it "hurry up" is 1923, from notion of gas pedal.

step (n.)

Old English steppa (Mercian), stæpe, stepe (West Saxon) "stair, act of stepping," from the source of step (v.). Compare Old Frisian, Middle Dutch, Dutch stap, Old High German stapfo, German Stapfe "footstep"). From late Old English as "degree on a scale." Figurative meaning "action which leads toward a result" is recorded from 1540s. In dancing, from 1670s. Meaning "type of military pace" is from 1798. Warning phrase watch your step is attested from 1911. Step by step indicating steady progression is from 1580s. To follow in (someone's) steps is from mid-13c.

step 词组搭配

step 英文释义

1. any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal;

"the situation called for strong measures"

"the police took steps to reduce crime"

2. the distance covered by a step;

"he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig"

3. the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down;

"he walked with unsteady steps"

4. support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway;

"he paused on the bottom step"

5. relative position in a graded series;

"always a step behind"

"subtle gradations in color"

"keep in step with the fashions"

6. a short distance;

"it's only a step to the drugstore"

7. the sound of a step of someone walking;

"he heard footsteps on the porch"

8. a musical interval of two semitones

9. a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface;

"the police made casts of the footprints in the soft earth outside the window"

10. a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed

11. a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance;

"he taught them the waltz step"

step 同义词解析

step, pace

这两个名词均含"步，步态"之意。

step： 普通用词，指脚抬起落下的动作和一步的距离。抽象概念指步骤。

pace： 指身体向前移动的速度和情况。表一步距离时，可与step换用。

step 双语例句

1. If no agreement was reached, the army would step in.

如果无法达成协议，军队将会介入。

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2. A little girl was sitting on the step of the end house.

一个小女孩正坐在最顶头那幢房子门前的平台上。

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3. The government took another step on the road to political reform.

政府在实现政治改革的路上又迈进了一步。

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4. This is an important step toward lower interest rates.

这是向较低利率迈出的重要一步。

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5. We need a push to take the first step.

我们需要一点儿鼓励才能迈出第一步。

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step 实用场景例句

a baby's first steps

婴儿学步

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He took a step towards the door.

他朝门口迈了一步。

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We heard steps outside.

我们听见外面有脚步声。

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He walked with a quick light step.

他迈着轻快的步子走着。

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It's only a few steps further.

再走几步就到了。

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He turned around and retraced his steps (= went back the way he had come) .

他转身原路往回走。

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She moved a step closer to me.

她朝我靠近一步。

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I took a step towards him...

我朝他迈了一步。

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She walked on a few steps...

她继续走了几步。

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This was the moment when Neil Armstrong became the first man to step on the Moon...

就在此刻，内尔·阿姆斯特朗成了首位登上月球的人。

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She accidentally stepped on his foot on a crowded commuter train...

她在拥挤的通勤列车上不小心踩到了他的脚。

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This little room was along a passage and down some steps...

这个小房间在沿着走廊再下几级台阶的地方。

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A flight of stone steps leads to the terrace.

一段石阶通向露台。

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A little girl was sitting on the step of the end house...

一个小女孩正坐在最顶头那幢房子门前的平台上。

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Leave empty milk bottles on the step.

将空奶瓶放在门阶上。

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He greeted the agreement as the first step towards peace...

他称该协定是通向和平的第一步。

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She is not content with her present lot and wishes to take steps to improve it...

她对自己目前的生活并不满意，希望能采取措施改善它。

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The next step is to put the theory into practice...

下一步是要将理论付诸实践。

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Aristotle took the scientific approach a step further.

亚里士多德将该科学方法向前推进了一步。

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He quickened his step...

他加快了步伐。

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There was a real spring in her step.

她的步子非常轻快。

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Successful travel is partly a matter of keeping one step ahead of the crowd...

成功的旅行在某种程度上就是要比人群先走一步。

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Businessmen cluster together to get ideas, tips, personal contacts anything to get a step ahead of the computer.

商人们聚集在一起寻求创意、建议、人际关系等，以便能比计算机领先一步。

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They were almost the same height and they moved perfectly in step...

他们几乎一样高，而且走路时步调完全一致。

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They jogged in silence a while, faces lowered, out of step...

他们低着头，一言不发地慢跑了一会儿，步伐也不一致。

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Moscow is anxious to stay in step with Washington...

俄罗斯政府迫切希望和美国政府保持一致。

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The British Government is once more out of step with world opinion.

英国政府的观点再一次和世界舆论出现分歧。

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We've only got thirty-five minutes so step on it.

我们只有 35 分钟了，快点。

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I am not rushing things and I'm taking it step by step...

我不会仓促行事，我会一步一步地来。

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Follow our simple step-by-step instructions.

按照我们简单的说明，一步一步来。

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