step in

英 [step ɪn]

美 [step ɪn]

介入，干预，插手（棘手问题）

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 介入，干预，插手(棘手问题)
  If youstep in, you get involved in a difficult situation because you think you can or should help with it.
  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。
  2. There are circumstances in which the State must step in to protect children.
     有些情况下，国家必须出面保护儿童。

英英释义

verb

• act as a substitute
  1. She stood in for the soprano who suffered from a cold
  Synonym:substitutedeputizedeputise
• get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force
  1. Why did the U.S. not intervene earlier in WW II?
  Synonym:interveneinterfereinterpose

双语例句

• Today's hearing was just the first step in the legislative process.
  今天的听证会只是展开立法程序的第一步。
• The military operation was the first step in a plan to crush the uprising.
  军事行动是镇压暴动计划的第一步。
• Many dentists will no longer treat National Health Service patients, which is a big backward step in this country.
  许多牙医不再为依靠国民保健制度的病人看病，这是该国的一大倒退。
• 'Do you think that another country will step in to become the dominant military power in the region?' — 'Maybe.'
  “您认为另一个国家会介入在该地区建立军事霸权吗？”——“可能吧。”
• If no agreement was reached, the army would step in
  如果无法达成协议，军队将会介入。
• This was a drastic step in disease control.
  这是疾病防治中一个强有力的步骤。
• Verification of the system stress test is the reason for this final step in the method.
  之所以要执行方法中的这最后一步，是为了对系统压力测试进行核实。
• Barbara klein: the first step in production is called intaglio printing.
  芭芭拉因：在生产的第一步骤称为凹版印刷。
• The elections were a step in the right direction, but there is a lot more to be done.
  举行选举是迈出了正确的一步，但仍有很多事情要做。
• The Government deserves our wholehearted support for having taken a step in this direction.
  政府已朝这个方向迈进了一步，理应得到我们的全力支持。