stepping stone
英 [ˈstepɪŋ stəʊn]
美 [ˈstepɪŋ stoʊn]
n. (小溪、小河中的)踏脚石; 进身之阶; 垫脚石; 敲门砖
Collins.1
牛津词典
noun
- （小溪、小河中的）踏脚石
one of a line of flat stones that you step on in order to cross a stream or river - 进身之阶；垫脚石；敲门砖
something that allows you to make progress or begin to achieve sth- a stepping stone to a more lucrative career
涉足更赚钱的行业的敲门砖
- a stepping stone to a more lucrative career
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT (尤指事业的)垫脚石，进身之阶
You can describe a job or event as astepping stonewhen it helps you to make progress, especially in your career.- Many students now see university as a stepping stone to a good job.
很多学生现在将上大学看成是找一份好工作的敲门砖。
- Many students now see university as a stepping stone to a good job.
- (小溪或小河中的)垫脚石，踏脚石
Stepping stonesare a line of large stones which you can walk on in order to cross a shallow stream or river.
英英释义
noun
- any means of advancement
- the job was just a stepping stone on his way to fame and riches
- a stone in a marsh or shallow water that can be stepped on in crossing
双语例句
- Is the Script and Language of the Bimo Safe for ever or Only a Stepping Stone to Learning Han?
毕摩经书与语言是安全永续的，抑或仅是学习汉语的一个台阶？ - Round stepping stone. Use for concrete, exposed aggregate, or wood.
圆形踏脚石。使用混凝土、混凝土石块或木材。 - Each of our troubles is a stepping stone.
我们的麻烦是坚持耐心地跨出每一步。 - Tuymans says the first show was a stepping stone to this new one about contemporary artists from China and Belgium.
图伊曼斯说，第一次展览是此次关于中国和比利时当代艺术家新展览的垫脚石。 - Still, this technology could prove a useful stepping stone towards further efficiency reductions in the future.
不过，这已是向未来节能方向发展的一块有用的踏脚石。 - While every job will impact their career, they have to remember that a first job is a stepping stone.
虽然每一份工作都会对他们的事业产生影响，但是他们要记住第一份工作只是一块跳板。 - I am sure this promotion is just a stepping stone to even greater things.
我相信你这次晋升，只是未来取得更辉煌成就的开端。 - I see this job just as a stepping stone to better things.
我把这工作视为通往更好工作的踏脚石。 - Representing and specifying those universally applicable entities is only a stepping stone in applying archetypes.
表示和指定这些统一应用实体仅是在应用原型中的一个中间步骤。 - For CapitaLand, Shanghai was their first stepping stone into China.
对凯德置地来说，上海是他们进入中国的跳板。