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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
      1. 进身之阶;垫脚石;敲门砖
        something that allows you to make progress or begin to achieve sth
        1. a stepping stone to a more lucrative career
          涉足更赚钱的行业的敲门砖

      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.
        1. 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。
      • (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
          1. 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

          • This job is just a stepping stone for me.
            这份工作对我来说只是一个跳板。
          • 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。
          • 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。
          • Achieving a Toastmasters educational goal is a stepping stone along the way to achieving a larger personal goal.
            获得演讲会教育的目标,是一个你将会更靠近你期待的新世界,达成你更大的个人目标的踏脚石。
          • She had to show that she was not just using New York as a stepping stone to the White House.
            因此她必须让大家看到,她并非仅仅是在利用纽约,将其作为进军白宫的跳板。
          • Failure is a stepping stone to success.
            失败就是成功路上的垫脚石。
          • Most addicts do relapse, but we view that as a stepping stone to success, she said.
            大多数成瘾患者都会故态复萌,但我们认为这是通向成功的踏脚石。
          • 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。
          • 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。