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

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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
  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

• The planned goal may become a stepping stone for future plans, so therefore may require great solidity and strength to allow future goals to be built on top of this current goal.
  被激化好了的目标会成为未来计划的一个奠基石，因此要要求坚固和强壮的允许未来的目标被建立在当下这一目标的顶峰。
• If I was a stepping stone in the middle of the bridge, he would bump into me and I can touch him!
  如果我被铺在桥的正中，就能碰到他、摸他一下了！
• 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。
• Each experience can be a stepping stone for us to be better people.
  每次经历都可以成为我们的一块垫脚石而成为更好的人。
• 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。
• 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。
• The job was just a stepping stone on his way to fame and riches.
  工作只是他成名的进身之阶。
• Each of our troubles is a stepping stone.
  我们的麻烦是坚持耐心地跨出每一步。
• Read more and imitate, you are on the stepping stone to the real English world.
  多看多模仿，就是登陆真正英语世界的踏脚石。