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

• This job is just a stepping stone for me.
  这份工作对我来说只是一个跳板。
• 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？
• Every challenge is a stepping stone to a happier place than you even knew existed.
  每一个挑战都是我们到达未知的更加幸福彼岸的铺路石。
• 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。
• 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。
• Will the Private Cloud be a stepping stone towards the vision of Enterprise Cloud Computing?
  私有云是否会成为通往企业云计算的铺路石呢？
• 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。
• 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。
• Like nothing else, literacy is a stepping stone away from poverty.
  识字是脱离贫穷的踏脚石，这是其他技能无法比拟的。