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。
• It proved to be a nice stepping stone for developing a more complex application.
  它是开发更复杂的应用程序的基础。
• 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。
• For others, meanwhile, blogging has been a stepping stone to new employment, part of a career progression that may or may not have been consciously planned.
  同时，对其它人而言，写博客已是寻找新就业机会的跳板，属于职业发展的一部分，这可能是有意规划的，也可能是无意之举。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。