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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Each of our troubles is a stepping stone.
  我们的麻烦是坚持耐心地跨出每一步。
• 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！
• 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。
• 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。
• Clearly a stepping stone for a better life.
  明显是迈向更美好生活的踏脚石。
• 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。
• Failure is a stepping stone to success.
  失败就是成功路上的垫脚石。