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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• I consider my work here as stepping stone for a promising future in this industry.
  我把这份工作看作是在业内大展宏图的踏脚石。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。