step的英文释义Noun 1. any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal;

the situation called for strong measuresthe police took steps to reduce crime2. the distance covered by a step;

he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig3. the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down;

he walked with unsteady steps4. support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway;

he paused on the bottom step5. relative position in a graded series;

always a step behindsubtle gradations in colorkeep in step with the fashions6. a short distance;

it's only a step to the drugstore7. the sound of a step of someone walking;

he heard footsteps on the porch8. a musical interval of two semitones

9. a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface;

the police made casts of the footprints in the soft earth outside the window10. a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed

11. a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance;

he taught them the waltz stepVerb 1. shift or move by taking a step;

step back2. put down or press the foot, place the foot;

For fools rush in where angels fear to treadstep on the brake3. cause (a computer) to execute a single command

4. treat badly;

This boss abuses his workersShe is always stepping on others to get ahead5. furnish with steps;

The architect wants to step the terrace6. move with one's feet in a specific manner;

step lively7. walk a short distance to a specified place or in a specified manner;

step over to the blackboard8. place (a ship's mast) in its step

9. measure (distances) by pacing;

step off ten yards10. move or proceed as if by steps into a new situation;

She stepped into a life of luxuryhe won't step into his father's footsteps