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。
• 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 him SpaceX is merely a stepping stone for his Martian retirement.
  对他而言，太空探索技术公司只是块为实现他的火星退休梦铺路的垫脚石。
• 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。
• Clearly a stepping stone for a better life.
  明显是迈向更美好生活的踏脚石。
• 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。
• 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。
• Their primary degree is a stepping stone, a time for studying subjects in which they have a deep interest.
  他们的第一学位只是一个跳板，是学习课程并培养对某些课程兴趣的过程。
• 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。
• 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！