step in

英 [step ɪn]

美 [step ɪn]

介入，干预，插手（棘手问题）

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 介入，干预，插手(棘手问题)
  If youstep in, you get involved in a difficult situation because you think you can or should help with it.
  1. If no agreement was reached, the army would step in...
     如果无法达成协议，军队将会介入。
  2. There are circumstances in which the State must step in to protect children.
     有些情况下，国家必须出面保护儿童。

英英释义

verb

• act as a substitute
  1. She stood in for the soprano who suffered from a cold
  Synonym:substitutedeputizedeputise
• get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force
  1. Why did the U.S. not intervene earlier in WW II?
  Synonym:interveneinterfereinterpose

双语例句

• The elections were a step in the right direction, but there is a lot more to be done.
  举行选举是迈出了正确的一步，但仍有很多事情要做。
• In any case, consider this a first step in the right direction.
  无论如何，这是向正确的方向迈出了第一步。
• Companies are using every trick in the book to stay one step in front of their competitors.
  各公司想方设法地保持比竞争者领先一步的优势。
• A review of the values is only a first step in the analysis process.
  对值的检查只是分析过程的第一步。
• The Government deserves our wholehearted support for having taken a step in this direction.
  政府已朝这个方向迈进了一步，理应得到我们的全力支持。
• The first step in the unstable tree search is to recalculate the checksum over the page.
  在不稳定树中搜索时，第一步是重新计算页面上的校验和。
• The first step in testing the procedure is to prepare a file that can be loaded in a table.
  测试该过程的第一步是准备一个可以装载到一个表中的文件。
• A common step in plug-in development is internationalization.
  插件开发中的一个常见步骤是国际化。
• The success achieved so far is only the first step in a long march of ten thousand li.
  目前的胜利只是万里长征的第一步。
• 'Do you think that another country will step in to become the dominant military power in the region?' — 'Maybe.'
  “您认为另一个国家会介入在该地区建立军事霸权吗？”——“可能吧。”