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

• 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。
• 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。
• Is the Script and Language of the Bimo Safe for ever or Only a Stepping Stone to Learning Han?
  毕摩经书与语言是安全永续的，抑或仅是学习汉语的一个台阶？
• Each of our troubles is a stepping stone.
  我们的麻烦是坚持耐心地跨出每一步。
• 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。
• Will the Private Cloud be a stepping stone towards the vision of Enterprise Cloud Computing?
  私有云是否会成为通往企业云计算的铺路石呢？
• Failure is a stepping stone to success.
  失败就是成功路上的垫脚石。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。