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
Collins.1
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- a stepping stone to a more lucrative career
涉足更赚钱的行业的敲门砖
- a stepping stone to a more lucrative career
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.- 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。
- Many students now see university as a stepping stone to a good job.
- (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
- 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
- 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。 - 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。 - Achieving a Toastmasters educational goal is a stepping stone along the way to achieving a larger personal goal.
获得演讲会教育的目标，是一个你将会更靠近你期待的新世界，达成你更大的个人目标的踏脚石。 - 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？ - 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。 - While every job will impact their career, they have to remember that a first job is a stepping stone.
虽然每一份工作都会对他们的事业产生影响，但是他们要记住第一份工作只是一块跳板。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。