steppingstone

steppingstone

美 [ˈstepɪŋˌstoʊn] 　英 [ˈstepɪŋˌstəʊn]

• n.踏脚石
• 网络垫脚石；脚踏石

词形变化

复数：steppingstones  

英汉解释

n.

1. 踏脚石

英英解释

n.	1. a step in a process that helps you to move forward to another part of it 2. a flat piece of rock in a river that you stand on in order to cross to the other side

例句

I am beginning to comprehend this important factor for I am a dedicated teacher who is using teaching as a steppingstone to something else.

我正在开始理解这个重要的因素，因为我是一个投入的教师，正在将教学作为通向另一种东西的跳板。

Many people use education as a steppingstone to a better life.

许多人将教育作为赢得更好的生活的手段。

But you canlook at this issue this way: A dead-end job is there to provide a steppingstone for upward-bound employees.

但你可以这样来看这个问题：这种死工作是为那种有上进心员工预备的一块跳板。

It's a steppingstone every year.

每年都在前进一个台阶。

Shanghai's Chongming island: Steppingstone | The Economist

《经济学人》上海崇明岛的“生态”未来