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step

英 [step] 美[stɛp]

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n. 步，脚步；步骤；步伐；梯级
vi. 踏，踩；走
vt. 走，迈步

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In that moment of clarity Leah made an important leap, conquering her inner resistance to change and making a firm commitment to take bigger steps.

The most difficult step in programming values will be deciding exactly what we believe is moral, and how to create a set of ethical rules.

So take a step back, switch off the automatic pilot and actually stop and reflect about things like our priorities, our values, and our relationships.

I mean, there are some cautious steps I can take, but ultimately I can not guarantee myself that.

You may have heard some of the fashion industry horror stories: models eating tissues or cotton balls to hold off hunger, and models collapsing from hunger-induced heart attacks just seconds after they step off the runway.

Wireless security providers will often take steps to help combat the threat of jamming attacks.

My advice is that you not pay attention to the number of steps and ingredients, because they can be deceiving.

However the solution to any problem begins with a step in a direction.

So when a French submarine (潜水艇) detected the device's homing signal five days later, the discovery marked a huge step toward determining the cause of a tragedy in which 152 passengers were killed.

Would you like to step this way with me, please?

Public health groups applauded the approved tax as a step toward fixing certain lasting health issues that plague Americans.

The bear would do better in its natural habitat and the agency would step in if its condition deteriorated, they said.

They are also more likely to encourage boys to work through problems on their own, while they tend to step in and help girls who struggle with a problem.

You need to recognize each step of progress you take towards achieving your goals.

There're steps we can take that would make some difference, and Mayor Rahm Emanuel is trying some of them—yet the union is resisting.

It estimated that step would save hundreds of billions of dollars over the next decade.

Frederick's central idea, that stove, sink and kitchen table must be placed in such a relation that useless steps are avoided entirely, inspired the first fully fitted kitchen, designed in the 1920s by Margarete Schütter-Libotsky.

Yet the persistent question of Why do I need that? – or, perhaps more tellingly, Why do you need to know that? – dogs the steps of many new ventures.

The newer players are stepping into what they view as a treasure house of resources.

The Paris agreement has been widely hailed as a positive step forward in addressing climate change for all, although the details on addressing climate justice can be best described as sketchy.

Plain packaging would be another step in the reclassification of cigarettes from inviting consumer products to narcotics ( ' , 麻醉剂).

Companies have already won part of the battle, having driven tech into every part of our lives, tracking our steps and our very heartbeats.

Throughout these series, you will learn more about the profession, the necessary steps to get a social work degree, the rich history of social work and many ways that social workers help others.

Stacy is going to walk you through the step-by-step process of becoming a social worker and Mill will tell you about the range of options you have once you get your social work degree, as well as the high standards of responsibility the social workers must adhere to.

These students need to build skills and knowledge during college if they are to use their degrees as a stepping- stone to middle-class mobility.

Perhaps a new phrase is needed, one that can bring everyone one big step closer to realizing Du Bois's original, idealistic hope: It's not the name—it's the Thing that counts..

Oprah Winfrey's honorary doctorate was a step in the wrong direction.

One critical step that could help to drive change would be to require Ph.

But rarely, if ever, do they publicly take the argument a step further, asserting that a growing manufacturing sector encourages craftsmanship and that craftsmanship is, if not a birthright, then a vital ingredient of the American self-image as a can-do, inventive, we-can-make-anything people.

Taking a step that many professors may view as a bit counterproductive, some colleges and universities are doling out Apple iPhones and Internet-capable iPods to their students

I don't attend services when I am there, and I have never meditated, there or anywhere; I just take walks and read and lose myself in the stillness, recalling that it is only by stepping briefly away from my wife and bosses and friends that I will have anything useful to bring to them.

And so your next step should be to discuss your concerns with your teacher or the principal.

In fact, every step of the way, as (usually) Democratic leaders have tried to introduce work-family balance measures into the law, business groups have been strongly opposed

A human-shaped robot won't be stepping into your car to drive it.

This year's shuttle mission is a big step in space exploration.

Although many people say the new Barbies are a step in the right direction, some people say they don't go far enough.

Perhaps a new phrase is needed, one that can bring everyone one big step closer to realizing Du Bois' original, idealistic hope: "It's not the name — It's the Thing that counts. "

Scientists can use a DOI to publish each step of the research life cycle, not just the final paper.

The author believes the researchers’ new study has gone a step further regarding the impact of screen time on well-being.

A grasp of how to manage color in your spaces is one of the first steps to creating rooms you'll love to live in.

A new commodity brings about a highly profitable, fast-growing industry, urging antitrust反垄断regulators to step in to check those who control its flow.

According to Jennifer Debruyn, the next step of the study is to find out the source of the enzyme.

As the end of school approaches, and school vacation reading lists loom ahead, parents might take this chance to step in and make their own summer reading list and plan a family trip to the library or bookstore.

But the next step is making sure that you remember what you've read! You may have just read the text, but the ideas, concepts and images (形象) may fly right out of your head.

By connecting directly with customers, and by responding quickly to changes in the markets as well as in the ecosystems (生态系统), small farmers can keep one step ahead of the big guys.

Color choices in this range are a step up from the small ones in two major ways.

Experts say Paris is right: for a sudden heart failure, the single best chance for survival is having someone nearby step in and do CPR quickly.

Give your body and brain a rest by stepping outside for a while, exercising, or dong something you enjoy.

Great things happen when you step out of your comfort zone, and you would be surprised on how many chances exist if you just ask.

I guess that there's probably some demanding work schedule, or social anxiety around stepping up to help for an unknown sport.

I started climbing up those strangely mysterious steps.

If the steps you take are working, keep it up.

If you feel stressed by responsibilities at work, you should take a step back and identify those of greater and less importance.

Imagine my surprise when I stepped foot onto UCR's campus, where over 400 organizations exist, ranging from political organizations to karate club.

In the weeks that followed, the solution which had come up in my unconscious mind provided correct at every step.

In this instance, step away from your keyboard to allow everyone to calm down.

It's understandable, but if you're willing to build trust in a relationship again, we have some steps you can take to get you there.

Now that Chicago's waste water was draining efficiently into the Chicago river, the city's next step was to clean the polluted river.

Of course, I also took some practical steps to lose weight.

She would have to cross it by stepping from sleeper to sleeper.

The first step in awakening senses is to stop predicting what we are going to see and feel before it occurs.

The next step, debruyn says, will be to identify the cause of the breakdown.

There was nothing but just green bushes and these steps.

They recognize there's something missing in their lives, but it's hard to step off the track.

When considering a merger, for example, they have traditionally used size to determine when to step in.

In facts, the more new things we try- the more we step outside our comfort zone - the more inherently creative we become, both in the workplace and in our personal lives.

The supposed importance of influentials derives from a plausible sounding but largely untested theory called the “two step flow of communication”: Information flows from the media to the influentials and from them to everyone else.

In 2006, the state went a step further, requiring that any extension of the plant’s license be subject to Vermont legislature’s approval.

John Ioannidis, a physician who studies research methodology, says that the policy is “a most welcome step forward” and “long overdue.”

Americans should take steps to protect their digital privacy.

Relying on ethical persuasion rather than law to address the misuse of body ideals may be the best step.

As an executive coach, I’ve seen image upgrades be particularly helpful during transitions---when looking for a new job, stepping into a new or more public role, or changing work environments.

There is one step the TSA could take that would not require remodeling airports or rushing to hire: Enroll more people in the PreCheck program.

The court’s ruling is a step forward in the struggle against both corruption and official favoritism.

The latter step would largely offset the financial burden of annually pre-funding retiree health care, thus addressing a long-standing complaint by the USPS and its union.

The first step, as Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew McAfee argue in The Second MachineAge, should be rethinking education and job training.

In 2006, the state went a step further, requiring that any extension of the plant's license be subject to Vermont legislature's approval.

In fact, the more new things we try - the more we step outside our comfort zone - the more inherently creative we become, both in the workplace and in our personal lives.

Now, a new Web-based company has taken it a step further and developed the first "brain training program" designed to actually help people improve and regain their mental sharpness.

Seven months and one election day later, a new conservative city council suspended enforcement of the clean air zone, a first step toward its possible demise.

The biotechnology Industry Organisation, a trade group, assured members that this was just a "preliminary step" in a longer battle.

The court's ruling is a step forward in the struggle against both corruption and official favoritism.

The first step, as Erik Brynjolfsson and Andrew MeAfee argue in The Second Machine Age, should be rethinking education and job training.

You'd think this might fuel the efficiency mind-set, but in fact, Eberle notes, such ritualistic behavior helps us "step outside time's flow" into "soul time".