Stepping-stone
大学 Collegen. 踏脚石, 进身之价
📖 牛津释义
stepping-stone
n
(a) flat stone (usu one of several) providing a place to step on when crossing a stream, river, etc on foot （过河等用的）踏脚石.
(b) (fig 比喻) means or stage of progress towards achieving or attaining sth 藉以达到目标的手段或阶段
a first stepping-stone on the path to success 通向成功的第一步.
🧩 词语组成解析
[计] 步进式, 改变
stone
[ston]
n. 石头;宝石;矿石;（膀胱或肾脏中的）结石;
vt. 向扔石块;用石头铺;以石掷向;除（水果的）硬核;
adj. 石制的;石头似的;[S-]石器时代的;粗陶制的;
adv. 石一般的;
🗣️ 情景例句
Crossing the Luohu border is a nightmare on holidays and weekends.
节日或者周未过后边毕业班检查站简直就是场恶梦。
Payday is here again.
又到了领薪水的日子了。
The leader of the party was examining the soil near the entrance to the cave when the machine showed that there was gold under the ground.
当这个队的队长正在检查洞口附近的土壤时，那台机器显示出它的下面埋有金子。