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
Roast duck. There will be a slight delay for that.
烤鸭。那会稍微慢一点。
Do you build sand castles when you go to the beach?
你去沙滩的时候，堆沙丘城堡了吗？
he had great difficulty in controlling the car because a tyre burst during the first run.
但他很难把汽车控制住，因为在开始的行程中爆了一只轮胎。