steppingstone / ˈstɛp ɪŋˌstoʊn /
⚽高中词汇踏脚石梯形石阶梯式建筑阶梯型
steppingstone 的定义
n. 名词 noun- a stone, or one of a line of stones, in shallow water, a marshy place, or the like, that is stepped on in crossing.
- a stone for use in mounting or ascending.
- any means or stage of advancement or improvement: She looked on the governorship as a steppingstone to the presidency.
更多steppingstone例句
- He spoke of all the good he would do after he used this military steppingstone to get into medical school.
- He’s not in it for the ego or for recognition or any kind of steppingstone or some personal development goal.
- Yet, scientists say, those failures are often crucial steppingstones toward a better understanding of the disease and eventual treatments.
- Besides being a steppingstone to diabetes, prediabetes raises a person’s risk for heart disease and stroke.
- The there-and-back-again mission was a crucial steppingstone for the company on its path to sending a manned craft into the ether.
- The ships going out of port were such a steppingstone to him, and a vague consciousness came back to him of having been in a ship.