stepping stone

英 [ˈstepɪŋ stəʊn]

美 [ˈstepɪŋ stoʊn]

n. (小溪、小河中的)踏脚石; 进身之阶; 垫脚石; 敲门砖

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牛津词典

noun

（小溪、小河中的）踏脚石
one of a line of flat stones that you step on in order to cross a stream or river
进身之阶；垫脚石；敲门砖
something that allows you to make progress or begin to achieve sth
1. a stepping stone to a more lucrative career
  涉足更赚钱的行业的敲门砖

柯林斯词典

N-COUNT (尤指事业的)垫脚石，进身之阶
You can describe a job or event as astepping stonewhen it helps you to make progress, especially in your career.
1. Many students now see university as a stepping stone to a good job.
  很多学生现在将上大学看成是找一份好工作的敲门砖。
(小溪或小河中的)垫脚石，踏脚石
Stepping stonesare a line of large stones which you can walk on in order to cross a shallow stream or river.

英英释义

noun

any means of advancement
1. the job was just a stepping stone on his way to fame and riches
a stone in a marsh or shallow water that can be stepped on in crossing

双语例句

Failure is a stepping stone to success.
失败就是成功路上的垫脚石。
Many students now see university as a stepping stone to a good job.
很多学生现在将上大学看成是找一份好工作的敲门砖。
Tuymans says the first show was a stepping stone to this new one about contemporary artists from China and Belgium.
图伊曼斯说，第一次展览是此次关于中国和比利时当代艺术家新展览的垫脚石。
Each experience can be a stepping stone for us to be better people.
每次经历都可以成为我们的一块垫脚石而成为更好的人。
I see this job just as a stepping stone to better things.
我把这工作视为通往更好工作的踏脚石。
Every challenge is a stepping stone to a happier place than you even knew existed.
每一个挑战都是我们到达未知的更加幸福彼岸的铺路石。
While every job will impact their career, they have to remember that a first job is a stepping stone.
虽然每一份工作都会对他们的事业产生影响，但是他们要记住第一份工作只是一块跳板。
Will the Private Cloud be a stepping stone towards the vision of Enterprise Cloud Computing?
私有云是否会成为通往企业云计算的铺路石呢？
Representing and specifying those universally applicable entities is only a stepping stone in applying archetypes.
表示和指定这些统一应用实体仅是在应用原型中的一个中间步骤。
She had to show that she was not just using New York as a stepping stone to the White House.
因此她必须让大家看到，她并非仅仅是在利用纽约，将其作为进军白宫的跳板。