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step FOOT MOVEMENTstepn [C]the act of lifting one foot and putting it down on a different part of the ground, such as when you walk or run脚步，步Sophie took her first steps when she was eleven months old.索菲在她11个月大时跨出了第一步。He rose to his feet and took a couple of steps towards her.他站起身向她走了几步。(fig.) The country is taking its first faltering/tentative steps towards (= It has started to move towards) democracy.这国家正向民主迈出它摇摇晃晃/试验性的第一步。(fig.) I'm pleased to say that Chris has now taken a few steps on the road to recovery (= she has begun to get well again).我很高兴地说，克里斯已在康复的道路上迈出了几步。They walked to the bus stop with hurried steps.他们疾步走向公共汽车站。With every step, her shoes hurt her more and more.每走一步，她的鞋都使她的脚越来越疼。I retraced my steps, looking for my lost keys.我折回原路找丢失的钥匙。I thought I heard some steps (= sounds made by someone's feet when they are walking or running) outside.我想我听见外面有脚步声。[FOOTSTEP]A step is also the distance you cover when you take a step.一步的距离I'd only gone a few steps down the road when I realized I'd forgotten to lock the door.我只向前走了几步便意识到自己忘记了锁门。(fig.) Our house is just a step (= a short distance) from the sation.我们的房子离火车站仅一步之遥。Your step is also the way in which you move your feet when you are walking or running. It can sometimes show how you are feeling.步姿，步态His face was stained with tears and his step was slow and heavy. [U]他的脸上带着泪痕，而且步态缓慢而沉重。She walked out of the office with a spring in her step (= in a way that showed she was happy). [U]她轻快地走出办公室。The driver told us to mind/watch our step (= walk carefully) as we got off the bus. [U]司机让我们下车时小心脚下。You need to mind/watch your step (= be careful about how you behave, or you will get into trouble), young lady.你要注意你的行为，女士。A step is also a particular movement that you make with your feet when you dance.舞步She's teaching me some basic dance steps.她正在教我跳舞的基本步伐。"Shall we dance the waltz?" "I'm sorry, I don't know the steps."“我们跳华尔兹好吗?”“很抱歉，我不会步子。”To move or be in step is to walk or march or dance with other people so that you lift the same foot off the ground and put it down again at the same time as all the other people.齐步，合拍The soldiers marched in step.士兵们齐步行进。We had only walked a short distance when we realized that we had all fallen into/got in/come into step with each other (= were walking so that we were lifting the same foot at the same time).我们刚走出一会儿便发现我们的步伐一致。To move or be out of step is not to lift the same foot and put it down again at the same time as the other people.不合步伐，不合拍I'm no good at dancing--I always get hopelessly out of step.我跳舞跳不好----我总是不合拍，毫无希望。One of the children in the parade was walking out of step with all the others.队伍中有个孩子的步伐与其他人不合拍。If your opinions, ideas or way of living are in step, they are the same as those of other people.一致Television companies need to keep in step with public opinion.电视公司需要与公众意见保持一致。If they are out of step, they are different from those of other people.不一致The Republicans are out of step with the country, Williams said.威廉姆斯说，共和党与国家的意见不一致。He thinks that everyone is out of step except him (= He thinks that although everyone else disagrees with him, he is right and they are wrong).尽管没人和他意见相同，他仍认为除了他每个人都是错的。Step aerobics (also step) is a type of exercise in which you repeatedly and quickly lift one foot, then the other, onto a slightly raised surface, then put them back down on the ground again.跨步有氧健身操I do step three times a week.我一星期做三次有氧健身练习。Do you want to come to a step aerobics class with me tonight?你今晚想和我一起参加有氧健身班吗?
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