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单词
ˈstepping-ˌstone
释义
ˈstepping-ˌstone
NOUN
C
1
a step in a process that helps you to move forward to another part of it 进身之阶；垫脚石
The job can be a stepping-stone to a career in publishing.
这项工作可以成为向出版界发展的进身之阶。
2
a flat piece of rock in a river that you can stand on in order to cross to the other side （河中的）踏脚石