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I . step [step] N

1. step:

step
步 bù
step
步幅 bùfú
take a step back
退后一步

3. step:

step
台阶 táijiē
step
梯级 tījí

5. step:

step
舞步 wǔbù

II . step <stepped; stepping> [step] VB intr

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1. step:

step
(向某方向)走 zǒu

2. step:

step
迈步 màibù
step
举步 jǔbù

3. step (on):

step
踩 cǎi
step
踏 tà

step [step]

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step-in <step-ins> N

step-parent N

hop, step and jump N, hop, skip and jump

Usage examples with step

step by step
渐渐地 jiànjiànde
step up
加速 jiāsù
take a step back
退后一步
in (out of) step
步伐一致(不一致) bùfá yīzhì
step down [or aside]
辞职 cízhí
break forward a step
向前冲上一步
watch one's step
谨慎行事 jǐnshèn xíngshì
step up production
加快生产
a sideways step
向旁迈的一步
Wages are out of step with prices.
工资跟不上物价。

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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This movement is usually used as a step before the horse is asked for a pirouette, and also to improve turns for jumping courses.
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Two particularly poignant examples are the sixty-fourth note runs near the beginning, and the trembling half-step figure that appears at the beginning and end.
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Performers would therefore gracefully step in and out of bamboo poles, arranged in a criss-cross fashion while manipulating either fans or simply their bare hands.
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Interestingly, fundamentally novel approaches for model choice that incorporate quality control as an integral step in the process have recently been proposed.
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His syndicalism led him to drop any criticism of the more conservative union leaders; in his eyes, organizing workers was a step toward dismantling capitalism.
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Many clinicians improperly perform, or entirely miss this step, introducing avoidable diagnostic error and misdiagnosis.
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I'm standing on an ice floe, take a step and my foot goes right through the ice.
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They owned a salon and spa, and wanted to give their clients an experience that pampered them a step beyond.
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In the third step, an isomerization step protonates the nitrogen atom leading to the amide.
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His cobber takes his hand, and then the two turn, put their feet on the firing step, and start to pray together.
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