step /step/► SEE ALLbe in/out of step (with sb/sth)fall into step (beside/with sb)mind/watch your stepone step forward, two steps backa/one step ahead (of sb/sth)step by stepstep into the breachstep into sb’s shoesstep on itstep out of linebe/get out of linetread on sb’s toes ●be in/out of ˈstep (with sb/sth)1.putting your feet on the ground in the right/wrong way, according to the rhythm of the music or the people you are moving with（同音乐）合拍／不合拍；（和某人）步伐一致／不一致◆I found myself marching in step with the music. 我不知不觉地踏着音乐的节拍行走。2.having ideas that are the same as or different from other people’s（和某人）想法一致／不一致◆He’s completely out of step with other cancer specialists; his ideas about treatment are quite different. 他和其他癌症专家的意见完全不一致，他的治疗主张截然不同。◆The government no longer seems to be in step with the attitudes of the people. 政府和人民的态度似乎不再一致了。●fall into ˈstep (beside/with sb) (written) change the way you are walking so that you start walking in the same rhythm as the person you are walking with调整步伐（和…）齐步行进；开始（与某人）步调一致◆He caught her up and fell into step beside her. 他赶上她，跟她步调一致地走起来。●mind/watch your ˈstep1.walk carefully走路小心◆Mind your step, it’s wet there. 留神脚底下，那里湿。2.behave or act carefully言行小心谨慎◆You’ve got to watch your step with Simon. He gets angry very quickly. 你跟西蒙相处要谨慎小心，他脾气很爆。●one step ˌforward, two steps ˈback (saying) used to say that every time you make progress, something bad happens that means that the situation is worse than before进一步，退两步◆Trying to get the law changed has been a frustrating business. It’s a case of one step forward, two steps back. 为修改这条法律作了努力，但结果很令人沮丧，完全就是在进一步，退两步。●a/one step aˈhead (of sb/sth)when you are one step ahead of sb/sth, you manage to avoid them or to achieve sth more quickly than they do避开；领先一步；先人一着◆One of the reasons why they’re so successful as a business is because they always seem to be one step ahead of the competition. 为什么他们公司能如此成功，其中一个原因就是他们似乎总是在竞争中领先一步。●ˌstep by ˈstepslowly, one thing after another; gradually一步一步地，循序渐进地（做某事）◆If you take it step by step, learning a language is easy. 如果你能够循序渐进，学习语言并不难。◆There are step-by-step instructions on how to build your bookcase. 有操作指南一步步地教你怎么做书架。●step into the ˈbreachdo sb’s job or work when they are suddenly or unexpectedly unable to do it临时代理某人的工作◆The cook at the hotel fell ill, so the manager’s wife stepped into the breach. 酒店的厨师病倒了，所以经理的妻子临时顶替了他。NOTE This comes from the military. A breach was a hole that had been made in the walls that defended you from your enemies. If you stepped into the breach you stood in front of the hole and tried to stop people from entering.这个习语源于军队。breach 指防卫墙上的缺口。step into the breach 指站在缺口处阻止别人进入。●step into sb’s ˈshoestake over a job from another person接替某人的工作◆Mike stepped into his father’s shoes when his father retired as director. 父亲退休后，迈克接替了他的工作，出任公司董事。●ˈstep on it ( step on the ˈgasespecially in NAmE) (informal) drive a car faster; accelerate踩油门；加速；加快◆You’ll be late if you don’t step on it. 你要是不加快速度就要迟到了。●step out of ˈline●be/get out of ˈlinebehave badly or break the rules行为出轨；表现不好；不守规矩◆The teacher warned them that she’d punish anyone who stepped out of line. 老师警告他们说，谁要是不守规矩就要惩罚谁。●ˌtread on sb’s ˈtoes (especially BrE) (NAmE usuallyˌstep on sb’s ˈtoes) (informal) offend or annoy sb, especially by getting involved in sth that is their responsibility得罪某人，冒犯某人（尤指因插手其职责）◆Now that we have proper job descriptions we are less likely to tread on each other’s toes.既然现在我们明白了自己的工作职责，我们就不太可能彼此越界冒犯了。