step in

英 [step ɪn]

美 [step ɪn]

介入，干预，插手（棘手问题）

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 介入，干预，插手(棘手问题)
  If youstep in, you get involved in a difficult situation because you think you can or should help with it.
  1. If no agreement was reached, the army would step in...
     如果无法达成协议，军队将会介入。
  2. There are circumstances in which the State must step in to protect children.
     有些情况下，国家必须出面保护儿童。

英英释义

verb

• act as a substitute
  1. She stood in for the soprano who suffered from a cold
  Synonym:substitutedeputizedeputise
• get involved, so as to alter or hinder an action, or through force or threat of force
  1. Why did the U.S. not intervene earlier in WW II?
  Synonym:interveneinterfereinterpose

双语例句

• The Government deserves our wholehearted support for having taken a step in this direction.
  政府已朝这个方向迈进了一步，理应得到我们的全力支持。
• The announcement was welcomed as a step in the right direction, but was widely seen as a token gesture
  该公告被认为是向正确方向迈进的一步，因而受到欢迎，但也被普遍看作是一种象征性的姿态。
• Study must proceed step by step in the proper order.
  学习应该按部就班，循序渐进。
• There are circumstances in which the State must step in to protect children.
  有些情况下，国家必须出面保护儿童。
• There's still one more step in the process.
  还差一道工序。
• Verification of the system stress test is the reason for this final step in the method.
  之所以要执行方法中的这最后一步，是为了对系统压力测试进行核实。
• If no agreement was reached, the army would step in
  如果无法达成协议，军队将会介入。
• The first step in the unstable tree search is to recalculate the checksum over the page.
  在不稳定树中搜索时，第一步是重新计算页面上的校验和。
• In any case, consider this a first step in the right direction.
  无论如何，这是向正确的方向迈出了第一步。
• The elections were a step in the right direction, but there is a lot more to be done.
  举行选举是迈出了正确的一步，但仍有很多事情要做。