n.(小溪中的)踏脚石;(上车,马时用的)踏脚石;(达成某目的的)手段;进身之阶;
例句:
Stop treating me like your stepping-stone.
不要像对待踏脚石一样地对待我.
This job is a stepping-stone to a better one.
这一职位是取得更好职位的进身之 阶.
These mountains and plains are a cradle and a stepping-stone.
这群山和平原是摇篮,是溪中垫脚的石头.