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。
• 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。
• The military operation was the first step in a plan to crush the uprising.
  军事行动是镇压暴动计划的第一步。
• He hospitably asked me to step in and have a talk.
  他殷勤地邀请我进去谈谈。
• 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。
• This should be a standard step in the development methodology and is not unique to this implementation.
  这应该是开发方法学中的一个标准步骤，而不是该实现所特有的。
• Study must proceed step by step in the proper order.
  学习应该按部就班，循序渐进。
• 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。
• Many dentists will no longer treat National Health Service patients, which is a big backward step in this country.
  许多牙医不再为依靠国民保健制度的病人看病，这是该国的一大倒退。
• A step in a long-running process can correspond to a human activity ( a manual workflow item).
  长时间运行的流程中的步骤可以与人工活动（手动工作流项目）对应。