单词stepping-stone
n.: 上马石；垫脚石；进身的阶梯；(达到目的的)手段
网络: 踏脚石；进身之阶；跳板
（小溪、小河中的）踏脚石:
one of a line of flat stones that you step on in order to cross a stream or river
进身之阶；垫脚石；敲门砖:
something that allows you to make progress or begin to achieve sth
垫脚石;敲门砖
中途歇脚处
进身的阶梯;(达到目的的)手段,方法
上马石;垫脚石
(跨越浅河)供踏脚的石头
复数：stepping-stones
It"s been said a few times already, but it could be a stepping stone, something to build from and gather a bit of confidence from.
有些事重复了千百遍，但道理还是不变的，有些事情就是要从比赛中建立，从比赛中获取一些自信。
It has been a massive year for me, a big stepping stone, and it has helped me for my career ahead.
对我来说这是重要的一年，一个大的台阶，它为我未来的职业生涯提供了帮助。
She had to show that she was not just using New York as a stepping stone to the White House.
因此她必须让大家看到，她并非仅仅是在利用纽约，将其作为进军白宫的跳板。
If I was a stepping stone in the middle of the bridge, he would bump into me and I can touch him!
如果我被铺在桥的正中，就能碰到他、摸他一下了！
Using that as a stepping stone, he made his next fortune buying and selling interests.
他靠做大宗石油交易起家，然后借此作为跳板又靠买卖债权发了横财。
Representing and specifying those universally applicable entities is only a stepping stone in applying archetypes.
表示和指定这些统一应用实体仅是在应用原型中的一个中间步骤。
For Woodrow Wilson and Dwight Eisenhower, being head of Princeton and Columbia, respectively, was a stepping-stone to the White House.
伍德罗·威尔逊和艾森豪威尔曾是普林斯顿和哥伦比亚大学的校长，他们的大学校长身份是他们入主白宫的敲门砖。
Not just a brag, not just a stepping stone to a higher title, not just an adjunct to competition.
一个较高的称号不仅仅是自夸，也不仅仅是一块垫脚石，更不是参与竞争的附属物。
Rosneft wants to transform itself into a respectable global oil firm, using its relationship with BP as a stepping-stone.
Rosneft想用和BP的良好关系，将自己变成一个受人敬仰的全球石油公司。
If you think announcing your resignation is a stepping stone to a better salary at your current job, think again.
如果你认为宣布辞职可以为你目前的工作赢得加薪机会，请三思而行。