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 step
 不同步; 失步

 step
 單指令狀態

 step
 步 步驟

 Step-.  A prefix used before father, mother, brother, sister, son, daughter, child, etc., to indicate that the person thus spoken of is not a blood relative, but is a relative by the marriage of a parent; as, a stepmother to X is the wife of the father of X, married by him after the death of the mother of X. See Stepchild, Stepdaughter, Stepson, etc.
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 step
      n 1: any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal; "the
           situation called for strong measures"; "the police took
           steps to reduce crime" [syn: measure]
      2: the distance covered by a step; "he stepped off ten paces
         from the old tree and began to dig" [syn: footstep, pace,
          stride]
      3: the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting
         it down; "he walked with unsteady steps"
      4: support consisting of a place to rest the foot while
         ascending or descending a stairway; "he paused on the
         bottom step" [syn: stair]
      5: relative position in a graded series; "always a step
         behind"; "subtle gradations in color"; "keep in step with
         the fashions" [syn: gradation]
      6: a short distance; "it's only a step to the drugstore" [syn:
         stone's throw]
      7: the sound of a step of someone walking; "he heard footsteps
         on the porch" [syn: footfall, footstep]
      8: a musical interval of two semitones [syn: tone, whole
         tone, whole step]
      9: a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface; "the police made
         casts of the footprints in the soft earth outside the
         window" [syn: footprint, footmark]
      10: a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a
          ship's mast or capstan is fixed
      11: a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular
          dance; "he taught them the waltz step" [syn: dance step]
      v 1: shift or move by taking a step; "step back"
      2: put down or press the foot, place the foot; "For fools rush
         in where angels fear to tread"; "step on the brake" [syn:
         tread]
      3: cause (a computer) to execute a single command
      4: treat badly; "This boss abuses his workers"; "She is always
         stepping on others to get ahead" [syn: mistreat, maltreat,
          abuse, ill-use, ill-treat]
      5: furnish with steps; "The architect wants to step the
         terrace"
      6: move with one's feet in a specific manner; "step lively"
      7: walk a short distance to a specified place or in a specified
         manner; "step over to the blackboard"
      8: place (a ship's mast) in its step
      9: measure (distances) by pacing; "step off ten yards" [syn: pace]
      10: move or proceed as if by steps into a new situation; "She
          stepped into a life of luxury"; "he won't step into his
          father's footsteps"
      [also: stepping, stepped]