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1. one of a series of things that you do in order to achieve sth or to solve a problem
   步骤；措施◆This year's sales are an important step towards achieving our goal of being market leader.
   今年的销售额是实现我们成为市场领袖这目标的重要一步。◆We need to take steps to prevent this from happening again.
   我们必须采取措施防止此事再次发生。

●in/out of ˈstep (with sb/sth)thinking or doing sth in the same way as/in a different way from other people
想法一致／不一致◆They have raised their prices in step with other airlines.
他们和其他航空公司一道涨了价。