| 单词 | to step in |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto step in to step in 1. To come or go indoors; to enter a house or apartment casually or for a short visit. Also, to enter a boat, vehicle, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > going or coming in > go or come in [verb (intransitive)] to go ineOE ingoc900 to come inOE incomec1000 infarec1000 enterc1325 enderc1330 ingressc1330 entera1382 to fall inc1384 usha1400 to get ina1425 to step in1534 to set (or put) (a) footing1567 invade1590 to take in1595 to hop in (also out)1914 society > travel > transport > transport or conveyance in a vehicle > riding in a vehicle > ride in a vehicle [verb (intransitive)] > get into a vehicle to get aboarda1616 to step into ——1825 to step in1832 to hop in (also out)1914 c1000 Ælfric Judges iv. 21 Seo wifman..stop inn digollice. 1534 Bible (Tyndale rev. Joye) John v. 4 Whosoever then fyrst after the steringe of the water, stepped in, was made whoale. a1640 J. Fletcher & P. Massinger Spanish Curat iv. vi, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. G2/2 'Pray ye let's step in, and see a friend of mine. c1660 J. Evelyn Diary anno 1641 (1955) II. 43 As we return'd we stepp'd in to see the Spin-house. 1786 E. Inchbald I'll tell you What i. i. 6 Do step in and take your chocolate with her. 1832 H. Martineau Ella of Garveloch xi. 138 The little boat pushed off..the three boatmen..having waved their bonnets and cheered before they stept in, in honour of the spectators. 1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. I. v. viii. 280 Such Deputation is on the point of setting out,—when lo, his Majesty himself, attended only by his two Brothers, steps in. 1898 J. A. Gibbs Cotswold Village iii. 50 If he could get you to ‘step in,’ he would offer you gooseberry, ginger, cowslip, and currant wine. 2. To come forward and join in what is going on; to come to close quarters, enter the fray; to intervene in an affair, a dispute, etc. literal and figurative. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social relations > association, fellowship, or companionship > associate together or with [verb (intransitive)] mingc1275 company1387 joinc1390 meddlec1390 herd?a1400 fellowshipc1430 enfellowship1470 to step in1474 accompany?1490 yoke?a1513 to keep with ——c1515 conjoin1532 wag1550 frequent1577 encroach1579 consort1588 sort1595 commerce1596 troop1597 converse1598 to keep (also enter, come into, etc.) commons1598 to enter common1604 atone1611 to walk (also travel) in the way with1611 minglea1616 consociate1638 associate1644 corrive1647 co-unite1650 walk1650 cohere1651 engage1657 mix1667 accustom1670 to make one1711 coalite1735 commerciate1740 to have nothing to say to (also with)1780 gang?1791 companion1792 mess1795 matea1832 comrade1865 to go around1904 to throw in with1906 to get down1975 the world > action or operation > doing > activity or occupation > acting in another's business or intervention > act in another's business or intervene [verb (intransitive)] to step in1474 to go (etc.) between the bark and the tree1546 to make in1575 intermediate1610 interposea1616 to put in1631 intervene1646 to strike ina1715 to wade in1905 society > society and the community > dissent > absence of dissension or peace > bringing about concord or peace > become at peace with each other [verb (intransitive)] > mediate stightlec1440 stickle1530 moderate1597 mediate1616 to step in1657 interpose1710 mediatize1885 1474 W. Caxton tr. Game & Playe of Chesse (1883) iii. iii. 101 His frende..forth~wyth stept in and sayde that he hymself was culpable of the deth of this man. 1546 J. Heywood Dialogue Prouerbes Eng. Tongue i. iii. sig. Aiv Whyle I at length debate and beate the bushe, There shall steppe in other men, & catche the burdes. 1568 Christis Kirk on Grene in W. T. Ritchie Bannatyne MS (1928) II. 263 Than stevin come stoppand in wt stendis. a1616 W. Shakespeare Othello (1622) ii. iii. 222 This Gentleman Steps in to Cassio, and intreates his pause. View more context for this quotation 1657 N. Billingsley Brachy-martyrologia ii. i. 150 While they for the crown contended, In step'd the Romans, so the quarrel ended. a1719 J. Addison Dialogues Medals in Wks. (1721) I. i. 448 It is here therefore..that the old Poets step in to the assistance of the Medallist. 1774 O. Goldsmith Hist. Earth IV. 230 Just when, by long labour, the weasel..had removed the board, the monkey stept in, and..fastened it again in its place. 1867 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest I. vi. 497 Certain Bishops and other chief men stepped in to preserve peace. 1877 E. A. Freeman Hist. Norman Conquest (ed. 3) II. ix. 407 The three able statesmen who are represented as stepping in [(ed. 1, 2) intervening] between him and his dangerous vassal. 3. In Wrestling, to bring one's leg round the opponent's. In Cricket, of a batter: To advance a step to meet a ball. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > fighting sports > wrestling > wrestle [verb (intransitive)] > manoeuvres collara1555 to step in1713 to step up1713 to step forward1898 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > cricket > batting > bat [verb (intransitive)] > types of batting to play back1816 to step in1837 to play forward1851 to run out1858 slog1869 hang one's bat out to dry1895 to force the game1897 to farm the strike1901 to sit on (or upon) the splice1906 1713 T. Parkyns Inn-play 19 Step in with your left Leg the inside of his right. 1713 T. Parkyns Inn-play 22 At the same time he steps in with his other leg to turn you. 1837 New Sporting Mag. 11 197 Stepping in to meet the ball... In stepping in the hitter must get well over the ball. 1862 J. Pycroft Cricket Tutor 35 As to forward play, with an over-pitched ball every first-rate player knows how to step in. < as lemmas |
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