fundamental

shrink back ( pt shrank ) , pp shrunk

( 字 ) synchronized

( 处境 ) state, situation ⇒ 你怎么到了这个地步了？ Nǐ zěnme dàole zhège dìbù le? → How did you get into such a state? ⇒ 他竟落到沿街乞讨的地步。 Tā jìng luòdào yánjiē qǐtǎo de dìbù. → He was eventually reduced to begging in the street.

tiny step

go for a stroll

pace ⇒ 加快步伐 jiākuài bùfá → quicken one's pace

go on foot ( pt went ) , pp gone

step ⇒ 步调一致 bùdiào yīzhì → stay in step

step

stroll

( 无敌 ) be unrivalled ( 英 ) 或 unrivaled ( 美 ) ⇒ 他在60年代独步文坛。 Tā zài liùshí niándài dúbù wéntán. → In the sixties he was unrivalled in literary circles.

stop here

big stride

( 步伐 ) step ⇒ 重重的脚步声 zhòngzhòng de jiǎobù shēng → the sound of heavy footsteps

make a concession

get going ⇒ 我们的事业才刚刚起步。 Wǒmen de shìyè cái gānggāng qǐbù. → Our careers have only just got going.

run ( pt ran ) , pp run ⇒ 我每天跑步去学校。 Wǒ měi tiān pǎobù qù xuéxiào. → I run to school every day. ⇒ 他喜欢跑步。 Tā xǐhuan pǎobù. → He likes jogging.

improve

( 落后 ) lag behind

step by step

take great strides ( pt took ) , pp taken

leisurely pace

have a meteoric rise

blindly follow suit

be a good walker

be a stick-in-the-mud

at a stride ⇒ 老师大步流星地走进教室。 Lǎoshī dàbù liúxīng de zǒujìn jiàoshì. → The teacher came striding into the classroom.

be complacent

stride with one's head held high ⇒ 他昂首阔步地前进。 Tā áng shǒu kuò bù de qiánjìn. → He strode forward with his head held high.

follow in other people's footsteps