| 释义 |
step out1Leave a room or building for a short time: Mrs Giraud has had to step out for a while, but make yourself at home...- So, she hands me a fly-swatter, steps out of the room and goes to phone my step-dad to find out where they keep the bug spray.
- He steps out of the room and returns a few minutes later after consulting his manager.
- I stepped out of the room to grab a couple of beers from the kitchen.
2North American informal Go out with: he was stepping out with a redheaded waitress...- It seems Rupert's been stepping out with some rich vixen.
- She's now stepping out with a gentleman.
- He was a member of a failed boyband and has been stepping out with young Samantha for three years now.
3Walk with long or vigorous steps: she enjoyed the outing, stepping out manfully...- Weak, disused musculature means I have to saunter and stroll rather than step out briskly.
- I nudged Glory into a trot and he eagerly stepped out, his long strides eating up the ground.
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