lockstep /ˈlɒkˌstɛp/ (also lock step)

• 1. 

  N-UNCOUNT When members of the armed forces march in lockstep, they march very close to each other. 前后紧接 [美国英语] [usu 'in' N]

  例：

  Navy officers marched in lockstep to lay flowers at the base of the new monument.

  海军官员们一个一个紧挨着在新的墓碑底座上放下了鲜花。

• 2. 

  PHRASE If people or things move in lockstep, or if they move in lockstep with each other, they act in a similar way. 步伐一致 [美国英语] [after v; oft PHR 'with' n]

  例：

  After years of moving in lockstep, France and Germany are growing apart at an alarming rate.

  多年步伐一致之后，法国与德国正在以惊人的速度分道扬镳。

  例：

  In the end, the 1987 collapse suggested, the economy doesn't move in lockstep with stock prices.

  最终，1987年股市大崩盘表明，经济与股价并不同步。