台阶 [tái jiē]

• • (踏级) footstep; step; altar; bench:

    a flight of a dozen steps

    十几级台阶

  • {讯} pedestal seat
  • {矿} open pit bench
  • (避免因僵持而受窘的途径或机会) an opportunity to extricate oneself from an awkward position:

    Give them an out.

    给他们找个台阶下吧。

• 短语:
  • 台阶齿轮 {机} stepped gear wheel;
  • 台阶电压 plateau voltage;
  • 台阶高度 shoulder height;
  • 台阶立板 step riser;
  • 台阶螺钉 {设计} stepped screw;
  • 台阶坡面角 {矿} bank slope;
  • 台阶熔岩 {地质} bench lava; bench magma;
  • 台阶色谱法 step chromatography