step

step, pace

这两个名词均含“步，步态”之意。
step: 普通用词，指脚抬起落下的动作和一步的距离。抽象概念指步骤。
pace: 指身体向前移动的速度和情况。表一步距离时，可与step换用。

walk, stride, stroll, strut, pace, step

这些动词均有“行走，徒步”之意。
walk: 最常用词，中性词，指除跑、跳之外所有移步的动作。
stride: 着重步子大而且节奏有力，流露出匆忙、烦恼、得意等情绪。
stroll: 多指走走停停，步子缓慢，悠闲自得，漫无目的。
strut: 指大摇大摆地走，含过分自信或自高自大意味。
pace: 指踱步，走步。
step: 多用来指“短步，台步或急步”。

名词 step:

1. any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
   同义词：measure
2. the distance covered by a step
   同义词：footstep, pace, stride
3. the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down
4. support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway
   同义词：stair
5. relative position in a graded series
   同义词：gradation
6. a short distance
   同义词：stone's throw
7. the sound of a step of someone walking
   同义词：footfall, footstep
8. a musical interval of two semitones
   同义词：tone, whole tone, whole step
9. a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface
   同义词：footprint, footmark
10. a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed
11. a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance
    同义词：dance step

动词 step:

1. shift or move by taking a step
2. put down or press the foot, place the foot
   同义词：tread
3. cause (a computer) to execute a single command
4. treat badly
   同义词：mistreat, maltreat, abuse, ill-use, ill-treat
5. furnish with steps
6. move with one's feet in a specific manner
7. walk a short distance to a specified place or in a specified manner
8. place (a ship's mast) in its step
9. measure (distances) by pacing
   同义词：pace
10. move or proceed as if by steps into a new situation

1. The government is taking steps to control the rising crime rate.
   政府正采取措施，控制不断上升的犯罪率。
2. We should take steps to prevent war.
   我们应当采取措施制止战争。
3. She stepped on a loose stone and twisted her ankle.
   她踩到一块松动的石头上，扭伤了脚踝。