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step up to the plate

/stɛp ʌp tu ðə pleɪt/
phrasal verb★中级— 挺身而出◆成语
◆ 真正含义
在关键时刻主动承担责任或迎接挑战,强调勇气和主动性。
¶ 字面意思
字面义为‘走向本垒板’(棒球运动术语)。
字面拆解
step up向前移动+to the plate到本垒板(棒球比赛中击球员的位置)
◇ 意境
想象一名棒球运动员勇敢地走向本垒板,准备击球——比喻在困境中主动承担责任的勇气。
◈ 使用场景
团队项目因领导缺席陷入混乱,一位成员主动站出来制定计划并协调资源,此时可用‘step up to the plate’。
◉ 文化注释
源于美国棒球文化,后广泛应用于商业、政治和日常生活。类似中文成语‘挺身而出’或‘临危受命’。
非正式

主动承担责任或迎接挑战,特别是在关键时刻

The team captain stepped up to the plate when the coach was absent.

教练缺席时,队长挺身而出承担责任。

She didn’t hesitate to step up to the plate when the company needed new leadership.

公司需要新领导时,她毫不犹豫地挺身而出。

💡

常用于工作、团队合作或危机时刻,强调主动性和责任感。

搭配

step up to the plate挺身而出ready to step up准备好承担责任need to step up需要有人站出来

同义词

take chargetake the initiativestep into the breachrise to the occasion

反义词

shirk responsibilitypass the buckavoid responsibility

相关短语

take the bull by the horns成语
直接面对困难
step into the breach成语
临危受命
take charge短语动词
负责管理或控制局面

💡专业提示

区分字面与比喻义

字面义为‘走向本垒板’,比喻义为‘主动承担责任’。例句中的‘step up to the plate’绝非字面意思,而是比喻‘迎接挑战’。

⚡黄金法则

使用场景

适用于工作、团队合作或危机时刻,强调主动性。避免用于日常琐事(如‘step up to the plate’吃饭)。

📖词源

源于棒球运动,球员在击球时需‘step up to the plate’(走向本垒板)面对投球手。后引申为面对挑战或责任的主动行为。

📝用法说明

常用于非正式场合,强调主动性和勇气。在正式文件中可替换为‘assume responsibility’或‘take charge’。

单词拆解

step up
走上前,主动行动
phrasal verb
+
to the plate
到本垒板(棒球术语)
prepositional phrase
英汉词典

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