いっぽ

[一歩] **step

【C】歩み， 一歩；一歩の距離；〔…への〕一歩， 段階〔to， toward〕；〔…における〕前進， 進歩〔in〕∥ He took another step back. 彼はもう一歩後ろへ下がった / step by step 一歩一歩

*pace

【C】《正式》1歩；歩幅∥ take a pace forward ［back］ 1歩前進［後退］する.

▲begin at the wrong end 第一歩を誤る / be ［keep， stay］ one ［a］ jump ahead of ... 《略式》…に一歩先んじている / a near-war 戦争一歩手前の騒乱.

¶→一歩も譲らない

一歩
a step

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いっぽ【一歩】

**step

〖C〗歩み， 一歩；一歩の距離；〔…への〕一歩， 段階〔to， toward〕；〔…における〕前進， 進歩〔in〕

He took another step back. 彼はもう一歩後ろへ下がった

step by step 一歩一歩

*pace

〖C〗《正式》1歩；歩幅

take a pace forward ［back］ 1歩前進［後退］する.

▲begin at the wrong end 第一歩を誤る

be ［keep， stay］ one ［a］ jump ahead of... 《略式》…に一歩先んじている

a near-war 戦争一歩手前の騒乱.

¶ → 一歩も譲らない

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いっぽ【一歩】

1 〔足の運びひとつ, ひとあし〕 a [one] step.

●それは月面に記した人類初の一歩であった. That was the first human footprint made on the moon's surface.

・…に向けての一歩 a step toward….

●彼らは猛吹雪の中を一歩一歩確かめながら歩いて行った. They walked through the driving blizzard, making certain of every step they took.

●疲れて足が一歩も先へ出なかった. I was so fatigued that I was unable to take another step.

・いいか, そこから一歩も動くなよ! Listen carefully. Stay right there and don't move a step!

・終日一歩も外へ出なかった. I kept indoors all day long. | I didn't venture one foot outside the whole day.

●もう一歩前へお進みください. Take one more step forward, please.

・これではまるで一歩進んで二歩後退しているようなものだ. It's as though we've been taking two steps backward for every one forward.

・千里の道も一歩より始まる. ⇒せんり.

2 〔1 つの段階〕 a level; a stage; a step; a grade. [⇒だいいっぽ]

●それだけでも前向きの一歩と見ていいだろう. That alone, I believe, can be regarded as a step forward.

・話し合いは合意に向けて一歩前進した. The negotiations took a step forward towards agreement.

●一歩を進める take a step forward; advance to the next stage [level]

・臓器移植法案が可決されわが国の臓器移植は一歩を進めた. With the passing of the bill to allow organ transplant, our country's organ transplant has advanced to a new stage.

・一歩を踏み出す take the first [initial] step 《toward…》

・彼らは和解への一歩を踏み出した. They took the first step toward a reconciliation.

・その構想実現へ向けて, 重要な一歩を踏み出した. We made the first big step toward the realization of the idea.

・彼は新たな一歩を踏み出すたびに大きな壁にぶつかってきた. Every time he set out anew (on his quest), he ran into a [another] brick wall.

・一歩を誤る take a false step

・ここで一歩を誤れば一大事となる. One false step here and we could be facing a catastrophe.

・一歩を誤れば千里の差を生ずる. The first step in the wrong direction will take you to an entirely different destination. | One false step can put you a thousand leagues behind [off course].

●さらに一歩進めて考えると…. If we go a step further and consider….

・最新の OA 機器を使いこなす彼女を見て, われわれより一歩進んでいるという印象を受けた. Watching her operate the latest OA equipment, I got the impression that she was one step ahead of the rest of us.

・彼の考えはいつもぼくたちの一歩先を行っている. His thinking always seems to run one step ahead of ours.

・今のところ彼が一歩リードしている. Right now, he's a step ahead [out in front] of the pack.

・その技術に関しては, わが社は他社に一歩先んじている. Our company is a step ahead of [one up on] the others in that technology.

・当時の日本は文化の程度では一歩も二歩も外国に劣っていた. Japan at that time was far behind other countries in terms of cultural level.

・今年のペナントレースは混戦模様だが, どうやら巨人が一歩抜け出たようだ. This year's pennant race has been a toss-up, but it now looks as though the Giants have pulled a step ahead of the pack.

・〔作品などが認められて〕 これでやっと師匠に一歩近づけた気がします. With this, I feel as though I've finally taken a step closer to my teacher [master].

3 〔少しの程度〕

●あと一歩のところで犯人を取り逃がしてしまった. I was this close to catching the culprit before I let him slip away.

・交渉はあと一歩で妥結というところまでこぎつけたが, 最後まで反対する国があって結局まとまらなかった. The negotiations came this close to a workable compromise, but there were countries that stayed opposed to the end and final consensus was never reached.

・いま一歩 ＝いまひとつ

・うそは犯罪の一歩手前の行為だ. Lying is one step away from crime. | Lying is but one remove from crime.

・彼は死の一歩手前で救出された. He was saved from the very jaws of death.

・彼の会社は破産の一歩手前だ. His company is just one step away from bankruptcy.

●…まであと一歩のところにある be on the (very) brink [verge, threshold, eve] of 《bankruptcy, ruin》; be within an inch of….

●一歩も譲らない do not yield [budge] an inch; hold [stand] one's ground

・一歩も譲らない態度 an ironbound [inflexible] attitude

・両者一歩も譲らない構えだった. Both of them took an unyielding stance.

・あの男は言いだしたら一歩も譲らない. He will never retreat an inch from anything he's said. | Anything he says tends to be fixed in stone.

・その交渉で彼は超大国の大統領を相手に一歩も引かなかった. At the negotiations he held his ground firmly against the president of his superpower adversary.

・私の研究はあれから一歩も進んでいない. My studies have [research has] not advanced a whit since then.

・現内閣の諸政策は前内閣のそれからほとんど一歩も出ていない. The policies of the current Cabinet have advanced hardly at all beyond those of its predecessor.

・彼の発表した理論は従来の考え方から一歩も出ていない. The theory that he published in no way departs from standard views [goes beyond the accepted wisdom] on the subject.

●一歩譲って…としても…. Conceding [Admitting, Granting] that….

・ここで一歩譲って彼の案を取り入れたとしても, 計画全体の趣旨は変わらない. Even if we were to compromise a little to include his proposal, it would not make for any change in the essentials of the plan itself.

・通勤の便ではこちらの物件に一歩譲りますが, 環境と価格を考えるとこのマンションのほうがお買い得だと思います. This apartment concedes something to the other property in terms of commuter convenience, but if you think in terms of environment and cost, then I think it's the better buy.

・ときには一歩引いて, 全体を見渡すことも必要だよ. Sometimes you have to back up a bit and take a look at the whole picture.

・ここはもう一歩踏み込んだ考察がほしかった. Here I would've liked a slightly more in-depth analysis.

・危なかった. 一歩間違うと大事故になるところだった. That was a close one! Another hairbreadth and we'd have had a serious accident.

・検察の権力は強大であり, その行使のしかたを一歩間違うと弾圧につながる. Enormous authority is vested in the prosecution authorities; a slight error in its application can lead to (political) oppression.