- 1步調完全一致、緊緊跟著（常作 in lockstep with）
If people or things move in lockstep, they move in exactly the same way, or at exactly the same speed, as if their steps were locked together. The picture comes from a tight way of marching, each person almost on the heels of the one in front. In ordinary English you mostly meet it in the phrase in lockstep with: prices in lockstep with , a party in lockstep with its leader. It can sound neutral — simply together — or a little critical, as if nobody is thinking for themselves. It is not a dance step, and it is not the same as lock (on a door).
組成From lock + step: steps locked so they must match.
原始詞典資料4 筆記錄
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lockstepnoun/ˈlɒkstɛp/
- 1
governmentmilitarypoliticsA step whereby the toe of one man is brought very close to the heel of the man in front.
- 2
Close connection, unison, rigid synchronization.
- The CIA's analysts learned to march in lockstep, conforming to conventional wisdom.
- But what [the Founding Fathers] weren’t counting on was lockstep partisanship, which translates today into a pro-Trump, pro-MAGA congressional majority that is likely to reinforce the president’s agenda, at least until the 2026 midterm elections.
- 3
An inflexible, rigid or stifling pattern.
lockstepadj/ˈlɒkstɛp/
- 1
In close connection, in unison, synchronized.
- With both official university policies lock-step in favor of military recruitment, the next move is up to the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations.
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