step above

/ˌstɛp əˈbʌv/· phrase

财经/商业B1

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Chinese meaning

略lüè胜shèng一yī筹chóu；比bǐ…高gāo一yī档dàng

比bǐ某mǒu物wù档dàng次cì略lüè高gāo一yī级jí

In this story →

指zhǐ小xiǎo型xíng电diàn动dòng车chē档dàng次cì高gāo于yú高gāo尔ěr夫fū球qiú车chē

Example

Electric low-speed vehicles, or LSVs, are a step above a traditional golf cart but below a typical light-duty car or truck sold in the U.S.

电diàn动dòng低dī速sù车chē（LSV）比bǐ传chuán统tǒng高gāo尔ěr夫fū球qiú车chē略lüè胜shèng一yī筹chóu，但dàn仍réng逊xùn于yú美měi国guó市shì场chǎng上shàng常cháng见jiàn的de轻qīng型xíng汽qì车chē或huò卡kǎ车chē。

Source: CNBC · 3 Aug 2026

Background ✎

美měi国guó多duō家jiā公gōng司sī力lì推tuī电diàn动dòng低dī速sù车chē，试shì图tú填tián补bǔ高gāo尔ěr夫fū球qiú车chē与yǔ传chuán统tǒng汽qì车chē之zhī间jiān的de市shì场chǎng空kòng白bái。

Roots · etymology

step源自古英语steppan(迈步)

step(台阶/等级)+above(在…之上)

Collocations

a step above the rest / a step above average / one step above

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