Translation

• rank or step
• stairs

Synonyms

• 台阶, 坎, 坎儿, 坎子, 墀, 砌, 级, 踏步, 阶级, 陛, 除
• 台阶, 阶梯
• 号, 品, 品级, 星等, 流, 等, 等差, 等次, 等第, 等级, 级, 级差, 级次, 路, 阶段

Examples

• 他的军阶比我高一级。
  He is immediately above me in rank.
• 美国是一个自称没有社会阶层的国家。
  America likes to claim that it is a "classless" society.
• 工程的第一阶段已经完成了。
  The first phase of construction has been completed.
• 癌症如果在第一阶段被发现的话是很容易治愈的。
  Cancer can be cured easily if it is found in its first phase.