"step up to the plate" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 挺身而出
• 承担责任

Definition

在重要或困难的时候主动承担责任或应对挑战，通常意味着勇敢或展现领导能力。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

多用于非正式或半正式场合，起源于棒球。现在泛指在必要时站出来主动承担责任。类似“挺身而出”、“承担责任”，但不是字面上的“走上板球场”动作。

Examples

It's time to step up to the plate and help your team.

是时候**挺身而出**、帮助你的团队了。

When the manager was sick, she stepped up to the plate.

经理生病时，她**挺身而出**了。

John decided to step up to the plate and lead the project.

约翰决定**承担责任**带领这个项目。

Nobody wanted to organize the event, so I stepped up to the plate.

没人愿意组织活动，所以我**挺身而出**了。

If we want to win this contract, we have to step up to the plate now.

如果我们想拿下这个合同，现在就得**挺身而出**。

She really stepped up to the plate when things got tough at work.

工作困难时，她真的**挺身而出**了。