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Steer   [V Car I Verb 动词 N Prep

英语单词 steer
英美音标 英 [stɪə(r)] 美 [stɪr]
中文释义 v.操纵;驾驶;掌舵;引导
英语例句 (1) Sometimes an oar is used to steer a boat.
(2) He steered the car skillfully through the narrow streets.
(3) People used to steer by the stars.
(4) The old man settled himself to steer.
(5) He steered me to a table and sat me down in a chair.
中文例句 (1) 有时桨用以操纵小舟。
(2) 他熟练地驾驶着汽车穿过狭窄的街道。
(3) 过去人们常常参照星星的方位来驾驶。
(4) 老人坐定下来掌舵。
(5) 他把我领到一张桌子前,让我在椅子上坐下。
vocabulary简明 In defining steer, I would steer clear of complicated examples and just say: to steer is to control which direction one is going.
vocabulary扩展 Everyone who owns a car has learned to point his car in the right direction using the steering wheel. It's a bad idea to let your five year-old steer; you might end up in a sandbox. But the use of steer doesn't need to be limited to wheels and handle bars. If you have a friend torn between whether or not to go to college, you can help steer her towards the right decision. The President's job is "to steer the Ship of State."
柯林斯解释
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[VERB 动词]驾驶(车、船、飞机等) When you steer a car, boat, or plane, you control it so that it goes in the direction that you want.
  [V n]
  [V n prep]
  [Also V]
  • What is it like to steer a ship this size?...

    驾驶这么大的船感觉怎么样?

  • When I was a kid, about six or seven, she would often let me steer the car along our driveway.

    在我小时候,大概六七岁时,她经常让我在自家的车道上开车。

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[VERB 动词]引导,指导(某人采取某种行动或态度) If you steer people towards a particular course of action or attitude, you try to lead them gently in that direction.
  [V n prep]
  • The new government is seen as one that will steer the country in the right direction...

    新政府被认为能将国家引向正确的方向。

  • I think you are perfectly correct in trying to steer your mother towards increased independence.

    我认为你试图引导你母亲变得更加独立是完全正确的。

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[VERB 动词]引导,带领(某人去某地) If you steer someone in a particular direction, you guide them there.
  [V n prep]
  • Nick steered them into the nearest seats.

    尼克将他们领到最近的座位上。

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[VERB 动词]选择某种做法;采取某种方式 If you steer a particular course, you take a particular line of action.
  [V n prep]
  [V n]
  • Prime Minister Hun Sen has sought to steer a course between the two groups...

    洪森首相设法游走于两个集团之间。

  • In nearly all these issues the British steered a middle course.

    英国人几乎在所有这些问题上都选择了中间路线。

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[N-COUNT 可数名词]犍牛 A steer is a bull that has been castrated.
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    See also:
    steering
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      [PHRASE 短语]避开;躲避;绕开 If you steer clear of someone or something, you deliberately avoid them.
        [V inflects]
      • I think a lot of people, women in particular, steer clear of these sensitive issues.

        我认为很多人,特别是女性,都会回避这些敏感问题。

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