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steer v.操舵，驾驶；n.公牛，食用牛 steer (v.) "guide the course of a vehicle," originally by a rudder or something like it, Old English steran (Mercian), stieran (West Saxon) "steer, guide, direct; govern, rule; restrain, correct, punish," from Proto-Germanic *steurjan (cognates: Old Norse styra, Old Frisian stiora, Dutch sturen, Old High German stiuren, German steuern "to steer," Gothic stiurjan "to establish, assert"), related to *steuro "a rudder, a steering," from PIE *steu-ro- (cognates: Greek stauros "stake, pole"), extended form of root *sta- "to stand" (see stet).The notion is of a stiff, upright pillar or post used in steering, or else perhaps "establish," hence "direct, steer." Intransitive sense also was in Old English. To steer clear of in the figurative sense of "to avoid completely" is recorded from 1723. Related: Steered; steering.steer (n.) "young ox," Old English steor "bullock," from Proto-Germanic *steuraz (cognates: Old Saxon stior, Old Norse stjorr, Swedish tjur, Danish tyr, Middle Dutch, Dutch, German stier, Gothic stiur "bull"), perhaps from PIE *steu-ro-, denoting "larger domestic animal" (see taurus). In U.S. of male beef cattle of any age. 【记】star 看星星，指南针是驾驶船时用；steel 钢铁，钢铁制成的火车，汽车，飞机轮船等用来驾驶的【相关】deer 鹿，engineer 工程师, 火车司机,wheel 轮，方向盘

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[stiə] 【英】 n. 公牛，食用牛(am ox less than four years old)steer['stIE]v.驾驶, 掌舵 v.操舵，驾驶【英】 v.驾驶, 掌舵 v.操舵，驾驶(to control the course)【例】 steer a car through the entrance(把车开进大 门) v. 驾驶, 掌舵(指引...的路线); n 可食用年轻公牛【记】一头steer, steer着汽车冲下steep的悬崖就steep了

单词	steer
音标	[stiə]
解释	v.操舵，驾驶；n.公牛，食用牛
红宝书	【英】 n. 公牛，食用牛(am ox less than four years old)steer['stIE]v.驾驶, 掌舵 v.操舵，驾驶【英】 v.驾驶, 掌舵 v.操舵，驾驶(to control the course) 【例】 steer a car through the entrance(把车开进大门)
字源	steer (v.) "guide the course of a vehicle," originally by a rudder or something like it, Old English steran (Mercian), stieran (West Saxon) "steer, guide, direct; govern, rule; restrain, correct, punish," from Proto-Germanic steurjan (cognates: Old Norse styra, Old Frisian stiora, Dutch sturen, Old High German stiuren, German steuern "to steer," Gothic stiurjan "to establish, assert"), related to steuro "a rudder, a steering," from PIE steu-ro- (cognates: Greek stauros "stake, pole"), extended form of root sta- "to stand" (see stet). The notion is of a stiff, upright pillar or post used in steering, or else perhaps "establish," hence "direct, steer." Intransitive sense also was in Old English. To steer clear of in the figurative sense of "to avoid completely" is recorded from 1723. Related: Steered; steering. steer (n.) "young ox," Old English steor "bullock," from Proto-Germanic steuraz (cognates: Old Saxon stior, Old Norse stjorr, Swedish tjur, Danish tyr, Middle Dutch, Dutch, German stier, Gothic stiur "bull"), perhaps from PIE steu-ro-, denoting "larger domestic animal" (see taurus). In U.S. of male beef cattle of any age.
不择手段背单词	v. 驾驶, 掌舵(指引...的路线); n 可食用年轻公牛【记】一头steer, steer着汽车冲下steep的悬崖就steep了
趣味全助记	【记】star 看星星，指南针是驾驶船时用；steel 钢铁，钢铁制成的火车，汽车，飞机轮船等用来驾驶的【相关】deer 鹿，engineer 工程师, 火车司机,wheel 轮，方向盘

Steer Cognates German 英 掌舵 English Proto Germanic Norse

Steer Cognates German 英掌舵 English Proto Germanic Norse