steer
verbVerb Forms
Idioms present simple I / you / we / they steer | |
he / she / it steers | |
past simple steered | |
past participle steered | |
-ing form steering |
- [transitive, intransitive] steer (something/somebody) (+ adv./prep.)
to control the direction in which a boat, car, etc. moves 驾驶(船、汽车等);掌控方向盘 He steered the boat into the harbour. 他把船开进港。 - (figurative)
He took her arm and steered her towards the door. 他抓住她的胳膊,把她带往门口。 You row and I'll steer. 你划桨,我来掌舵。
Extra ExamplesTopics Transport by waterc1, Transport by car or lorryc1, Sports: water sportsc1He told the pilot to steer due north. 他告诉飞行员向北行驶。 Johnson managed to steer the plane away from the town and crash-land in a nearby field. 约翰逊设法驾驶飞机离开了小镇,迫降在附近的田地里。 Pilots need to learn to steer on the ground as well as in the air. 飞行员要学会在地面上以及空中操纵飞机。 The boat was being steered by an elderly man. 船由一位老人驾驶。 The captain steered the boat into the narrow harbour. 船长把船开进了狭窄的港口。
- [transitive, intransitive] steer (something) (+ adv./prep.)
(of a boat, car, etc. )船、汽车等 to move in a particular direction 行驶 Extra ExamplesThe ship steered into the harbour. 船驶进了港口。 The car steered off the cliff. 汽车驶下悬崖。 The canoe steered north for two thousand miles. 独木舟向北航行了两千英里。
- [transitive] steer something + adv./prep.
to take control of a situation and influence the way in which it develops 操纵;控制;引导
Word Originverb Old English stīeran, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch sturen and German steuern.
Idioms
keep/stay/steer clear (of somebody/something)
to avoid a person or thing because they may cause problems 避开;回避;躲避 Steer clear of the centre of town at this time of the evening. 晚上这个时段还是避开市中心吧。