| 单词 | steer |
| 释义 | steer 1. v. & n. --v 1. tr. a guide (a vehicle, aircraft, etc.) by a wheel etc. b guide (a vessel) by a rudder or helm. 2. intr. guide a vessel or vehicle in a specified direction (tried to steer left). 3. tr. direct (one's course). 4. intr. direct one's course in a specified direction (steered for the railway station). 5. tr. guide the movement or trend of (steered them into the garden; steered the conversation away from that subject). --n US steering; guidance. Phrases and idioms steer clear of take care to avoid. steering-column the shaft or column which connects the steering-wheel, handlebars, etc. of a vehicle to the rest of the steering-gear. steering committee a committee deciding the order of dealing with business, or priorities and the general course of operations. steering-wheel a wheel by which a vehicle etc. is steered. Derivatives steerable adj. steerer n. steering n. (esp. in senses 1, 2 of v.). Etymology: OE stieran f. Gmc 2. n. a young male bovine animal, esp. one castrated and raised for beef. Etymology: OE steor f. Gmc |
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