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steer

verb
 
🔊/stɪə(r)/
🔊/stɪr/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they steer
🔊/stɪə(r)/
🔊/stɪr/
he / she / it steers
🔊/stɪəz/
🔊/stɪrz/
past simple steered
🔊/stɪəd/
🔊/stɪrd/
past participle steered
🔊/stɪəd/
🔊/stɪrd/
-ing form steering
🔊/ˈstɪərɪŋ/
🔊/ˈstɪrɪŋ/
Idioms
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  1.  
    [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 Examples
    • He told the pilot to steer due north.他告诉飞行员转向正北。
    • Johnson managed to steer the plane away from the town and crash-land in a nearby field.约翰逊设法使飞机离开城镇，并在附近的野外降落。
    • 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.船正在由一位老人操纵。
    • The captain steered the boat into the narrow harbour.船长把船开进了狭窄的港口。
    Topics Transport by waterc1, Transport by car or lorryc1, Sports: water sportsc1
  2.  
    [transitive, intransitive] steer (something) (+ adv./prep.) (of a boat, car, etc.船、汽车等) to move in a particular direction行驶
    • The ship steered a course between the islands.船在岛屿之间穿行。🔊🔊
    • The ship steered into port.船驶进港口。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • The ship steered into the harbour.船转向港口。
    • The car steered off the cliff.汽车驶离悬崖。
    • The canoe steered north for two thousand miles.独木舟向北转了2000英里。
  3.  
    [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
    • He managed to steer the conversation away from his divorce.他设法避开他离婚这话题。🔊🔊
    • She steered the team to victory.她率领全队取得胜利。🔊🔊
    • The skill is in steering a middle course between the two extremes.技巧就在于避开这两个极端，走中间路线。🔊🔊
    • Schools no longer steer girls towards arts subjects.学校不再将女孩引向艺术学科。
    4. Word Originverb Old English stīeran, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch sturen and German steuern.
Idioms
keep/stay/steer clear (of somebody/something)
  1. 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。

steer

noun
🔊/stɪə(r)/
🔊/stɪr/
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  1. [singular] (British English, informal) a piece of advice or information that helps you do something or avoid a problem建议；劝告；忠告
    • Can anyone give me a steer on this?有人能就这一点给我个建议吗？🔊🔊
    • Do you know somebody working there who could give you a steer?您知道有人在那里工作可以指导您吗？
    • I’d really appreciate a steer in the right direction.我非常感谢朝着正确方向的方向。
    Topics Suggestions and advicec2
  2. [countable] a bull (= a male cow) that has been castrated (= had part of its sex organs removed), kept for its meat 阉公牛；肉用公牛compare bullock, oxTopics Animalsc2
    3. Word Originnoun Old English stēor, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch stier and German Stier.