| 单词 | steel yourself |
| 释义 | steel yourselfsteel yourself PREPAREto prepare yourself to do something that you know will be unpleasant or upsetting 使自己准备应付〔不愉快的事〕 steel yourself to do something He steeled himself not to look away. 他硬下心不把目光移开。 Examples from the Corpus steel yourself• I had to steel myself before I could tell her about the accident.• Jim steeled himself for a fight.• The small staff of doctors, nurses and psychotherapists is steeling itself for an expected 100 percent increase in clients next year.• To steel himself, he served as a witness at two state executions.• She had been expecting changes and had steeled herself not to resent them.• I steeled myself, reached all the way in, and unlocked the door.• He stood straight and still, breathing hard as if he were steeling himself to do something.• And now he must steel himself to face a future without both his parents.• She steeled herself to look at the body again.• I steel myself to look them in the eyes. → steel yourself at steel2(1) |
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