steer
verb/stɪə(r)/
/stɪr/
Verb Forms
Idioms | 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/ |
- [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 sportsc1- He told the pilot to steer due north.
他告诉飞行员向正北行驶。 - 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远离城镇并迫降在附近的田野上。 - 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。
- He steered the boat into the harbour.
- [transitive, intransitive] steer (something) (+ adv./prep.) (of a boat, car, etc.) 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.
船驶入港口。 - The car steered off the cliff.
汽车驶离悬崖。 - The canoe steered north for two thousand miles.
独木舟向北行驶了两千英里。
- The ship steered a course between the islands.
- [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.
学校不再引导女孩学习艺术科目。
- He managed to steer the conversation away from his divorce.
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。
- Steer clear of the centre of town at this time of the evening.