adjective
steadier, steadiest
1
- firmly fixed, supported, or balanced; not shaking or moving稳固的, 固定的, 不动摇的：
the lighter the camera, the harder it is to hold steady
相机越轻越难拿稳
he refilled her glass with a steady hand.
他用一只沉稳的手再次为她斟满了杯子。
1.1
- not faltering or wavering; controlled稳定的, 不摇晃的; 受控制的：
a steady gaze
久久凝视
she tried to keep her voice steady.
她尽力使自己的声音不颤抖。
1.2
- (of a person) sensible, reliable, and self-restrained（人）睿智的; 可靠的; 沉着的：
a solid, steady young man.
一个坚定踏实的年轻人。
2
- regular, even, and continuous in development, frequency, or intensity规则的; 惯常的; 持续的：
a steady decline in the national birth rate
全国的出生率持续下降
sales remain steady.
销售量保持平稳。
2.1
- not changing; regular and established不变的; 经常的, 固定的：
I thought I'd better get a steady job
我想最好找一份固定的工作
a steady boyfriend.
已确定关系的男朋友。
verb
-ies, -ied
- make or become steady使稳定, 使牢固, 使固定：
with obj. I took a deep breath to steady my nerves我深深吸了一口气来镇定一下我的情绪
as adj.steadying she's the one steadying influence in his life她是持续影响他一生的人
no obj. by the beginning of May prices had steadied.到5月初价格已稳定了下来。
- used as a warning to someone to keep calm or take care镇定; 小心：
Steady now! We don't want you hurting yourself.
现在保持镇定! 我们不想你伤害自己。
(pl. -ies)
1
- informal a person's regular boyfriend or girlfriend〈非正式〉（关系确定的）情侣：
his steady chucked him two weeks ago.
他的女朋友两周前同他分手了。
2
- a strut for stabilizing a caravan or other vehicle when stationary（支撑大篷车或其他车辆的）支架, 撑竿。
短语
go steady
- informal have a regular romantic or sexual relationship with a particular person〈非正式〉与…成为固定的情侣; 与…有固定的性关系。
steady on!
- Brit. used as a way of exhorting someone to calm down or be more reasonable in what they are saying or doing〈英〉沉着！镇定！
派生词
steadier
nounsteadily
adverbsteadiness
noun词源