steer
verb
noun
stɪə
verb
1
CAR/BOAT ETC
汽车/船等
to
control
the
direction
a
vehicle
is
going,
for
example
by
turning
a
wheel
驾驶〔车、船等〕
I,T
He
was
steering
with
only
one
hand.
他只用一只手驾驶。
[+
for/towards
etc
]
Steer
toward
the
left.
向左行驶。
2
CHANGE SB/STH
改变某人/某物
to
guide
someone’s
behaviour
or
the
way
a
situation
develops
引导，指导〔某人的行为〕
T
steer
sb
towards/away
from/through
etc
sth
Teachers
try
to
steer
pupils
away
from
drugs.
教师试图引导学生远离毒品。
Helen
tried
to
steer
the
conversation
away
from
herself.
海伦设法把话题从自己身上引开。
3
BE IN CHARGE OF
负责
to
be
in
charge
of
an
organization,
team
etc
and
make
decisions
that
help
it
to
be
successful,
especially
during
a
difficult
time
掌管，控制;〔尤指在困难时期〕带领…度过
T always + adv/prep
steer
sth
through/to
etc
sth
McKinney
steered
the
company
through
the
recession.
麦金尼带领公司度过经济衰退的艰难岁月。
4
GUIDE SB TO A PLACE
引领某人到某处
to
guide
someone
to
a
place,
especially
while
touching
them
带领，引导〔尤指用手轻触某人时〕
T
steer
sb
towards/to
etc
sth
Joel
steered
Don
and
Louise
towards
the
backyard.
乔尔领着唐和路易丝向后院走去。
5
steer clear (of sb/sth)
to
avoid
someone
or
something
unpleasant
or
difficult
[非正式] 避开（某人/某物）; 从（某人/某物）处脱身
informal
Jo
tried
to
steer
clear
of
political
issues.
乔尽量避开政治话题。
6
steer a course
to
choose
a
particular
way
of
doing
something
选择某种做法，采用某种方式
Managers
were
allowed
to
steer
their
own
course.
经理获准采取他们自己的做法。
The
government
chose
to
steer
a
middle
course
between
the
two
strategies
(=chose
a
strategy
that
was
not
extreme)
.
政府在这两种策略之间选择走中间路线。
noun
7
a
young
male
cow
whose
sex
organs
have
been
removed
〔阉过的〕小公牛;