steady + object
He steadied the ladder.
他稳住了梯子。
稳住；使平稳；扶稳
steadying — present participle of steady
稳定下来；变得平稳；使稳固；使稳定；防止摇晃。；变得稳定；稳定下来。；使稳定；支撑或固定使稳固,如同用支架
to make something steady, stop it from shaking, or support it firmly
使稳固；使稳定；防止摇晃。
To stabilize; to prevent from shaking.
变得稳定；稳定下来。
To become stable.
使稳定
make steady
支撑或固定使稳固,如同用支架
support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace
一般现在时
She steadies the ladder before climbing.
她爬之前先稳住梯子。
一般过去时
He steadied his nerves with a deep breath.
他深吸一口气稳住了神经。
现在完成时
They have steadied the boat after the storm.
他们在暴风雨后稳住了船。
steady作为动词是规则变化，注意过去式和过去分词为steadied。
She put a book under the table leg to steady it.
她在一只桌腿下垫了本书，好把它稳住。
用法提示：steady 在此为及物动词，表示“使……平稳、稳住”。
AI contextual example
He steadied himself against the wall before walking on.
他扶着墙稳住身体，然后继续往前走。
用法提示：steadied 是 steady 的过去式，表示“使身体稳定、扶稳”。
AI contextual example
As the wind died down, the boat slowly steadied.
风势减弱后，船慢慢地平稳下来了。
用法提示：steadied 在这里是不及物动词，表示“变得平稳、稳定下来”。
AI contextual example
He steadied the ladder.
他稳住了梯子。
反身代词常与against或on连用。
She steadied herself against the wall.
她靠着墙稳住了自己。
比 steady 更正式，多用于抽象事物（如经济、局势）或体制；不常用于表示用手扶住某个具体物体。
强调借助外界力量或支架来固定；比 steady 更具体，常用于防止人或物体摇晃或倒下。
侧重通过系、拴、扣等方式固定；比 steady 更强调“安全、可靠”的结果，常用于有松动危险的物体或人员。
侧重承受重量或向上托举，常用作支撑物或人的动作；比 steady 更通用，但“steady”更强调保持不动，不一定需要承重。
grammar · medium
易错句子He steady his nerves before the speech.
正确表达He steadied his nerves before the speech.
错误原因：将'steady'误用为形容词或原形动词，未根据时态使用过去式'steadied'。动词'steady'需要根据主语和时态变形。
grammar · medium
易错句子The mechanic steadyed the engine carefully.
正确表达The mechanic steadied the engine carefully.
错误原因：将过去式误拼为'steadyed'，正确的过去式是'steadied'，将末尾-y改为-i再加-ed。
与 steady 的“使稳定”相对，多用于抽象局面或体系，强调破坏原有稳定状态。
指使物体来回晃动，与 steady“稳住、使不摇晃”直接相对，多用于具体物体。
常指因重心不稳而产生的小幅度左右晃动，与 steady“使稳定”正好相反，但更强调不稳定的状态。
扶稳梯子
Could you steady the ladder while I climb up?
我爬上去的时候你能扶稳梯子吗？
稳住船身
He grabbed the oar to steady the boat in the waves.
他抓住桨在波浪中稳住船身。
稳住情绪／镇定神经
She took a deep breath to steady her nerves before the interview.
面试前她深吸一口气稳住情绪。
使自己站稳
Hold the rail to steady yourself on the moving train.
在行驶的火车上抓住扶手让自己站稳。
稳住手
The surgeon steadied her hand before making the incision.
外科医生在切口前稳住了自己的手。
steady, steadfast, instead
steady, sleepy, sunny, funny
稳住局面；使（陷于困境的机构等）恢复稳定
The new CEO was hired to steady the ship after a series of financial scandals.
在一连串财务丑闻之后，公司聘请新首席执行官来稳住局面。
使自己镇定下来；稳住情绪
He took a long breath to steady his nerves before the operation.
手术前他深吸一口气来稳住情绪。
稳住方向，继续前进。
He steadied the boat while the others climbed aboard.
他把船稳住，让其他人爬上船。
稳如击鼓。
She steadied herself by placing both hands on the podium.
她用双手撑着讲台，让自己站定。
发长 /iː/ 音 (如 sea, tea)
Same pattern, same sound
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