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steady + object
He steadied the ladder.
他稳住了梯子。
稳住；使平稳；扶稳
steadying — present participle of steady
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
稳住；使平稳；扶稳
to make something steady, stop it from shaking, or support it firmly
He steadied the ladder.
他稳住了梯子。
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
steady
Base
原形
steadies
3rd person
第三人称单数
steadying
-ing
现在分词
steadied
Past
过去式
steadied
Past participle
过去分词
She steadies the ladder before climbing.
她爬之前先稳住梯子。
He steadied his nerves with a deep breath.
他深吸一口气稳住了神经。
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。
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。
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。
AI contextual example
steady yourself
稳住自己
WordNet
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。
Not this
He steady his nerves before the speech.
Use this
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。
Not this
The mechanic steadyed the engine carefully.
Use this
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。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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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联想：steady 发音像“实的”，就是扎实不晃；想象双手扶稳摇晃的杯子，让它 steady（稳住）。
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常指引、器物支撑、比喻性描述 作为动词时，steady 多用于描述用手或支撑物使物体不晃动，或使情绪、局面稳定下来；在日常口语和一般书面语中都比较常见，没有明显的正式或非正式限制。
常与反身代词连用，如 steady oneself
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