Word · Frequency #2282
steeled
使像钢；使钢化
steeled is the past of steel.
核心释义
To cause to resemble steel.
- 1.
使像钢一样。
To cause to resemble steel.
使像钢一样。；使坚强；钢化；使冷酷
用法In use
The blacksmith steeled the axe blade to make it last longer.
用法提示：steeled 是 steel 的过去式，作及物动词，表示‘把……制成钢/使……像钢一样坚硬’。
She steeled herself before the job interview.
用法提示：steeled herself 是 steel oneself 结构，意为‘使自己坚强/鼓足勇气’，这里用过去式。
Steeling his nerve, he stepped onto the stage to speak.
用法提示：steeling 是 steel 的现在分词，steel one's nerve 意为‘使胆量像钢一样坚定’，作状语。
steel oneself to do sth
宾语通常为反身代词，表示使自己坚强以面对某事。
She steeled herself to deliver the bad news.
她硬起心肠去传达这个坏消息。
steel oneself against sth
介词against后接要抵抗的事物。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- steel oneself
- 使（自己）坚强；硬起心肠
- I had to steel myself to tell her the truth.我不得不硬起心肠告诉她真相。
- steel one's heart
- 使自己的心肠变硬；狠下心
- He steeled his heart against her tears.他狠下心不为她的眼泪所动。
- steel one's nerves
- 鼓起勇气；镇定下来
- She steeled her nerves before the performance.演出前她让自己镇定下来。
- steel one's resolve
- 坚定自己的决心
- The speech steeled the crowd's resolve.那场演讲坚定了人群的决心。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象把心放进钢水淬炼，变得像钢铁般坚硬；动词 steel 就是“使像钢一样、使坚强”。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：文学创作、比喻修辞 该义项通常偏书面、正式，多见于文学描写或比喻性修辞，日常对话中较少使用；表示使某物像钢一样坚硬或坚韧。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all rhyme with steel /stil/: feel /fil/, peel /pil/, reel /ril/, heel /hil/, wheel /wil/, and steal /stil/. Be careful: still /stɪl/ looks similar but has a different vowel.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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