Word · Frequency #4927
steer
/stiə/
noun
阉牛；肉用阉牛
The castrated male of cattle, especially one raised for beef production.
- 1.
The castrated male of cattle, especially one raised for beef production.
阉割的公牛,尤其是为生产牛肉而饲养的
阉割的公牛,尤其是为生产牛肉而饲养的；驾驶指示；劝告
In use
The farmer raised a young steer for the county fair.
The steers grazed quietly in the field.
He bought a steer to add to his beef herd.
Connections
Collocations
- beef steer
- 肉用阉牛
- The ranch raises beef steers for the domestic market.这个牧场为国内市场饲养肉用阉牛。
- feeder steer
- 育肥阉牛
- He bought feeder steers at the livestock auction.他在牲畜拍卖会上买了育肥阉牛。
- fat steer
- 出栏阉牛
- The meat plant bought fat steers this week.肉类加工厂本周收购了出栏阉牛。
- grass-fed steer
- 草饲阉牛
- Grass-fed steers take longer to reach market weight.草饲阉牛需要更长时间才能达到出栏体重。
- steer hide
- 牛皮
- The boots are made from steer hide.这双靴子是用牛皮做的。
- steer manure
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：阉公牛不能繁殖，专养来长肉，看到steer就想到它最终变成牛排。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：农业、畜牧业、肉类生产 该词为中性名词，通常用于农牧业或肉类生产场景，指阉割后用于育肥的公牛。日常口语中较少使用，更常见于书面或专业描述。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词末尾都读 /ɪə/，与 steer 的尾音相同：beer, deer, ear, peer, sheer, year。注意：stare (/steə/) 和 stir (/stɜː/) 拼写看似相近，但元音不同，不与 steer 押韵。
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。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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