Word · CEFR B2 · Frequency #4927
steer
驾驶；掌舵；操纵（车、船等）方向
guide or control the direction of a vehicle, boat, aircraft, etc.
- 1.
To guide the course of a vessel, vehicle, aircraft etc. (by means of a device such as a rudder, paddle, or steering wheel).
通过舵、桨或方向盘等装置引导船只、车辆、飞机等的航向。
- 2.
To castrate (a male calf).
阉割(公牛犊)
- 3.
To be directed and governed; to take a direction, or course; to obey the helm.
被引导和控制；采取方向或路线；服从舵。
- 4.
To direct a group of animals.
引导一群动物。
- 5.
To maneuver or manipulate a person or group into a place or course of action.
操纵或引导一个人或团体进入某个地方或采取某种行动。
- 6.
To conduct oneself; to take or pursue a course of action.
自我引导；采取或追求某种行动路线。
- 7.
To direct a conversation.
引导谈话。
- 8.
To direct or send an object into a specific place
将物体引导或送入特定位置
引导；把…引向（某方向/目标）；（车、船等）转向；朝…行驶；赶（牲畜）；引导（畜群）；行事；采取（某种方针、路线）；阉割（公牛犊）
In use
She steers the small boat toward the island every morning.
He was steering the truck down the narrow mountain road.
They steered the bicycle through the crowded market.
steer + object
及物动词，后接被驾驶或控制的物体。
He steered the boat carefully through the narrow channel.
他小心地驾驶船穿过狭窄的航道。
steer + object + preposition
常用于抽象意义上的引导，通过介词短语表示方向。
She steered the conversation away from sensitive topics.
她将谈话引开敏感话题。
steer + adverb/preposition
不及物用法，描述车辆或人的行进方向。
Connections
Collocations
- steer clear of
- 避开，绕开
- You should steer clear of that area at night.你晚上应该避开那个区域。
- steer towards
- 朝……方向行驶；引导向
- The captain steered the ship towards the harbor.船长将船驶向港口。
- steer the car
- 驾驶汽车
- He steered the car carefully through the narrow streets.他小心地驾驶汽车穿过狭窄的街道。
- steer the conversation
- 引导谈话
- She tried to steer the conversation away from politics.她试图将谈话从政治上引开。
- steer the ship
- 掌舵，驾驶船只
- The sailor steered the ship through the storm.水手驾驶船只穿过暴风雨。
- steer a course
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆技巧：'steer' 像 'steering wheel'（方向盘），转动它来引导方向。
Context & Register
多用于驾驶车辆或比喻性引导场合，语体中性，常见于日常及书面语境。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words end with '-eer' and are pronounced with /ɪr/ in American English, thus they rhyme with 'steer'.
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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