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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。
驾驶；掌舵；操纵（车、船等）方向
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驾驶；掌舵；操纵（车、船等）方向
guide or control the direction of a vehicle, boat, aircraft, etc.
He steered the boat carefully through the narrow channel.
他小心地驾驶船穿过狭窄的航道。
通过舵、桨或方向盘等装置引导船只、车辆、飞机等的航向。
To guide the course of a vessel, vehicle, aircraft etc. (by means of a device such as a rudder, paddle, or steering wheel).
阉割(公牛犊)
To castrate (a male calf).
被引导和控制；采取方向或路线；服从舵。
To be directed and governed; to take a direction, or course; to obey the helm.
引导一群动物。
To direct a group of animals.
steer
Base
原形
steers
3rd person
第三人称单数
steering
-ing
现在分词
steered
Past
过去式
steered
Past participle
过去分词
I steer the car carefully.
我小心地驾驶汽车。
She steered the boat to the dock.
她把船驶向码头。
They have steered the project to success.
他们已将项目引向成功。
规则动词，过去式加-ed
She steers the small boat toward the island every morning.
她每天早晨驾驶小船驶向那个岛。
He was steering the truck down the narrow mountain road.
他正驾驶卡车沿狭窄的山路下行。
They steered the bicycle through the crowded market.
他们骑着自行车小心穿过拥挤的市场。
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。
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。
不及物用法，描述车辆或人的行进方向。
The car steered to the left suddenly.
车子突然向左转。
固定短语，意为避免接触或介入。
You should steer clear of that neighborhood after dark.
天黑后你应该避开那个街区。
Not this
I steered to the supermarket yesterday.
Use this
I drove to the supermarket yesterday.
动词 steer 特指控制方向或掌舵，不表示驾驶交通工具的整体行为。要表示驾驶车辆去某处，应用 drive。
Not this
He steered the boat at the island.
Use this
He steered the boat toward the island.
当 steer 表示朝某个方向行驶时，常用介词 toward 或 towards，而不是 at。
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避开，绕开
You should steer clear of that area at night.
你晚上应该避开那个区域。
朝……方向行驶；引导向
The captain steered the ship towards the harbor.
船长将船驶向港口。
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。
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。
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。
选定路线；遵循方针
The company needs to steer a course between innovation and stability.
公司需要在创新和稳定之间选定路线。
避开，远离
You should steer clear of that neighborhood at night.
晚上你应该避开那个街区。
引导某人走上正轨
My mentor steered me in the right direction when I was choosing a career.
我的导师在我选择职业时引导我走上正轨。
采取折中路线
The government tried to steer a middle course between the two opposing factions.
政府试图在两个对立的派系之间采取折中路线。
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记忆技巧：'steer' 像 'steering wheel'（方向盘），转动它来引导方向。
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。
All listed words end with '-eer' and are pronounced with /ɪr/ in American English, thus they rhyme with 'steer'.
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