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steer 音標拼音: [st'ɪr] vt. 引導,駕駛,航行,籌劃
vi. 駕駛,掌舵,行駛,被駕駛
n. 駕駛設備,行路指南 引導,駕駛,航行,籌劃駕駛,掌舵,行駛,被駕駛駕駛設備,行路指南 steer n 1: an indication of potential opportunity; " he got a tip on the stock market"; " a good lead for a job" [ synonym: { tip}, { lead}, { steer}, { confidential information}, { wind}, { hint}] 2: castrated bull [ synonym: { bullock}, { steer}] v 1: direct the course; determine the direction of travelling [ synonym: { steer}, { maneuver}, { manoeuver}, { manoeuvre}, { direct}, { point}, { head}, { guide}, { channelize}, { channelise}] 2: direct ( oneself) somewhere; " Steer clear of him" 3: be a guiding or motivating force or drive; " The teacher steered the gifted students towards the more challenging courses" [ synonym: { guide}, { steer}] Steer \ Steer\ ( st[= e] r), n. [ OE. steer, AS. ste[' o] r; akin to D. & G. stier a bull, OHG. stior, Icel. stj[= o] rr, [ thorn] j[= o] rr, Sw. tjur, Dan. tyr, Goth. stiur, Russ. tur', Pol. tur, Ir. & Gael. tarbh, W. tarw, L. taurus, Gr. tay^ ros, Skr. sth[= u] ra strong, stout, AS. stor large, Icel. st[= o] rr, OHG. st[= u] ri, stiuri. [ root] 168. Cf. { Stirk}, { Taurine}, a.] A young male of the ox kind; especially, a common ox; a castrated taurine male from two to four years old. See the Note under { Ox}. [ 1913 Webster]
Steer \ Steer\, n. [ AS. ste[' o] r, sti[' o] r; akin to D. stuur, G. steuer, Icel. st[= y] ri. [ root] 168. See { Steer}, v. t.] [ Written also { stere}.] A rudder or helm. [ Obs.] -- Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster]
Steer \ Steer\, v. t. To castrate; -- said of male calves. [ 1913 Webster]
Steer \ Steer\, n. [ AS. ste[' o] ra. See { Steer} a rudder.] A helmsman; a pilot. [ Obs.] -- Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster]
Steer \ Steer\, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. { Steered} ( st[= e] rd); p. pr. & vb. n. { Steering}.] [ OE. steeren, steren, AS. sti[' e] ran, st[= y] ran, ste[' o] ran; akin to OFries. stiora, stiura, D. sturen, OD. stieren, G. steuern, OHG. stiuren to direct, support, G. steuer contribution, tax, Icel. st[= y] ra to steer, govern, Sw. styra, Dan. styre, Goth. stiurjan to establish, AS. ste[' o] r a rudder, a helm, and probably to Icel. staurr a pale, stake, Gr. stayro` s, and perhaps ultimately to E. stand. [ root] 168. Cf. { Starboard}, { Stern}, n.] To direct the course of; to guide; to govern; -- applied especially to a vessel in the water. [ 1913 Webster] That with a staff his feeble steps did steer. -- Spenser. [ 1913 Webster]
Steer \ Steer\, v. i. 1. To direct a vessel in its course; to direct one' s course. " No helmsman steers." -- Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster] 2. To be directed and governed; to take a direction, or course; to obey the helm; as, the boat steers easily. [ 1913 Webster] Where the wind Veers oft, as oft [ a ship] so steers, and shifts her sail. -- Milton. [ 1913 Webster] 3. To conduct one' s self; to take or pursue a course of action. [ 1913 Webster] 173 Moby Thesaurus words for " steer": Brahman, Indian buffalo, advice, aim, alerting, aurochs, avoid, be responsible for, bear, bear for, bear up for, bear up to, beef, beef cattle, beeves, billy, billy goat, bison, boar, bossy, bovine, bovine animal, break for, bubbly- jock, buck, buffalo, bull, bullock, bum steer, calf, carabao, carry on, carry out, carry through, cattle, caution, channel, chanticleer, chart a course, circumvent, clue, cock, cockerel, cond, conduct, conduct to, conn, control, cow, coxswain, critter, cue, dairy cattle, dairy cow, dash for, deal with, direct, direct to, dispose, dodge, dog, dogie, drake, drive, entire, entire horse, escort, gander, go, go for, gobbler, guide, handle, hart, have the conn, he- goat, head, heifer, helm, herd, hit for, hold a heading, hold the reins, hornless cow, incline, keep away from, kine, lay for, lead, lead to, leppy, make for, make go, make up to, manage, maneuver, manipulate, maverick, milch cow, milcher, milk cow, milker, monition, muley cow, muley head, musk- ox, navigate, neat, office, operate, ox, oxen, passing word, peacock, perform on, pilot, play, point, point out to, point the way, pointer, practice, put right, ram, rooster, route, run, run for, sail for, see, see to, set, set out for, set right, set straight, shape a course, shepherd, show, show the way, shun, stag, stallion, steer clear of, steer for, stirk, stot, stud, studhorse, take care of, take the helm, tend, tend to go, tip, tip- off, tom, tom turkey, tomcat, top cow, top horse, trend, tup, turkey gobbler, turkey- cock, turn, verge, warning, wether, whisper, wisent, work, yak, yearling, zebu
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