Steer



GRE TOEFL 考研

GRE TOEFL 考研

解释

GRE 红宝书

• n. 公牛, 食用牛
• ［英］ n. 公牛, 食用牛 ( am ox less than four years old)
• ［例］ steer a car through the entrance ( 把车开进大门)

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English, from Old English stēor young ox; akin to Old High German stior young ox
• Date: before 12th century
• 1. a male bovine animal and especially a domestic ox (Bos taurus) castrated before sexual maturity — compare stag 3
• 2. an ox less than four years old

II. verb

• Etymology: Middle English steren, from Old English stīeran; akin to Old English stēor- steering oar, Greek stauros stake, cross, stylos pillar, Sanskrit sthavira, sthūra stout, thick
• Date: 12th century
• transitive verb
  • 1. to control the course of ; direct; especially to guide by mechanical means (as a rudder)
  • 2. to set and hold to (a course)
• intransitive verb
  • 1. to direct the course (as of a ship or automobile)
  • 2. to pursue a course of action
  • 3. to be subject to guidance or direction <an automobile that steers well>
• Synonyms: see guide
• ? steerable adjective
• ? steerer noun

III. noun

• Date: 1894
• a hint as to procedure ; tip

IV. *dialect British variant of stir

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