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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

steer [stɪər]
  1. 1. vt. [+car] [ boat] [ plane] 驾驶
  2. 2. vt. to steer sb to/towards 带领某人去/向方向发展
  3. 3. vi. [car] [ boat] [ plane+] 行驶
    to steer clear of sb/sth
    避开某人/某事

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

steer [stɪər]
  1. 1. verb 操控掌舵
  2. 2. vt. 使向……前进
  3. 3. vt. 指导引导指示
    The teacher steered the gifted students towards the more challenging courses.
    老师引导这些才华的学生学习更具有挑战性的课程
  4. 4. n.[c] 提示指示建议
  5. 5. n.[c] 阉牛;肉用小公牛

Collins English-English Dictionary

steer [stɪə]
  1. 1. vb to direct the course of (a vehicle or vessel) with a steering wheel, rudder, etc
  2. 2. vt. [tr] to guide with tuition
    his teachers steered him through his exams
  3. 3. vt. [tr] to direct the movements or course of (a person, conversation, etc)
  4. 4. vt. to pursue (a specified course)
  5. 5. vi. [intr] (of a vessel, vehicle, etc) to admit of being guided in a specified fashion
    this boat does not steer properly
  6. 6. n [chiefly US] information; guidance (esp in the phrase a bum steer)
  7. 7. n [Etymology] Old English stieran; related to Old Frisian stiura, Old Norse styra, German stevern; see starboard, stern2
steer [stɪə]
  1. 1. n a castrated male ox or bull; bullock
  2. 2. n [Etymology] Old English steor; related to Old Norse stjorr, Gothic stiur, Old High German stior, Middle Dutch ster

Examples

a bum steer
错误的指点
to keep {or} stay {or} steer clear of sb/sth
避开某人/某物
Students were worried that the school might steer them towards overly academic concerns.
学生们担心学校可能会使他们过于倾向学术方面的东西。
If you don't want to steer the craft yourself, you can ask the boatmen to do it.
如果你们不想自己掌舵开船,你们可以让船夫来干这件事。
The management steer clear of any discussion on it.
管理人员绕开任何有关它的讨论。
The storm forced us to steer into the weather the whole time.
风暴迫使我们一直在坏天气里驾驶船只。
It's my job to steer them through these problem areas.
引导他们通过这些问题区域是我的工作。
He helped to steer them through the initial negotiation stages.
他帮忙指导他们通过最初阶段的谈判。

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