单词 | steady |
释义 | steady /'stedi; 'stedi/ adj (-ier, -iest) 1 firmly fixed or supported; balanced; not likely to fall over: 坚固的; 牢录的; 平衡的; 不动摇的: make a table ~, eg by repairing a leg; 使桌子站稳 (如修复一只桌腿 ); on a ~ foundation; 在稳固的基础上; not very ~ on one's legs, eg of sb after a long illness. 务履不太稳 (如长期病后) 。 2 regular in movement, speed, direction, etc: (动作,速度,方向等) 规律的; 稳定的、 a ~ wind/speed/rate of progress/im-provement. 隐定的风 (速度,进度,进步) 。 3 regular in behaviour, habits, etc: (fj为、习惯等) 规则的; 稳健的; 可靠的: a ~ young man; 稳健的年轻人; a ~ worker. 可靠的工作者。 4 constant, unchanging: 持续的; 不变的: a ~ faith/purpose. 不变的信仰 (目标) 。 5 (in exclamations) (用于惊叹句中) Keep her ~! (naut) Keep the ship on her course unchanged. (航海) 航向不变! S ~ (on) ! (colloq, used as a warning) Control yourself! (俗) (用作警吿) 镇定!别急!留心! adv = steadily, go ~, (colloq) go about regularly with sb of the opposite sex, though not being engaged to marry: (俗) 与异性固定交往 (虽尚未论婚嫁): Are Tony and Jane going ~? 汤尼同珍已经是情侣了吗? n (sl) regular boy-friend or girl-friend. (俚) 固定的异性朋友; 固定的情人。 vt, vi [VP6A, 2A] make or become ~; keep ~: 使或变得牢籍、稳固等; 保持坚固、 稳定等: ~ a boat/table-leg; 使船 (桌子腿) 稳定; ~ oneself by holding on to the rail, eg on the deck of a ship that is rolling. 扶住栏杆使自己站稳 (如在显簸的船甲板上) 。 Prices are ~ing. 物价渐趋稳定。 steadily /'stedili; 'stedsli/ adv in a ~ manner: 坚固地; 稳定地; 不变地; 稳健地: work steadily. 规律地工作。 His health is getting steadily worse. 他的健康每况愈下。 steadiness n |
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