Steady
['stedɪ] or ['stɛdi]
解释:
(verb.) make steady; 'steady yourself'.
(adj.) not easily excited or upset; 'steady nerves' .
(adj.) securely in position; not shaky; 'held the ladder steady' .
(adj.) not subject to change or variation especially in behavior; 'a steady beat'; 'a steady job'; 'a steady breeze'; 'a steady increase'; 'a good steady ballplayer' .
巴拉克编辑--From WordNet
解释:
(n.) Firm in standing or position; not tottering or shaking; fixed; firm.
(n.) Constant in feeling, purpose, or pursuit; not fickle, changeable, or wavering; not easily moved or persuaded to alter a purpose; resolute; as, a man steady in his principles, in his purpose, or in the pursuit of an object.
(n.) Regular; constant; undeviating; uniform; as, the steady course of the sun; a steady breeze of wind.
(v. t.) To make steady; to hold or keep from shaking, reeling, or falling; to make or keep firm; to support; to make constant, regular, or resolute.
(v. i.) To become steady; to regain a steady position or state; to move steadily.
杰弗里校对
同义词及近义词:
a. [1]. Fixed, firm, not tottering.[2]. Regular, undeviating, unremitted, uniform.[3]. Constant, resolute, stanch, steadfast, stable, unwavering, persevering.
手打:撒迪厄斯
同义词及反义词:
SYN:Firm, fixed, constant, uniform, consistent, equable, regular, undeviating,well-regulated
ANT:Infirm, variable, unsteady, inconstant, changeable, wavering, illregulated
克莱夫整理
解释:
adj. (comp. Stead′ier,superl. Stead′iest) firm in standing or in place: fixed: stable: constant: resolute: consistent: regular: uniform: sober industrious.—v.t. to make steady: to make or keep firm:—pa.t. and pa.p. stead′ied.—n. a rest or support as for the hand a tool or a piece of work.—adv. Stead′ily.—n. Stead′iness.—adj. Stead′y-gō′ing of steady habits or action."
校对:洛丽塔
例句:
- My dear George, returns the elder, concentrating his strong steady brow upon him and smiling confidently, leave that to me, and let me try. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
- They watched the plane moving high and silvery and steady in the sunlight. 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
- Be steady, and wing him. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
- Steady, sir, steady! 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
- It is not a passionate quarrel that would have broken my heart; it is the steady opposition and persistence in going wrong that he has shown. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
- This confidence in the future had steadied him to play his part in the present. 伊迪丝·华顿. 纯真年代.
- And the world of experience can be brought under control, can be steadied and ordered, only through subjection to its law of reason. 约翰·杜威. 民主与教育.
- She waited a little, and steadied herself. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
- Under her hat-brim he saw the pallor of her profile, and a slight tremor of the nostril above her resolutely steadied lips. 伊迪丝·华顿. 纯真年代.
- That last thought steadied me. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
- You can lie comfortably, on your back, with your head out, and your legs out from your knees down, by steadying yourself with your hands. 马克·吐温. 傻子出国记.
- She, her flowers shaken from her like froth, was steadying herself to turn the angle of the church. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
- This danger imposes upon the school a steadying and integrating office. 约翰·杜威. 民主与教育.
- He staggered under it, steadying himself against the desk. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
- But he sat up, steadying himself with his hand and waiting for his heart to become stiller and less painful. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
- She seemed to gather courage as she advanced, and to walk with a steadier and firmer step. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
- The simple candle of our ancestors was now replaced by the oil lamp, which gave a brighter, steadier, and more permanent illumination. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科学通论.
- She spoke of it, Fanny, with a steadier voice than I can. 简·奥斯汀. 曼斯菲尔德庄园.
- And in a louder, steadier tone, he concluded with, He will soon be gone. 简·奥斯汀. 爱玛.
- I observed all day that Mr. Murdstone was graver and steadier than the two gentlemen. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
- Yes, she repeated, in tones of the bitterest, steadiest contempt. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
- Kitty Hawk, the place the Wrights had chosen because the Weather Bureau had told them the winds were strongest and steadiest there, now became one of the chief foci of the world’s attention. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰. 历史性发明.
- I can do it better by this light than by a stronger, for my hand is steadiest when I don't see the poor blistered patches too distinctly. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 远大前程.
录入:撒迦利亚