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 steady ['stedi]   添加此单词到默认生词本
a. 稳定的, 不动摇的, 沉着的, 稳固的, 坚定的, 经常的

vt. 使稳定, 使坚定

vi. 变为沉着, 稳固

[经] 持平的; 持平




    steady
    steadied, steadier, steadiest
    [ noun ]
    1. a person loved by another person

    2. <noun.person>
    [ verb ]
    1. make steady

    2. <verb.change> becalm calm
      steady yourself
    3. support or hold steady and make steadfast, with or as if with a brace

    4. <verb.contact>
      brace stabilise stabilize
      brace your elbows while working on the potter's wheel
    [ adj ]
    1. not subject to change or variation especially in behavior

    2. <adj.all>
      a steady beat
      a steady job
      a steady breeze
      a steady increase
      a good steady ballplayer
    [ adv ]
    1. in a steady manner

    2. <adv.all>
      he could still walk steadily
    [ adj ]
    1. not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall

    2. <adj.all>
      stocks are still firm
    3. securely in position; not shaky

    4. <adj.all>
      held the ladder steady
    5. marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable

    6. <adj.all>
      firm convictions
      a firm mouth
      steadfast resolve
      a man of unbendable perseverence
      unwavering loyalty
    7. relating to a person who does something regularly

    8. <adj.all>
      a regular customer
      a steady drinker
    9. not easily excited or upset

    10. <adj.all>
      steady nerves


    Steady \Stead"y\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Steadied} (-[i^]d); p.
    pr. & vb. n. {Steadying}.]
    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.


    Steady \Stead"y\, v. i.
    To become steady; to regain a steady position or state; to
    move steadily.

    Without a breeze, without a tide,
    She steadies with upright keel. --Coleridge.


    Steady \Stead"y\ (-[y^]), a. [Compar. {Steadier} (-[i^]*[~e]r);
    superl. {Steadiest}.] [Cf. AS. stedig sterile, barren,
    st[ae][eth][eth]ig, steady (in gest[ae][eth][eth]ig), D.
    stedig, stadig, steeg, G. st["a]tig, stetig. See {Stead}, n.]
    1. Firm in standing or position; not tottering or shaking;
    fixed; firm. ``The softest, steadiest plume.'' --Keble.

    Their feet steady, their hands diligent, their eyes
    watchful, and their hearts resolute. --Sir P.
    Sidney.

    2. 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.

    3. Regular; constant; undeviating; uniform; as, the steady
    course of the sun; a steady breeze of wind.

    Syn: Fixed; regular; uniform; undeviating; invariable;
    unremitted; stable.

    {Steady rest} (Mach), a rest in a turning lathe, to keep a
    long piece of work from trembling.

    1. The Labor Department's numbers already assume a steady stream of 800,000 immigrants a year; to reach his goal, Mr. Bush would have to see that number more than double.
    2. Analysts said recession-sensitive stocks like foods and soaps, which have shown steady gains in the last few weeks, continued to do well.
    3. The steady improvement of the balance sheet since the buy-out has allowed RJR Nabisco to shed its 'highly leveraged transaction' status, winning access to cheaper bank finance.
    4. Analysts said negative publicity over the strike _ which already has cost Eastern some future customers _ and proposed restructuring plans may hinder Eastern's chances of climbing out from $2.5 billion in debts and a decade of nearly steady losses.
    5. The last act, which crowns Il Trovatore as a great melodrama, should exercise a steady, relentless grip, but here it was disappointingly choppy and sectional.
    6. Governments will be urged to maintain prudent policies to secure steady growth with low inflation. Wednesday: Britain's trade with countries outside the European Union is expected to show some improvement in November.
    7. Silver prices held steady.
    8. But Babar, a taxi driver who came to Jayapura 12 years ago from Sulawesi, says Irianese are incapable of holding down steady jobs.
    9. While the unemployment rate remained steady at 7 per cent, the number of payroll jobs actually declined in March.
    10. SAB was steady at R91.
    11. Guerrillas of the Farabundo Marti National Liberation Front have pursued a steady campaign of economic sabotage as part of their 8-year-old war against the U.S.-backed government.
    12. Municipal Bonds Prices of municipal bonds finished generally steady to 1/4 point lower.
    13. Most forecasters predict steady though only slow improvement in the economy over the next six months.
    14. His account stretches back through a decade or more, charting GKN's steady, cautious expansion into defence.
    15. The shares were steady at 155p. A return to profit and an announcement by chemicals group MTM of the first dividend for three years saw the share price recover 6 to 85p.
    16. Montana could lose one of its two seats in the U.S. House of Representatives because its population has remained steady since the 1980 census.
    17. The market made steady progress, showing a gain of 38.4 at its mid-session peak. Seaq volume was very thin in the first hour but gathered pace significantly during the session.
    18. The result of steady demand and reduced supply has been higher prices.
    19. EuroDisney, up 20 centimes to FFr11.55, was heavily traded after confirming that attendances were showing a steady improvement. ZURICH ended lower in a quiet session.
    20. With a steady exchange rate, Mexicans have been bringing their money back from foreign, mostly U.S. banks and investing in short-term instruments and the stock market, analysts said.
    21. If Wall Street holds steady, London could easily breach upside resistance levels, traders noted.
    22. 'It bores me even to think of such a trip, not that I mind luxury and lashings of delicious food and starting to drink at 11am with a glass of champagne to steady the stomach.
    23. Many economists think the group left policy unchanged but inserted a proviso authorizing additional credit-easing in the event that the economy appears weaker than expected and if the dollar holds steady.
    24. Honecker expanded the secret police, he said, and by the end of the 1980s there were 85,000 agents and 109,000 steady informants in a country of 16.3 million people.
    25. 'I was actually, secretly, going to be a brain surgeon,' Penrose said. Another influence was a series of radio broadcasts by Professor Fred Hoyle (leading proponent of the 'steady state' theory of the universe).
    26. In March unemployment was 15.5 per cent from 9.2 per cent a year ago. However, the number of unemployed is expected to have stayed steady in April.
    27. As orders for its aircraft and submarine parts dwindled, three years of steady growth ended with a 69% drop in income in this year's first half.
    28. Unemployment in the 12-nation European Community held steady at 8.6 percent in July, the EC's statistical office said Monday.
    29. Then she poses with her children as her wheelchair-bound husband looks the other way. As I steady my lens, her sister sneaks up beside me.
    30. The problem of hunger in America is getting worse and spreading to new groups despite the nation's steady five-year economic expansion, according to a report by the Physician Task Force on Hunger in America.
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