vt. & vi.驾驶，掌船 direct the course of a ship or a vehicle

　～ one's course to　向…驶去
　～ the handle　掌舵，驾驶
　～ clear　避开
　～ north　向北行驶
　～ well　很好驾驶
　～ badly　不好驾驶
　～ carefully　小心地驾驶
　～ cautiously　谨慎地驾驶
　～ deftly　灵巧地驾驶
　～ easily　容易驾驶
　～ skillfully　熟练地驾驶
　～ unerringly　不出错地驾驶
　～ away　避开
　～ for　向…前进
　～ in　沉浸于，埋头于
　～ into a port　驶入海港
　～ clear of rocks　避开暗礁
　～ through　获得通过

　The car steered north.　汽车朝北驶去。
　This car steers easily.　这部车子易于驾驶。
　We must steer by those horses.　我们要小心地绕过那些马。
　She steered the car skillfully through the narrow streets.　她熟练地驾驶着汽车穿过狭窄的街道。
　He steered the boat carefully between the rocks.　他小心翼翼地驾船在礁石之间经过。
　He steered me to a table and sat me down in a chair.　他把我领到一张桌子边，让我在一张椅子上坐下。

 ♣ steer clear of　(v.+adv.+prep.)
　〈非正〉绕开；躲避 guide a ship to avoid sth; avoid sb/sth
　〔说明〕 steer clear of不用于被动结构。
　The ship carefully steered clear of the coral reefs.　那条船小心翼翼地绕过了珊瑚礁。
　You should steer clear of all that foggy talk in your speech.　你在讲话中应该避免使用那些含糊的言词。
　I'd steer clear of him for a while, he's in a really bad mood at the moment.　眼下他正在发脾气，我得躲着他一会儿。
　Don't steer clear of us; nobody is going to hurt you.　不要躲着我们，没人会伤害你。
 ♣ steer for　(v.+prep.)
　驾驶（车、船）驶向（某处）　direct a car or a ship towards sth
　Steer for the shore, boys!　伙计们，向岸边靠！
　The ship steered for the open seas.　船驶向公海。
　We turned the car round and steered for home.　我们掉转车头，朝家驶去。
　Try to steer the boat for the harbour.　设法把船驶向港湾。
 ♣ steer into　(v.+prep.)
1. 驾驶（船或车）进入 direct a boat or car into a space
　It took Mary weeks learning how to steer into the garage.　学习怎样把车开进库里花了玛丽几周时间。
　The fool steered the boat into the harbour wall and broke the beams!　那傻瓜驾船撞在了港湾壁上，把船横梁撞断了。
2. 引（某人）进入 guide sb into a space
　He tried to steer her into the bedroom, but she understood his intentions and refused to move.　他试图引她进卧室，可她明白他的意图，不肯去。
3. 说服（某人）做… persuade sb into action or doing sth
　It's no use trying to steer the boy into a course of action that suits you.　想说服这孩子按你的方式行事是徒劳的。
　Father tried to steer Jim into becoming a musician.　父亲想说服吉姆将来当音乐家。
 ♣ steer out　(v.+adv.)
　驶出　drive out
　The freighter steered out of Santiage Bay that evening.　那天晚上货轮驶出了圣地亚哥湾。
 ♣ steer through¹　(v.+adv.)
1. 驾驶（船）通过（某狭窄处） direct a boat through sth
　It takes a skilled pilot to steer the ship through.　需要一个熟练的领航员才能把船驶过这狭窄的海港入口。
2. 指导（某人）通过或渡过 guide sb so as to pass sth
　Don't worry about the difficulties of selling the house, our lawyer will steer you through.　不用担心卖房的困难，咱们的律师会帮你办好的。
 ♣ steer through²　(v.+prep.)
　指导（某人）通过　guide sb so as to pass sth
　Students need someone to steer them through the mass of courses offered to them, to choose the best ones for their needs.　大学生们要在为他们开设的繁多的课程中选择最适合他们需要的课程，得有人给予指导。
 ♣ steer to〔towards〕　(v.+prep.)
1. 驾（船）驶向（某处） guide a ship in the direction of sth
　Try to steer the light boat towards the big ship so that we can be picked up.　设法使小船靠拢那艘轮船，这样我们就可以被搭救。
2. 把…导向 guide sb/sth in the direction of action or doing sth
　She steered the conversation towards more general topics.　她把谈话引向更为一般性的话题。
　She managed to steer the conversation towards the subject of her birthday party.　她把话题引向了她的生日宴会。
　The chairman was able to steer the committee towards a decision.　主席能引导委员会作出决定。
　He steered the team to victory.　他引导该队取得了胜利。

 ♣ steer, drive, fly, pilot, ride
　参见drive条。
 ♣ steer, guide, pilot
　参见guide条。