steadying
present participle ofsteady
| 单词 | steadying |
| 释义 | steadying present participle ofsteady steady verb[T] uk/ˈsted.i/us/ˈsted.i/steadyverb[T](STOP MOVING)to make somethingstopshakingormoving: Hewobbledaround on thebikeand then steadied himself. He steadied hisrifleon thewallandfired. Making things more or less smooth or straight
steadyverb[T](CONTROL)tobecomecalmandcontrolled, or to make someone do this: Somepeoplesay that adrinkwill steadyyournerves. Calming and relaxing
Examplesofsteadyingsteadying In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. In particular, several respondents suggested that older people could be a supportive andsteadyinginfluence on young people. From theCambridge English Corpus The walking stick is there again,steadyingthe man who drags the wine cart. From theCambridge English Corpus The said carpenter was discovered on all fours,steadyingwith his breast the rickety structure above. From theCambridge English Corpus This means that we are reminded only of the chorus'ssteadyinginfluence, and not of the ambivalence of the singer's rhythm on the words 'oh boy'. From theCambridge English Corpus It is considered that the knowledge of this fact would be likely to have asteadyingeffect. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I hope it will have asteadyingeffect on costs. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 This in fact had the effect ofsteadyingthe market. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The sergeants, many of them, are unmarried, so that even thatsteadyinginfluence is withdrawn. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The equalitarian feeling of rationing has a great effect insteadyingthe nerves of the nation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These arrangements should have the effect ofsteadyinginter- national trade in wheat in the period of transition from war to peace. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We have had an opportunity ofsteadyingourselves. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It had, in my judgment, asteadyingand stabilising influence upon the political atmosphere in those countries. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We have seen asteadyingin the numbers, and the level of the herd has remained fairly constant since then. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 And this undoubtedly helped towardssteadyingthe cost of living. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It becomes important therefore that we should get whatsteadyinginfluence we can against that view. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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