| 词汇 | steer clear |
| 释义 | steer clearsteer clear 1 AVOIDto avoid someone or something because of possible danger or trouble 〔因可能的危险或麻烦而〕避开，躲开（某人/某事） If you’re a beginner, steer clear of resorts with reputations for difficult skiing. 如果你是初学者，那就不要去以滑雪难度高而闻名的度假胜地。 Examples from the Corpus keep/stay/steer clear (of somebody/something)• Unless your home is totally dilapidated, steer clear of a complete redecoration prior to selling: it will arouse suspicion.• Pittman advises steering clear of any influence that puts our own happiness first.• The starters have learned to steer clear of her.• Even if Ranieri had secured a change in the law, however, investors would have stayed clear of mortgage bonds.• The Profitboss steers clear of such indulgence, for in the end everyone pays dearly for the privilege of the few.• He had stayed clear of the subject of religion since Christmas.• Answer Steer clear of these subjects. → keep/stay/steer clear (of somebody/something) at clear3(1) 2 informalAVOID to avoid someone or something unpleasant or difficult 避开（某人/某物）；从（某人/某物）处脱身 Jo tried to steer clear of political issues. 乔试图避开政治话题。 Examples from the Corpus steer clear (of somebody/something)• Pittman advises steering clear of any influence that puts our own happiness first.• Investors steered clear of big-name high techs in favor of shares like karaoke equipment trader Nikkodo.• Most of the multinationals have steered clear of commitments so far.• She must steer clear of Matthew and then perhaps this ridiculous infatuation would wear off.• British politicians tend to steer clear of religious topics.• Others steered clear of temptation, like singer Errol Brown from Hot Chocolate.• George Deukejian urged the candidate to steer clear of the issue, which he considers divisive.• Hongkong Bank steered clear of the mania to lend to third-world countries that peaked in the early 1980s.• I think readers should be warned to steer clear of these fish in the future. → steer clear (of somebody/something) at steer1(1) |
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