at a steady pace. ft f J IX 7 % 7 'It ft ft ft ft ft 7 ₀ 0 a steady boyfriend/girlfriend (= with whom you have a serious relationship or one that has lasted a long time) 'A % ft ft M 39 A/ftUl=ft o to have a steady relationship | t ^ I 3 firmly fixed, supported or balanced; not shaking or likely to fall down lift; 7It ft; fttSft: He held the boat steady as she got in. ft ft H&ftft, itftX 7H&o 0 I met his steady gaze. M fnjft it! 17 ft § Xto 0 Such fine work requires a good eye and a steady hand. & & # JfiHffl ft X ft, T-Pft,

ra?3 unsteady 4 (of a person A) sensible; who can be relied on ffifi ft; ft II ft ► steadily adv.: The company’s exports have been increasing steadily. 7ft ft 7 □ Ao 0 The situation got steadily worse. M c 0 He looked at her steadily. ft$||!i>|f 0

The rain fell steadily. M X M X 'If ftTM „ steadiness noun [U] CT (as) steady as a 'rock extremely steady and calm; that you can rely on ft H; HApSlU; ft — more at ready adj.

verb (stead ies, steady ing, stead ied, stead ied) 1 ~ (yourself/sb/sth) to stop yourself/sb/sth from moving, shaking or falling; to stop moving, shaking or falling ft It; {£7 It; It ft: [VN ] She steadied herself against the wall. ilMto 0 [V] The lift rocked slightly, steadied, and the doors opened.

Jf 7 o 2 [V] to stop changing and become regular again fI7t; H®T7: Her heartbeat steadied. ftft7' 7H77o o The pound steadied against the dollar. A 3 [VN] to make sb/sth calm ftX#; ft/§#; ftHAE: He took a few deep breaths to steady his nerves. ifaMMifotytT JlnH, ihSB7# 77o

madv. in a way that is steady and does not change or shake H X Mi; f# ^ ft; H [§] ft: In trading today the dollar held steady against the yen. ft 7 AftJ ft J? 7, A Ttft 0 PI go ’steady (with sb)

(old-fashioned, informal) to have a romantic or sexual relationship with sb, in which you see the other person regularly ( ft'lf ) X A lift

m exclamation (informal) 1 ~ on (becoming old-fashioned) used to tell sb to be careful about what they are saying or doing, for example because it is extreme or not appropriate ( ft ft 7: Steady

on! You can’t say things like that about somebody you’ve never met. ft ft ft! 7^&ffi$(i7A

M.o 2 used to tell sb to be careful ( ) ft

ft , ft 7', 7 7'; Steady! Don’t fall off. /J' 7'! #ij

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steak /steik/ noun 1 (also less frequent beef-steak) [u, C] a thick slice of good quality beef 7 ]#: fillet/rump/ sirloin steak M W / W7J / M 7# 0 How would you like your steak done? 0 a steak

knife (= one with a special blade for eating steak with) 7 ffl- Hi 71 — picture o cutlery 2 [U, C] a thick slice of any type of meat |£) J# ; |^J : pork steak $§ o a

gammon steak — % ft AM 3 [U] (often in compounds # $3 JA % o’ iH) beef that is not of the best quality, often sold in small pieces and used in pies, stews, etc. 5$ 7

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braising/stewing steak XMft7^Jft o a steak and kidney pie 7 4 [C] a large thick piece of fish

j§.#; a cod steak

steak-house /'steikhaus/ noun a restaurant that serves mainly steak

steak tar-tare /.steik ta:'ta:(r); NAmE ta:r'ta:r; 'tairtar/ noun [U, C] (from French) a dish made with raw chopped beef and raw eggs $H 7 ft77

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Steal Otw /still/ verb, noun

■ verb (stole /staul; NAmE stool/, stolen /'staolan; NAmE ’stou-/) 1 ~ (sth) (from sb/sth) to take sth from a person, shop/store, etc. without permission and without intending to return it or pay for it fir; ft ft: [V] We

found out he’d been stealing from us for years. ISC! ftA$c1117fi7WB££0777o 0 [VN] My wallet was stolen. A fit 7 ₀ 0 I had my wallet stolen.

Wti^AI7o o Thieves stole jewellery worth over £10000. ftWff77#fi l A7A^ftJSr7o O It’s a crime to handle stolen goods. |j§ !tt $J M M. Aft ₀ 0

(figurative) to steal sb’s ideas PI ft 7 A (ft $1 ft 2 [V +adv./ prep.] to move secretly and quietly so that other people do not notice you if ft ft ( Mtit ft ) & H23

creep : She stole out of the room so as not to wake the baby. ftXft 1*S1WJL, I7Iili^II«₀ o (figurative) A chill stole over her body. M A

Q₀ 3 [VN] (in baseball #i£) to run to the next base before another player from your team hits the ball, so that you are closer to scoring (If ( 7. ) : He tried to steal second base but was out.

H5T778 steal a glance/’look (at sb/sth) to look at sb/sth quickly so that nobody sees you doing it — BK

steal sb’s heart (literary) to make sb fall in love with you tf Aftl)0C7' steal a ’kiss (from sb) (literary) to kiss sb suddenly or secretly A*7 ; steal a ’march (on sb) [no passive] to gain an advantage over sb by doing sth before them ffrA ( S£A ) — steal the ’show [no passive] to attract more attention and praise than other people in a particular situation PS ‘jlll^&iJftft; IfcJxtA: As always, the children stole the show. %Hft#—#, IHI'Aftft#Jli@7fno steal sb’s thunder to get the attention, success, etc. that sb else was expecting, usually by saying or doing what they had intended to say or do 377^AftJMA ( ) ;

■ noun (NAmE) (in baseball # $t) the act of running to

another base while the pitcher is throwing the ball Hf 7 iT>TTrS be a ’steal (especially NAmE) to be for sale at an unexpectedly low price IX Wt IS ift f±i ft; IS ft ft: This suit is a steal at $80. IS H M 80 %, 01 ft

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stealth /stel0/ noun, adj.

■ noun [U] the fact of doing sth in a quiet or secret way fi)

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accused of trying to introduce the tax by stealth, ft Ala

0 Lions rely on stealth

when hunting.

■ adj. [only before noun] (of an aircraft ^_^|fl) designed in a

way that makes it difficult to be discovered by radar iftiftj: a stealth bomber Jt

’stealth tax noun (BrE, disapproving) a new tax that is collected in way that is not very obvious, so people are less aware that they are paying it

stealthy /’Stel0i/ adj. doing things quietly or secretly; done quietly or secretly ij #iT jg If ft); 7 r & ftJ; ft ftl: a stealthy animal ff 0 a stealthy

movement |itS£ftjft^j ►stealth-ily /-ili/ adv.

Steam On /sti:m/ noun, verb

u noun [U] 1 the hot gas that water changes into when it boils 7jt M H ; M ¥x : Steam rose from the boiling kettle, fell ft 7jcft 7, i¹ ft MHo 2 the power that is produced from steam under pressure, used to operate engines, machines, etc. : the introduction of

steam in the 18th century * 18 0

steam power M 'Hzb XJ 0 the steam age M H H ft 0 a steam train/engine M H A 7 / l/l 3 very small drops of water that form in the air or on cold surfaces when warm air suddenly cools tK H BH3 condensation : She wiped the steam from her glasses. M A il ^ ± ft 7jC fC o ITSTWl full speed/steam a head with as much speed or energy as possible 7 ft ml ; ft Xl ,get up/,pick up steam 1 (informal) to become gradually more powerful, active, etc. A; ^:M JA

‘If’lf His election campaign is beginning

to get up steam. 2 (of

a vehicle 7 ffi) to increase speed gradually M H ft ,let off steam (informal) to get rid of your energy, anger or strong emotions by doing sth active or noisy stl/j; ,run out of ’steam

(informal) to lose energy and enthusiasm and stop doing sth, or do it less well ^ A ^ 'If get, etc.

somewhere under your own ’steam (informal) to go somewhere without help from other people It g B ft ft

■ verb 1 [v] to send out steam Wfc; ; f 7jvH:

a mug of steaming hot coffee — A #it It ft llB

2 to place food over boiling water so that it cooks in