steady on!
steady
verb[ T ]
uk /ˈsted.i/ us /ˈsted.i/

steadyverb[T] (STOP MOVING)

to make something stop shaking or moving: 使稳定；使固定不动
He wobbled around on the bike and then steadied himself.他在自行车上摇晃了几下，随后便稳住了自己。
He steadied his rifle on the wall and fired.他把步枪抵在墙上稳住，然后开火。

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Making things more or less smooth or straight
bunch
bunch (something) up
coarsen
coarsening
collapse
creased
crinkle
fold
folding
furl
grooming
interfold
isolator
pucker
rumple
sand
sandpaper
screw
sleek
sleek back/down

steadyverb[T] (CONTROL)

to become calm and controlled, or to make someone do this: （使）冷静，（使）镇定下来
Some people say that a drink will steady your nerves.有些人说喝杯酒能稳定情绪。

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Calming and relaxing
appease
assuage
balls-to-the-wall
bask
bread
calm
chill
let/blow off steamidiom
lie down
lighten something up
lull
lull someone into something
melt
relaxation
self-soothe
settle
settle down
shirt
simmer
simmer down
steady
adverb
 old-fashioneduk /ˈsted.i/ us /ˈsted.i/
 go steady (with someone)
to have a romantic relationship with one person for a long period: （和某人）保持稳定的恋爱关系
She's been going steady with Mike for six months.她和迈克确定关系已经有6个月了。

steady | American Dictionary

steady
adjective
us/ˈsted·i/

steadyadjective (GRADUAL)

happening or developing in a gradual, regular way over a period of time:
steady improvement
steady growth in profits
His recovery has been slow but steady.

steadyadjective (NOT MOVING)

not moving or changing suddenly; continuing in the same condition:
a steady job/relationship
I’ll hold the boat steady while you climb in.
We drove at a steady 65 mph for most of the trip.

steadyadjective (CONTROLLED)

calm and under control:
Her voice was steady as she described the accident.
steady
verb
us/ˈsted·i/

steadyverb (STOP MOVING)

[ I/T ]
to stop shaking or moving, or to make something do this:
[ T ]He wobbled a little on the bike and then steadied himself.
[ I ]The stock market has steadied after a sharp fall in prices.

steadyverb (CONTROL)

[ T ]
to make someone calm:
He took a deep breath to steady his nerves.

steady | Business English

steady
adjective
uk /ˈstedi/us
continuing to happen or change at a gradual and regular rate:
steady rise/growth/increaseRetail sales showed steady growth through 2010.
Orders for new ships are rising, after several years of steady decline.
The plant has made steady progress in lowering production costs.
steady flow/stream/trickleOver the last 10 years he has produced a steady flow of successful new designs.
fixed and not moving or changing suddenly:
hold/remain steadyMost rental prices have held steady this year.
steady against sthThe dollar was steady against the yen.
steady income/supply/revenueThe annuity yields a steady income.
a steady job is likely to last for a long time and not be lost suddenly:
Her disability makes it difficult for her to keep a steady job.
If he finds steady work, his family will move to the area with him.

steadiness

noun[ U ]

Examples of steady

steady
Oil has steadied, and even declined, as an economic driver.
In particular, several respondents suggested that older people could be a supportive and steadying influence on young people.
The walking stick is there again, steadying the man who drags the wine cart.
As soon as the rotameter was changed the bed rose rapidly but after some time it steadied itself to a constant head.
Friendship is seen as a spiritual comfort, steadying her spirit for its last journey.
The said carpenter was discovered on all fours, steadying with his breast the rickety structure above.
I can be its steadying arm.
With his left hand he eases the weight on the tump-line; with his right hand on the ground he steadies himself as he starts to rise.
By contrast, employers in pastoral, industrial and urban areas with their steadier yearly rhythm of labour demand, had less self-interest in supporting people out of work.
The mixture was stirred and the temperature recorded once the reading had steadied, with the thermometer in the middle and not the bottom of the ice.
In aggregate then, the run-down of employment in foreign-owned plants was steadier than in domestic industry, reflecting more the international average of changes in the economy and productivity.
Another feature of the transition zone was that the energy supply for its reactions was steadier, more reliable and somewhat secured, as compared to the primordial organic world.
In a steady vertical motion she was lightly brushing his face with an eagle- wing fan.
Despite steady improvements in antibiotic therapy and intensive care management during the past decade, mortality has remained close to 50%.
Man's ideas do not chart a steady progression towards some ultimate philosophical or scientific truth.
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