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单词 unsteady
释义 un·steady
I. \“+\ transitive verb
Etymology: un- (II) + steady
: to make unsteady
 < joy unsteadies his voice >
 < the drop in ammunition unsteadied the artillery action >
 < he was unsteadied by the sudden turn of events >
II. adjective
Etymology: un- (I) + steady, adjective
: not steady: as
 a. : not firm or solid : not fixed in position
  < the man's hand was unsteady as he poured the wine — George Meredith >
  < climbing carefully up the unsteady ladder >
 b. : unstable b(1)
  < were excited and unsteady and … required time to collect themselves — J.A.Froude >
  < his mind becomes unsteady in a crisis >
 c. : marked by change or fluctuation : changeable
  < a new and yet unsteady world of discovery, hope, failure, glory — H.A.L.Craig >
  < unsteady business conditions >
  < this unsteady time >
 d. : not uniform or even : irregular
  < the gas jet … threw an unsteady light on her features — Ellen Glasgow >
  < the lady feels her pulse's beat unsteady — Elinor Wylie >
  < a decade … of somewhat unsteady growth — F.A.Ogg & Harold Zink >
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