steady oneself

steady oneself — 慣用語

1. to press against or hold onto something in order to stop yourself from falling,

1.慣用語B1
釋義

穩住

抓住物體保持平衡

to press against or hold onto something in order to stop yourself from falling, especially when you feel dizzy or when the surface under you is moving.

例句

Michael felt dizzy after the long flight and steadied himself against a luggage cart.

Michael 搭長途飛機後感到頭暈，便靠著行李車穩住身體。

steady + reflexive pronoun + against [object]

The wooden bridge swayed in the wind, so Lakshmi steadied herself on the rope railing.

木橋在風中搖晃，Lakshmi 便抓著繩索欄杆穩住自己。

steady + reflexive pronoun + on [surface]

同義詞
反義詞
  • fall

    the opposite of successfully steadying oneself

  • lose one's balance

    the event that steadying oneself aims to prevent

文法句型

steady + reflexive pronoun

steady + reflexive pronoun + against/on [surface]

用法筆記

The reflexive pronoun (myself, yourself, himself, herself, itself, ourselves, yourselves, themselves) is required as the object of this phrase. The preposition against or on typically follows when specifying what is used for support. The verb part may also appear as an infinitive (to steady oneself) or with modal verbs (could steady herself).

常見錯誤

❌He steadied the wall.
✅He steadied himself against the wall.
💡The object of this phrase must be a reflexive pronoun, not an external object or surface.
❌She steadied on the railing.
✅She steadied herself on the railing.
💡The reflexive pronoun is required; 'steady' alone is transitive in this sense and cannot be used without an object.