The parts of a car, boat or bike that let you control which way it goes — the wheel, the column behind it, and everything joining it to the front wheels. You talk about steering as a system, not a single object: 'the steering is very light', 'there is something wrong with the steering', 'power steering' means a system that helps you turn the wheel with less effort.

The parts of a car, boat or bike車、船或腳踏車上的那些部件 that let you control which way it goes讓你控制它前進方向的 — the wheel方向盤, the column behind it後面的轉向柱, and everything joining it to the front wheels還有把它跟前輪連在一起的所有東西。You你 talk about steering把steering當成 as a system一個系統來說, not a single object而不是單一物件: 'the steering is very light'「the steering is very light」, 'there is something wrong with the steering'「there is something wrong with the steering」, 'power steering'「power steering」 means指的是 a system一個系統 that helps you turn the wheel with less effort幫你更省力地轉方向盤。

Drivers use it to describe how a car feels: heavy steering takes muscle, light steering turns easily, tight or sharp steering responds quickly.

Drivers駕駛 use it用這個字 to describe how a car feels形容車子開起來的感覺: heavy steering沉重的steering takes muscle要花力氣, light steering輕盈的steering turns easily很好轉, tight or sharp steering緊湊或靈敏的steering responds quickly反應很快。

The word is also simply the -ing form of the verb steer, so it can mean the act of steering: 'steering in strong wind is hard work'.

The word這個字 is also simply也只是單純是 the -ing form動詞steer的-ing形式 of the verb steer, so所以 it can mean它可以指 the act of steering轉方向的這個動作: 'steering in strong wind is hard work'「steering in strong wind is hard work」。

And it appears in the fixed phrase 'a steering committee' — a small group that guides a big project or organisation, deciding direction rather than doing the detailed work. That committee sense is common in offices, universities and government, so it is worth learning as a set phrase.

And而且 it appears in它會出現在 the fixed phrase固定用語 'a steering committee'「a steering committee」裡 — a small group一個小團體 that guides a big project or organisation指導一個大型專案或組織, deciding direction而是決定方向 rather than doing the detailed work而不是做細部工作。That committee sense這個委員會的意思 is common常出現 in offices, universities and government在辦公室、大學和政府機關裡, so所以 it is worth learning as a set phrase值得把它當成一個固定用語來學。