steel學測 L2KK [ˈstil] ｜ /ˈstil/
鋼；鋼鐵·鼓起勇氣；振作心理
高中課本必學字，兼具名詞與動詞雙重身份
Before her speech, she took a deep breath and steeled herself, feeling as strong as steel.
上台演講前，她深吸一口氣讓自己鎮定，感覺自己像鋼鐵一樣堅強。
一個畫面：全身緊繃如鋼
鋼鐵材質鐵與碳打造的堅硬合金
咬牙變硬面對困難前讓身心繃緊準備
義項
堅硬合金B2noun鋼；鋼鐵
The new bridge is made of steel, so it can carry many heavy trucks.
這座新橋是用鋼做的，所以能承載許多重卡車。
made of steela steel bridge
咬牙鼓氣B1verb鼓起勇氣；振作心理
He had to steel himself before jumping off the high dive.
在從高處跳水之前，他必須讓自己鼓起勇氣。
steel yourself
片語
steel yourself深呼吸迎戰 →讓自己堅強面對
nerves of steel處變不驚 →極度冷靜的膽識
a will of steel鋼鐵意志 →堅定不移的意志
你會不會這樣說？
The old bridge was built of solid ___. (steel / steal)
看答案
steel
steel 指鋼鐵，steal 是「偷」，兩字同音但意思完全不同。
Before her speech, she had to ___ herself and take a deep breath. (steel / steal)
看答案
steel
此處 steel 是動詞，指讓自己變堅強去面對困難，非「鋼鐵」名詞用法。
字族
steely 如鋼鐵般堅硬的；意志堅定的