steam的读音是:英[stiːm]。steam过去式:steamed;过去分词:steamed;现在分词:steaming;第三人称单数:steams。steam【近义词】vapour。
一、详尽释义点此查看steam的详细内容
二、双解释义
三、词典解释
1.蒸汽;水蒸气
Steam is the hot mist that forms when water boils.Steam vehicles and machines are operated using steam as a means of power.
steam
e.g. In an electric power plant the heat converts water into high-pressuresteam.
在发电厂里,热能将水转化成高压蒸汽。
e.g. ...the invention of thesteam engine.
蒸汽发动机的发明
2.冒蒸汽;冒热气
If somethingsteams, it gives off steam.
e.g. ...restaurants where coffee pots steamed on their burners.
咖啡壶在炉子上冒着热气的餐馆
e.g. ...a basket of steaming bread rolls.
一篮子热腾腾的面包卷
3.蒸(食物)
If yousteam food or if itsteams, you cook it in steam rather than in water.
e.g. Steam the carrots until they are just beginning to be tender...
将胡萝卜蒸至刚好变软。
e.g. Leave the vegetables tosteam over the rice for the 20 minutes cooking time.
让蔬菜在米饭上蒸 20 分钟。
4.进展迅速;全速前进
If something such as a plan or a project goesfull steam ahead, it progresses quickly.
steam的意思
e.g. The Government was determined to go fullsteam ahead with its privatisation programme...
政府下决心要全力实施私有化计划。
e.g. Plans are rolling fullsteam ahead for the Jamaica Festival.
庆祝牙买加节的准备工作正开展得如火如荼。
5.发泄怒火;宣泄情感
If youlet off steam, you get rid of your energy, anger, or strong emotions with physical activity or by behaving in a noisy or violent way.
steam的近义词
e.g. Regular exercise helps to combat unwanted stress and is a good way of relaxing or letting offsteam.
经常运动有助于摆脱多余的压力,也是放松或宣泄情感的好办法。
6.(信念、计划、项目等)变得越来越重要,开始发展壮大
If a belief, a plan, or a projectpicks up steam, it starts to develop and become more important.
e.g. Just as the presidential campaign was picking upsteam, riots exploded in Los Angeles.
正当总统竞选活动的声势日益壮大时,洛杉矶爆发了暴乱。
7.精疲力竭;丧失热情;泄气
If yourun out of steam, you stop doing something because you have no more energy or enthusiasm left.
e.g. I decided to paint the bathroom ceiling but ran out ofsteam halfway through.
我决定粉刷一下浴室的天花板,但干了一半就精疲力竭了。
8.靠自己的力量
If you do somethingunder yourown steam, you do it without any help from anyone else.
e.g. Patients who are well enough to turn up under their ownsteam are well enough to wait to be seen by a doctor.
让那些身体状况不那么糟、还能自己来看病的病人花点时间候诊没什么问题。
相关词组:steam aheadsteam up
四、例句
The engines are driven by steam.
这些发动机是由蒸汽驱动的。
There was a puff of steam from the engine before it stopped.
机车喷出一股蒸气后就停了下来。
Steam has fogged the bathroom mirror.
水蒸气把浴室里的镜子遮住了。
The equipment was originally powered by steam.
这个机器最初使用蒸汽动力。
He used to travel by steam.
他过去常乘轮船旅行。
The car windows steamed up.
汽车窗户上有一层水汽。
He steamed the stamp off the envelope.
他用蒸汽把信封上的邮票揭下来。
The cup of coffee was steaming.
那杯咖啡在冒热气。
The ship steamed into the harbor.
船驶入了港湾。
五、常见句型
六、常用短语
Before you can mount the stamps in your album,you must steam them off their envelopes.
你得先用蒸汽使信封上的邮票脱落,然后才能把邮票夹在集邮簿里。
The ship steamed out, all her flags flying.
轮船驶离了,船上所有的旗帜迎风飘扬。
The windows have steamed over.
窗户上蒙上了一层水汽。
He was still steaming over the insult he had received.
他仍在为他所受的侮辱发怒。
His glasses steamed up when he came into the warm room.
他一走进温暖的房间,眼镜就被蒙上一层水蒸气。
steam sb ⇔ upWhen Adden found out that Caen had not kept their secret, he became all steamed up.
阿顿发现凯恩没有保守他们的秘密就大发脾气。
Bill was all steamed up about the movie he had just seen.
比尔刚看过这部电影,感到非常兴奋。
七、词源解说
steam的相关近义词
steam的相关临近词
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