steam

[sti:m]

n.蒸汽, 水汽, 蒸汽动力, 轮船
v.蒸, 冒热气, 行驶, <口>发怒

n.[U]

1. 蒸汽, 水蒸汽; 水汽; 蒸汽压力

Who invented the steam engine?

谁发明了蒸汽机?

2. 【口】精力; 气力

He had little steam left in him after a hard day's work.

辛苦工作一天后, 他几乎没有一点气力了。

3. 情绪的紧张

4. 轮船; 乘船旅行

He used to travel by steam.

他过去常乘轮船旅行。

vi.

1. 蒸发; 冒热气

2. (火车, 轮船)行驶[Q]

The ship steamed into the harbor.

轮船驶抵港口。

3. 发怒; 激动

vt.

1. 蒸, 煮

My mother is steaming fish.

我妈妈正在蒸鱼。

2. 散发(蒸汽)

3. 用蒸汽开动

4. 用蒸汽处理[O][O8]

5. 【口】使发怒; 使激动

词形变化

动词过去式: steamed | 动词过去分词: steamed | 动词现在分词: steaming | 动词第三人称单数: steams |

词义辨析

同义:

n.气; 水汽

vapor  gas  smoke

n.力量; 精力

power  energy  force

vt.煮, 蒸

cook  

同义参见:

geyser  boat  cloud  moisture  

英英释义

名词 steam:

water at boiling temperature diffused in the atmosphere

动词 steam:

travel by means of steam power

同义词：steamer

emit steam

rise as vapor

get very angry

clean by means of steaming

同义词：steam clean

cook something by letting steam pass over it

短语词组

at full steam

1. 开足马力地; 尽力地

They did the job at full steam.

他们尽力地做这件事。

get up steam

1. 振作精神

You must get up steam.

你必须打起精神来。

run out of steam

1. 精疲力竭; 没有精力

He ran out of steam shortly before the end of the race.

他在快要跑完全程前已精疲力竭。

steam away

1. 发出蒸汽

The kettle is steaming away on the stove.

炉子上的水壶正在冒蒸汽。

补充

steamsteam英:[sti:m] 美:[stim]n.1.蒸汽The steam sang as it escaped from the pipe.蒸汽从管子逸出时呜呜作响。2.蒸汽动力Who invented the steam engine?谁发明了蒸汽机?vt. & vi.1.冒蒸汽The kettle was steaming.水壶冒热气了。The hot tea steamed my glasses.热茶使我的眼镜蒙上了一层水气。She held the letter over the kettle to steam it open.她把信放在水壶上, 用蒸汽开启信封。vi.1.(靠蒸汽)行驶The ship steamed into the harbour.船驶进了港湾。vt.1.蒸煮She is steaming fish for supper.她在蒸鱼准备吃晚饭。

例句

1. The room was filled with steam.房间里充满了雾气。 2. Analysts believe the economy has lost more steam since then.分析家认为从那时起经济就失去了更多的动力。 3. The Government was determined to go full steam ahead with its privatisation programme.政府下决心要全力实施私有化计划。 4. Regular exercise helps to combat unwanted stress and is a good way of letting off steam.经常锻炼有助于减轻不必要的压力, 也是宣泄情绪的好方法。 5. Just as the presidential campaign was picking up steam, riots exploded in Los Angeles.正当总统竞选蓬勃开展之时, 洛杉矶发生了暴乱。 6. I decided to paint the bathroom but ran out of steam halfway through.我决定粉刷浴室, 但干到一半就没兴致了。 7. Nobody's offered me a lift so I'm going under my own steam.没人帮我一把, 所以我只能靠自己了。 8. steamed rice蒸米饭 9. Coffee pots steamed on their burners.咖啡壶在炉子上冒热气。 10. Lokomotiv Moscow steamed into the semi-finals.莫斯科火车头队杀进了半决赛。 11. the boiler that is steaming正在喷着蒸汽的锅炉 12. Our heads were steaming after running.跑步之后，我们的脑袋冒着热气。 13. a cup of steaming tea一杯冒气的热茶 14. My glasses steamed when I came into the bathroom.我走进浴室时，眼镜上蒙上了一层水气。 15. The train steamed slowly out of the station.列车慢慢驶离了车站。 16. Our ship steams at 6 knots.我们船以每小时6海里的速度行驶。 17. The grain production steamed.粮食产量大幅度增长 18. He was steaming badly over nothing.他无缘无故地乱发脾气。 19. to steam fish蒸鱼 20. to steam surgical gowns and gloves蒸煮消毒手术服和手术手套 21. to steam towels蒸软毛巾 22. This kind of wool should be steamed.这种料子应该蒸洗。 23. Heat vapour steamed the desert under the blazing sun.在炽热的太阳照耀下，沙漠腾起股股热浪。 24. He steamed the ship slowly into port.他把船缓慢地驶入港口。 25. He got further steamed up about reporters who followed him everywhere, everywhen.他对那些随时随地跟着他的记者暴跳如雷。 26. They were sentenced to 6 years' imprisonment for steaming a bus.他们因聚众抢劫一辆巴士被判六年徒刑。 27. the equipment was originally powered by steam.那设备最初是由蒸气来驱动的。 28. [as modifier]a steam train.蒸汽驱动的火车。 29. we were trainspotters in the last years of steam.在蒸汽机车最后的几年中我们是蒸汽机车号码的搜集者。 30. the anti-corruption drive gathered steam.反腐败运动的力量越来越大。 31. a mug of coffee was steaming at her elbow.她肘边的一大杯咖啡冒着热气。 32. [no obj.]the glass keeps steaming up.那玻璃上一直蒙着水汽。 33. [with obj.]the warm air had begun to steam up the windows.那热气开始使窗户蒙上水汽。 34. you got all steamed up over nothing!.你无缘无故就大发脾气。 35. after steaming behind the closed door in his office, he came out and screamed at her.在办公室关着的门后发了一通脾气后，他走出来朝她大声叫喊。 36. steam the vegetables until just tender.把那些蔬菜蒸到刚好软就好。 37. add the mussels and leave them to steam.把贻贝放进去让他们蒸一下。 38. he steamed his shirts in the bathroom to remove the odour.他在浴室里用蒸汽蒸一下衬衫以去除异味。 39. he'd steamed the letter open and then resealed it.他用蒸汽拆开信封，然后又封了起来。 40. the 11.54 steamed into the station.11.54号蒸汽机车进站。 41. Jeremy steamed in ten minutes late.杰里米匆匆赶来但还是迟到了十分钟。 42. the company has steamed ahead with its investment programme.那公司全力推进其投资计划。 43. his campaign steadily picked up steam.他的竞选活动稳步地获得越来越多的动力。 44. a rebellion that had run out of steam.没了劲的反叛。 45. we're going to have to get there under our own steam.我们必须靠自己的力量到达那里。 46. steam was rising from the coffee.咖啡冒着热气。 47. a steam engine (= that uses the power of steam)蒸汽机 48. a bowl of steaming hot soup一碗热腾腾的汤 49. steamed vegetables/fish蒸熟的蔬菜╱鱼 50. Leave the potatoes to steam for 30 minutes.把马铃薯蒸30分钟。 51. My glasses have steamed up.我的眼镜布满水汽。 52. "Careful, the steam from the pot is hot."当心，锅里出来的蒸汽很烫。 53. steam drives the turbines.蒸汽驱动涡轮。 54. a steam-powered engine用蒸汽驱动的引擎 55. The boat runs on steam.这船用的是蒸汽动力。 56. a steam engine/train蒸汽机/火车 57. He wiped the steam from the mirrors.他擦掉了镜子上的水汽。 58. Sales have lost steam [=have slowed down] in recent weeks.最近几周销售下滑。 59. The campaign quickly gained/gathered steam. [=became more popular and successful]活动迅速变得声势浩大。 60. He was afraid he would run out of steam before the end of the race.他担心自己还没跑到终点就筋疲力尽了。 61. "I was making good progress this morning, but now I'm starting to run out of steam."我早上进度很快，但现在快没精力了。 62. The project is slowly picking up steam. [=slowly beginning to move ahead in a faster and more effective way]项目在慢慢加快进展。 63. I play racquetball every evening just to let off some steam.我每天晚上打壁球，只是为了释放一下。 64. Tell him to go blow off some steam and then we can talk.叫他去宣泄一下，然后我们才能商谈。 65. The ship was damaged but was able to return to port under its own steam.这艘船受损了，但得以靠自身动力返回港口。 66. He got there under his own steam. [=by himself; by his own efforts]他靠自己的力量获得成功。 67. a steaming bowl of soup一碗热气腾腾的汤 68. She prefers to steam carrots rather than boil them.她喜欢把胡萝卜蒸着吃而不是煮着吃。 69. steamed vegetables蒸好的蔬菜 70. Their breath steamed the windows.他们的呼吸使窗户蒙上了水汽。 71. Try not to steam up your glasses.尽量避免你的眼镜上蒙上水汽。 72. The windows were all steamed up.窗户都蒙上了水汽。 73. My glasses steamed up [=fogged up] when I came indoors from the cold.当我从寒冷的外面走进屋时眼镜蒙上了雾气。 74. The ship steamed into port.汽船驶入港口。 75. We steamed up the river. [=we went up the river on a ship powered by steam]我们坐汽船沿河上行。 76. He steamed into the room and began shouting orders.他冲进房间，开始高声下达命令。 77. Our plans are steaming ahead.我们的计划正在快速推进。