网站首页  词典首页

请输入您要查询的英文单词：

　

单词 steam
释义
steam
noun[U]
uk
/stiːm/us
/stiːm/
B2
thehotgasthat isproducedwhenwaterboils:
蒸汽，水蒸气
Steamrosefrom thesimmeringstew.炖着的肉咕嘟咕嘟冒着热气。
steamturbines蒸汽涡轮机
a steamengine/locomotive蒸汽发动机／机车
theageof steam(= theperiodwhen steamprovidedpowerforrailwaysandfactories)蒸汽时代
Thepumpisdrivenbysteam.这个泵是由蒸汽驱动的。
More examples
  • Ifwaterisheatedto 100°C itturnsto steam.
  • The steam from thekettlemisted up herglasses.
  • Thehorsescame to ahalt, steamstreamingfromtheirnostrils.
  • Theshowerroomwasfullof steam.
  • My newwallpaperstripperuseshigh-pressuresteam toliftoff thepaper.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Precipitation: clouds, dew, fog & steam
  • billow
  • brume
  • chemtrail
  • cirrocumulus
  • cirrus
  • condensate
  • contrail
  • cumulonimbus
  • foggy
  • haze
  • haze over
  • lowering
  • misty
  • moisture
  • nimbus
  • overcast
  • pall
  • pea-souper
  • vapour trail
  • whiteout
See more results »

Idioms

run out of steam
get/pick up steam
let/blow off steam
underyourown steam
steam
verb
uk
/stiːm/us
/stiːm/
[I]
tomoveby steampower:
依靠蒸汽动力行驶
Thetrain/shipsteamedoutof thestation/harbour.火车／汽船喷着蒸汽驶出了车站／港口。
[T]
tocookfoodusing steam:
蒸（食物）
steamedvegetables蒸蔬菜
[Tusually+ adv/prep]
to use steam to make somethingsofter,especiallyglueso that something can beremoved:
用蒸汽软化（尤指胶水）
Ross steamedopentheenvelopetoseeif it was aloveletter.罗斯用蒸汽软化胶水打开信封，想看看是不是情书。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Travelling
  • around Robin Hood's barnidiom
  • backpack
  • bag drop
  • bourne
  • bum
  • bum around
  • communication
  • commuting
  • connection
  • gad about/around(somewhere)
  • hitchhike
  • move
  • negotiate
  • shuttle
  • swan
  • taken
  • tootle
  • tour
  • visa
  • well travelled
See more results »

You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Preparing food using heat
Unfastening and opening

Phrasal verb

steam(something)up
(Definition ofsteamfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

steam| American Dictionary

steam
noun[U]
us
/stim/
thehotgasthat isproducedwhenwaterboils
Steam can be used toprovidepower:
a steamengine
steam
verb[I/T]
us
/stim/
tomoveby steampower:
[I]Theshipsteamedout of theharbor.
Iffoodissteamed, it iscookedby steam.

Phrasal verb

steamsomethingup
(Definition ofsteamfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsteam

steam
Preliminary tests using moistened or steamed sweaty socks seemed to induce an attractancy even greater than that reported above.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In these cases a 'negative' energy wave interacts with a 'positive' energy wave in the presence of background steaming to give rise to instability.
From theCambridge English Corpus
A beaker and a flask steamed on the bench beside him as he spoke.
From theCambridge English Corpus
There, presently, sustained by appropriated wines and provision in the great hall, steaming before replenished fires, the victors considered the situation.
From theCambridge English Corpus
A crowd of his adherents gathered at the wharf and, as the vessel steamed down the harbour, they ran along the sides.
From theCambridge English Corpus
If this nutrient loss is to be avoided, practicable technologies for steaming and feeding potatoes must be established in order to minimize labor costs.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The beans were steamed in the retort, at atmospheric pressure.
From theCambridge English Corpus
As for the commercial production the steel machine components were normally washed and immersed in hot water after each procedure, and plastic components were washed and steamed.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Once fried or steamed, the sardines were left to cool and dry because if they were introduced hot into the cans their skins would rupture, producing a poor-quality product.
From theCambridge English Corpus
After this period, the site seemed to run out ofsteam.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Others are convinced that silicon is running out ofsteam.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Later they changed tosteampower, using the coal which was mined locally.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The advances in water andsteampower in the eighteenth century depended on this scientific base.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In facility heat treatments, gas, electric orsteamheaters are used to slowly heat the ambient air.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Interviews with bureaucrats serving in the mid and late 70s indicate that land reforms had loststeam.
From theCambridge English Corpus
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.

Collocationswithsteam

steam

These are words often used in combination withsteam.

Click on a collocation to see more examples of it.

cloud of steam
Suspended above the cooling towers there is an enormous whitecloudofsteamwhich is simply heating the sky and inducing all kinds of undesirable effects elsewhere.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
escaping steam
The line itself would be diverted to come as near as possible, not coming so near as to cause discomfort from belching smoke or escaping steam.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
head of steam
Rhythmic repetition builds up a powerfulheadofsteam, its onward rush cut off when the lyrical earlier material returns.
From theCambridge English Corpus
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/steam##
随便看

　

英汉词典包含213609条英汉翻译词条，涵盖了常用英语单词及词组短语的翻译及用法，是英语学习的必备工具。

　

Copyright © 1999-2024 qbania.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间：2024/12/28 0:46:48