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steam n.蒸汽；水汽；蒸汽动力；轮船v.蒸；冒热气；行驶；<口>发怒 (1) 这些发动机是由蒸汽驱动的。(2) 机车喷出一股蒸气后就停了下来。(3) 水蒸气把浴室里的镜子遮住了。(4) 这个机器最初使用蒸汽动力。(5) 他过去常乘轮船旅行。(6) 汽车窗户上有一层水汽。(7) 他用蒸汽把信封上的邮票揭下来。(8) 船驶入了港湾。

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英 [stiːm] 美 [stiːm] (1) The engines are driven by steam.(2) There was a puff of steam from the engine before it stopped.(3) Steam has fogged the bathroom mirror.(4) The equipment was originally powered by steam.(5) He used to travel by steam.(6) The car windows steamed up.(7) He steamed the stamp off the envelope.(8) The ship steamed into the harbor. 1[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]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. In an electric power plant the heat converts water into high-pressure steam.在发电厂里，热能将水转化成高压蒸汽。...the invention of the steam engine.蒸汽发动机的发明2[VERB 动词]冒蒸汽；冒热气 If something steams, it gives off steam.   [V]  [V-ing]...restaurants where coffee pots steamed on their burners.咖啡壶在炉子上冒着热气的餐馆...a basket of steaming bread rolls.一篮子热腾腾的面包卷3[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词]蒸(食物) If you steam food or if it steams, you cook it in steam rather than in water. →see usage note at:cook  [V n]  [V]  [V-ed]Steam the carrots until they are just beginning to be tender...将胡萝卜蒸至刚好变软。Leave the vegetables to steam over the rice for the 20 minutes cooking time.让蔬菜在米饭上蒸 20 分钟。...steamed clams and broiled chicken.蒸蛤蜊和烤鸡4[PHRASE 短语]进展迅速；全速前进 If something such as a plan or a project goes full steam ahead, it progresses quickly.   [v PHR]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。Plans are rolling full steam 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[PHRASE 短语]发泄怒火；宣泄情感 If you let off steam, you get rid of your energy, anger, or strong emotions with physical activity or by behaving in a noisy or violent way.   [V inflects]  [INFORMAL 非正式]Regular exercise helps to combat unwanted stress and is a good way of relaxing or letting off steam.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[PHRASE 短语](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 project picks up steam, it starts to develop and become more important.   [V inflects]Just as the presidential campaign was picking up steam, 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[PHRASE 短语]精疲力竭；丧失热情；泄气 If you run out of steam, you stop doing something because you have no more energy or enthusiasm left.   [V inflects]  [INFORMAL 非正式]I decided to paint the bathroom ceiling but ran out of steam 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[PHRASE 短语]靠自己的力量 If you do something under your own steam, you do it without any help from anyone else.   [PHR after v]Patients who are well enough to turn up under their own steam 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。steamed-upThe glass is all steamed up still.整块玻璃仍然蒙着水汽。相关词组：steam ahead steam up

英语单词	steam
英美音标	英 [stiːm] 美 [stiːm]
中文释义	n.蒸汽；水汽；蒸汽动力；轮船 v.蒸；冒热气；行驶；<口>发怒
英语例句	(1) The engines are driven by steam. (2) There was a puff of steam from the engine before it stopped. (3) Steam has fogged the bathroom mirror. (4) The equipment was originally powered by steam. (5) He used to travel by steam. (6) The car windows steamed up. (7) He steamed the stamp off the envelope. (8) The ship steamed into the harbor.
中文例句	(1) 这些发动机是由蒸汽驱动的。 (2) 机车喷出一股蒸气后就停了下来。 (3) 水蒸气把浴室里的镜子遮住了。 (4) 这个机器最初使用蒸汽动力。 (5) 他过去常乘轮船旅行。 (6) 汽车窗户上有一层水汽。 (7) 他用蒸汽把信封上的邮票揭下来。 (8) 船驶入了港湾。
柯林斯解释	1 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]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. In an electric power plant the heat converts water into high-pressure steam. 在发电厂里，热能将水转化成高压蒸汽。 ...the invention of the steam engine. 蒸汽发动机的发明 2 [VERB 动词]冒蒸汽；冒热气 If something steams, it gives off steam. [V] [V-ing] ...restaurants where coffee pots steamed on their burners. 咖啡壶在炉子上冒着热气的餐馆 ...a basket of steaming bread rolls. 一篮子热腾腾的面包卷 3 [V-ERG 及物/不及物动词]蒸(食物) If you steam food or if it steams, you cook it in steam rather than in water. →see usage note at:cook [V n] [V] [V-ed] Steam the carrots until they are just beginning to be tender... 将胡萝卜蒸至刚好变软。 Leave the vegetables to steam over the rice for the 20 minutes cooking time. 让蔬菜在米饭上蒸 20 分钟。 ...steamed clams and broiled chicken. 蒸蛤蜊和烤鸡 4 [PHRASE 短语]进展迅速；全速前进 If something such as a plan or a project goes full steam ahead, it progresses quickly. [v PHR] 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。 Plans are rolling full steam 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 [PHRASE 短语]发泄怒火；宣泄情感 If you let off steam, you get rid of your energy, anger, or strong emotions with physical activity or by behaving in a noisy or violent way. [V inflects] [INFORMAL 非正式] Regular exercise helps to combat unwanted stress and is a good way of relaxing or letting off steam. 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 [PHRASE 短语](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 project picks up steam, it starts to develop and become more important. [V inflects] Just as the presidential campaign was picking up steam, 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 [PHRASE 短语]精疲力竭；丧失热情；泄气 If you run out of steam, you stop doing something because you have no more energy or enthusiasm left. [V inflects] [INFORMAL 非正式] I decided to paint the bathroom ceiling but ran out of steam 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 [PHRASE 短语]靠自己的力量 If you do something under your own steam, you do it without any help from anyone else. [PHR after v] Patients who are well enough to turn up under their own steam 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。 steamed-up The glass is all steamed up still. 整块玻璃仍然蒙着水汽。相关词组： steam ahead steam up

Steam [V Phrase 短语 Steamed Ed Full Ahead