n. 1.蒸汽,水蒸气,水气,雾,蒸气压力。 2.〔口语〕精神,精力,气力;怒气。 3.轮船,乘轮船旅行。 短语和例子 dry steam干蒸汽。 high steam 高压汽。 a steam limit curve 汽液界线。 In our plant, technical innovation gets up steam. 我们厂的技术革新的劲头增加了。 Now, Tom, let the steam off and come to an agreement. 好了,汤姆,吐完了怨气达成协议吧。 Playing football is one of the ways of letting off youthful steam. 踢足球是青年人散发精力的方法之一。 at full steam 放足蒸气;开足马力,尽力。 by steam 坐轮船。 get up steam 冒水蒸气;振作精神,拿出干劲;愤怒。 have steam on 冒着水蒸气。 let off steam 发泄多余的精力;发牢骚。 put on steam 拿出精神。 run out of steam〔口语〕泄气,失去势头。 under its [her] own steam(指船)依靠本身的蒸汽力。 under steam 被汽力推动着,在航行中;拿出精神。 work off steam 拿出精力[干劲]工作;发泄某种感情。 vi. 1.蒸发,凝结蒸汽;冒水汽;出汗;被水汽弄模糊。 2.利用汽力开动[行驶,航行]。 3.〔口语〕大大进步[进展]。 4.〔口语〕发脾气。 5.〔口语〕〔英俚〕(青少年等在公共场所)结帮抢劫。 vt. 1.蒸,煮;蒸软(木材)。 2.使蒸发;散发。 3.用蒸汽力开动。 短语和例子 steam the meat 蒸肉。 a steamed bun 馒头。 steam a ship through the strait 把轮船开进海峡。 The train steamed into the station. 火车冒着蒸汽开进车站。 That would make him steam again. 那会使得他又发火了。 steam along [ahead] 拚命开。
water at boiling temperature diffused in the atmosphere
cook something by letting steam pass over it; "just steam the vegetables"
clean by means of steaming; "steam-clean the upholstered sofa" 同义词:steam clean,
get very angry; "her indifference to his amorous advances really steamed the young man"
travel by means of steam power; "The ship steamed off into the Pacific" 同义词:steamer,
rise as vapor
emit steam; "The rain forest was literally steaming"
Steam is the technical term for water vapor, the gaseous phase of water, which is formed when water boils. Water vapor cannot be seen, though in common language it is often used to refer to the visible mist of water droplets formed as this water vapor condenses in the presence of cooler air.
例句与用法
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Steam was injected into the pan for 45 minutes . 盘中喷入蒸汽45分钟。
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Two china jugs held steaming gravy . 两个瓷罐子装着热气腾腾的肉卤。
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She stands alone, in a steaming rage . 她怒火中烧,一个人站在那儿。
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Put the steamed bread over the fire for a while . 把馒头在火上嘘一嘘。
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They kept up a good head of steam . 他们把蒸气压力保持在所需的水平上。
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You're not getting up much of a head of steam . 你好像没有打开什么局面。
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The fierce heat turned the water into steam . 高热把水都蒸发了。
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These buns haven 's been steamed long enough . 这一屉馒头欠火。
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We were steaming along at 50 mph . 我们靠蒸汽动力以每小时50英里速度前进。
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In the machine, the steam vibrates and sings . 机器里水汽翻腾,响成一片。