steam
[sti:m]
n.蒸汽, 水汽, 蒸汽动力, 轮船
v.蒸, 冒热气, 行驶, <口>发怒
例句与用法:
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 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 ship steamed into the harbor.
船驶入了港湾。
The engines are driven by steam.
这些发动机是由蒸汽驱动的。
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 |
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
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。
steam
过去式:steamed
过去分词:steamed
现在进行时:steaming
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
steam[sti:m]n.1.■水蒸气,蒸汽;加压蒸汽;汽力2.■水气,蒸气;潮气,气雾3.■雾状散发物4.■[口语]气力,力量,精力;势力5.■(情绪等的)紧张6.■轮船;乘船旅行vi.1.■喷出蒸汽;冒热气;散发水气:the boiler that is steaming正在喷着蒸汽的锅炉Our heads were steaming after running.跑步之后,我们的脑袋冒着热气。2.■蒸发,散发;(锅炉等)产生蒸汽:a cup of steaming tea一杯冒气的热茶3.■(玻璃等)凝上水气,被水气弄模糊: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。4.■用蒸汽驱动(或行驶):The train steamed slowly out of the station.列车慢慢驶离了车站。Our ship steams at 6 knots.我们船以每小时6海里的速度行驶。5.■奋力前进,高速行进;大幅度发展:The grain production steamed.粮食产量大幅度增长6.■[口语]激动;生气;发怒:He was steaming badly over nothing.他无缘无故地乱发脾气。7.■结帮抢劫vt.1.■蒸煮,用蒸汽处理:to steam fish蒸鱼to steam surgical gowns and gloves蒸煮消毒手术服和手术手套2.■蒸软,蒸汽软化;蒸洗:to steam towels蒸软毛巾This kind of wool should be steamed.这种料子应该蒸洗。3.■散发出(蒸汽、水气);使蒙上水气: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。4.■用蒸汽驱动;用船运送:He steamed the ship slowly into port.他把船缓慢地驶入港口。5.■[俚语]使激动;使发怒(常与up连用):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。6.■[俚语]团伙抢劫,结帮抢劫: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。adj.1.■蒸汽的,水气的;含有蒸汽的2.■输送蒸汽的;调节蒸汽的3.■使用蒸汽的;用蒸汽驱动的4.■用蒸汽处理的;蒸煮的;蒸汽软化的;蒸汽消毒的;蒸汽洗涤的5.■[英国口语]普通的,一般的,常规的at full steam开足马力,全速地;尽力地,全力以赴blow (或 let) off steam[口语]放汽,放掉多余的蒸汽[俚语]撒气,出气,发脾气;发泄抑制的感情松弛,放松;娱乐full steam ahead【航海学】全速前进尽最大努力,全力以赴get up (或 put on) steam升高锅炉气压[亦作 raise steam]发怒;激动[口语]拿出精神来,加把劲let off steam= blow off steamput on steam= get up steamrun out of steam失去动力,(因无动力而)减速筋疲力尽under one's own steam【航海学】(船)不用牵引地航行,靠自身动力行驶靠自身力量,独自地,无帮助地under steam【航海学】靠蒸汽力行驶;在行驶中(事情)在进行中with full (或 all one's) steam on全力以赴,尽全力全速地,飞快地work off steam= blow off steam
steamsteam[sti:m]n.1.■(水)蒸汽, 水汽, 蒸汽压力, 发散物2.■[口]精力, 气力, 能[动]力3.■轮船, 乘轮船 旅行4.■不流通的空气worked by steam以蒸汽为动力travel by steam乘轮船旅行a day's steam一天的轮船航行The reactionary government tried vainly to take the steam out of the protest movement.反动政府枉费心机地企图削弱这场抗议运动。
词性变化steam[sti:m]vt.1.■蒸, 煮2.■散发3.■用蒸汽开动steam the meat [fish]蒸肉[鱼]steam[sti:m]vi.1.■蒸发, 冒热气2.■行驶3.■[俗]生气, 发脾气4.■[俗]疾行The cup of coffee was steaming.那杯咖啡在冒热气。The train steamed into the station.火车驶进车站。
继承用法steam-accumulatorn.1.■蒸汽器steamactivatedadj.1.■蒸汽活化的steamalloyn.1.■铜镍基合金steam-bathn.1.■蒸汽浴(器)steam-boatn.1.■汽船; 轮船steam-boilern.1.■汽锅steam-bubblingn.1.■蒸汽加热搅拌steam-coil-heatedn.1.■蒸汽旋管加热的steam-cooledadj.1.■蒸汽冷却的steam-curedadj.1.■蒸汽养护的steamcylindern.1.■汽缸steam-distilledadj.1.■蒸馏出的steam-driedadj.1.■蒸汽[加热]烘干的steam-drivenadj.1.■蒸汽带动的, 汽动的steamdrumn.1.■上汽锅; 蒸汽锅筒steam-enginen.1.■蒸汽机steam-gasn.1.■过热蒸汽steam-heatedadj.1.■用蒸汽加热的, 蒸汽取暖的steam-inn.1.■蒸汽入口steam-jacketn.1.■汽套steam-jetvt.1.■(蒸)汽(喷)射steam-operatedadj.1.■蒸汽发动的steam-oxidizedadj.1.■气流氧化的steam-propelledadj.1.■汽动的steam-powern.1.■蒸汽动力steam-proofadj.1.■不透汽的, 不漏蒸汽的steam-refinedadj.1.■汽炼的; 蒸汽精制的steam-rollvt.1.■用压路机碾压; 用高压压倒; 粉碎
词性变化steam[sti:m]vi.1.■不可抗拒地前进steam-rollern.1.■蒸汽压路机2.■高压力量[手段]steam-shipn.1.■轮船steam-siden.1.■汽侧steam-skiddern.1.■蒸汽集材机steam-smotheringn.1.■蒸汽灭火steam-sprayingn.1.■蒸汽喷涂steam-turbine-drivenadj.1.■汽轮机带动的
noun
- [mass noun]the vapour into which water is converted when heated, forming a white mist of minute water droplets in the air
蒸汽,水蒸气
■the invisible gaseous form of water, formed by boiling, from which this vapour condenses
水汽,气雾
■the expansive force of this vapour used as a source of power for machines
蒸气膨胀力,汽力
the equipment was originally powered by steam.
那设备最初是由蒸气来驱动的。
[as modifier]a steam train.
蒸汽驱动的火车。
■locomotives and railway systems powered in this way
蒸汽机车
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。
■(figurative)energy and momentum or impetus
(喻)力量,动力;推动力
the anti-corruption drive gathered steam.
反腐败运动的力量越来越大。
- [no obj.]give off or produce steam
冒出蒸汽;产生蒸汽
a mug of coffee was steaming at her elbow.
她肘边的一大杯咖啡冒着热气。
■(steam up 或 steam something up)become or cause to become covered or misted over with steam
(使)蒙上水汽
[no obj.]the glass keeps steaming up.
那玻璃上一直蒙着水汽。
[with obj.]the warm air had begun to steam up the windows.
那热气开始使窗户蒙上水汽。
■(常作 be/get steamed up)(informal)be or become extremely agitated or angry
(非正式)生气,发怒
you got all steamed up over nothing!.
你无缘无故就大发脾气。
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。 - [with obj.]cook (food) by heating it in steam from boiling water
蒸煮
steam the vegetables until just tender.
把那些蔬菜蒸到刚好软就好。
■[no obj.](of food) cook in this way
(食物)蒸
add the mussels and leave them to steam.
把贻贝放进去让他们蒸一下。
■clean or otherwise treat with steam
蒸汽洗涤;蒸汽处理
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。
■[with obj. and complement or adverbial]apply steam to (something fixed with adhesive) so as to open or loosen it
蒸汽软化(粘贴物)以打开(或松开)
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。
■generate steam in and operate (a steam locomotive)
用蒸汽开动(机车) - [no obj., with adverbial of direction](of a ship or train) travel somewhere under steam power
(轮船,火车)靠蒸汽动力行驶
the 11.54 steamed into the station.
11.54号蒸汽机车进站。
■(informal)come, go, or move somewhere rapidly or in a forceful way
(非正式)匆匆(或奋力)来(去,移动)
Jeremy steamed in ten minutes late.
杰里米匆匆赶来但还是迟到了十分钟。
the company has steamed ahead with its investment programme.
那公司全力推进其投资计划。
■[no obj.](steam in)(Brit. informal)start or join a fight
(英,非正式)开始战斗;投入战斗
■[no obj.][often as noun steaming](informal)(of a gang of thieves) move rapidly through a public place, stealing things or robbing people on the way
(非正式)(一群贼)(在匆忙通过公共场所时)顺路盗窃(或抢劫)
get up (或 pick up) steam
- generate enough pressure to drive a steam engine
开足蒸汽驱动发动机 - (of a project in its early stages) gradually gain more impetus and driving force
(计划的早期)逐渐获得驱动力
his campaign steadily picked up steam.
他的竞选活动稳步地获得越来越多的动力。
- (informal)be extremely angry or irritated
(非正式)大发雷霆,非常恼怒
- (of a steam locomotive) ready for work, with steam in the boiler
(蒸汽机车)准备工作,准备发动,一切就绪
- (informal)(of a person) get rid of pent-up energy or strong emotion
(非正式)发泄被压抑的感情;泄怒
- (informal)lose impetus or enthusiasm
(非正式)失去动力;失去热情
a rebellion that had run out of steam.
没了劲的反叛。
- (with reference to travel) without assistance from others
(旅行)靠自己的力量
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。
- (of a machine) being operated by steam
(机器)靠蒸气运行
- Old English stēam 'vapour', stēman 'emit a scent, be exhaled', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch stoom 'steam'
steam
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
steam
■The first steam locomotive, introduced in1825, had a top speed of only thirteen mph, and the great sailing ships of the time laboured a long at less than half that speed.
1825年推出的第十辆蒸汽机最大速度每小时仅为13英里,而那时的大帆船行驶得更慢,还不到这个速度的一半。
■Steam railways had their heyday in the 19th century.
19世纪是蒸汽机车的全盛时期。
■A thin cloud of steam was rising from the spout.
一缕薄薄的雾气正从壶嘴升起。
■Steam the beef till soft and tender.
上笼蒸至软烂。
■Work hard for steam locomotive tourism!
为做大做强蒸汽机车旅游业而努力奋斗!
■Some railroads once run by steam are now electrified .
从前由蒸汽操纵的铁路现在电气化了。
■A spurt of steam from the teapot.
从茶壶冒出的一股蒸气。
■They did the job at full steam.
他们尽力地做这件事。
■They kept up a good head of steam.
他们把蒸气压力保持在所需的水平上。
■They used a steam roller to iron out the road.
他们用蒸汽压路机压平了路面。
■They were scalded by steam from the burst pipe.
他们被爆裂的管子里喷出的蒸汽烫伤了。
■They had trodden a path to the steam.
他们踩出了一条通往小溪的小路。
■He would work up steam to pass the examination.
他会努力通过这次考试。
■His election campaign is beginning to get up steam.
他的竞选活动逐渐形成声势。
■Do you run the trains on oil or by steam?
你们开火车用油还是用蒸汽?
■How do you change water into steam?
你们怎样能把水变为蒸气?
■You can steam open the envelope.
你可以用汽熏把信封启开。
■You're not getting up much of a head of steam.
你好像没有打开什么局面。
■You'd better do your homework under your own steam.
你最好独立完成你的作业。
■In using superheated steam, compounding becomes less effective.
使用过热蒸汽时,混合的效果就会减少。
■Parents must let children blow off steam sometimes.
做父母的有时必须让孩寸们吵吵闹闹,发泄发泄。
■Glass windows steam over quickly at night in winter.
冬天的夜晚玻璃窗上很快就结上水汽。
■Ice, snow and steam are three forms of water.
冰、雪和水蒸气是水的三种形态。
■Ice, snow and steam are different forms of water.
冰、雪和蒸汽是水的不同形态。
■The train got up a head of steam again after a stop.
列车停过以后又加大了马力,越开越快。
■The train is pulled by a scarlet steam locomotive.
列车由一辆深红色的蒸汽机车驱动。
■Peninsular & Oriental Steam Nav.
半岛东方航运(财富500强公司之一,总部所在地英国,主要经营船运)
■The kitchen was beclouded with steam.
厨房里弥漫着水蒸气。
■Steam can be seen rising from the wet clothes.
可以看到水汽从湿衣服上冒出来。
■Do eat whole-wheat steam bread, but don't eat meat.
吃全麦粉馒头,别吃肉。
■A forcible stream of air, gas, or steam from an opening, especially one in a blast furnace to aid combustion.
吹风,送风从出口,尤其是从助燃鼓风炉的出口出来的空气,其他气体或蒸汽气流
■A jet of coffee steam from the burnished caldron.
咖啡的蒸气从打磨得锃亮的大壶里喷出来。
■Ouch! The steam scalded my finger.
哎唷!蒸气烫了我的手指头。
■A short, loud puff, as of steam from an engine.
喷气声短促而声音大的喷气声,如发动机喷蒸气的声音
■Steam the potatoes for thirty minutes.
土豆需要蒸30分钟。
■In1768 the first steam engine appeared.
在1768年出现了第一部蒸汽机。
■In a modern coal burning electric generating plant the steam may be hot enough to ignite wood.
在一个烧煤的现代化发电厂内,蒸汽允许能热到足以把木头点燃起来。
■Water turns to steam at 100degrees centigrade.
在摄氏100度的时候,水就变成了蒸汽。
■At normal pressures steam condenses at 100oC.
在正常压力下,水蒸气在摄氏100度时凝结。
■At normal pressures steam condenses at 100℃.
在正常的压力下,蒸气在摄氏100°时凝结成液体。
■Electric trains have taken the place of steam trains in Britain.
在英国,电气火车已经代替了蒸汽火车。
■Prior to entering the nozzle, the steam is at high pressure.
在进入喷嘴之前,蒸汽处于高压状态。
■I'd forgotten what good value steam radio was till I have to spend those days in bed.
在那些日子里,我不得不卧床休息,这使我记起了无线电广播的用处。
■Steam rose from the boiling kettle.
壶里的水开了,冒着蒸汽。
■Most people know electricity standing still is no more useful than is a stationary belt between a steam engine and a machine to be driven.
大多数人认为,停滞不动的电并不比架设在蒸汽机和要被传动的机器之间的固定带更有用。
■Vapor jetted from the brood hose as from a little steam engine.
大鼻子里象小小的蒸气机似的冒出热气。
■She cleared the bathroom mirror of steam.
她擦去了浴室里镜子上的水气。
■She wiped the steam from her glasses.
她擦去眼镜上的水汽。
■For many years the motive power of train be steam.
好多年,火车的动力是蒸汽。
■The children are blowing off steam inn the garden.
孩子们在花园里释放精力。
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。
习惯用语at full steam1.■放足蒸汽, 开足马力, 尽力blow off steam1.■放汽2.■[俚]大发牢骚3.■(工作后)松弛娱乐by steam1.■坐轮船Full steam ahead!1.■全速前进! 全力以赴, 尽力[快]get up [raise] steam1.■增加汽压; 振作精神; 愤怒have steam on1.■冒着水蒸 汽let off steam1.■散发多余的精力; 发牢骚; 发泄郁积的感情put on steam1.■拿出精神; 使劲, 加油run out of steam1.■[口]泄气; 失去势头under its [her] own steam1.■(指船)依靠本身的蒸汽力; 恁自己的力量, 不靠别人的帮助under steam1.■被汽力推动着, 在航行中拿出精神with all one's (full) steam on1.■开足马力work off steam1.■拿出精力工作, 发泄某种感情steam along [ahead]1.■拼命开steam away1.■蒸发, (人)去得快, (工作)做得快steam off1.■用蒸汽使(某物)脱离steam open1.■蒸气拆封steam up1.■(玻璃)蒙上蒸汽而模糊2.■制造蒸汽3.■[口]拿出精神, 鼓励4.■[美]喝酒[醉], 兴奋, 愤怒5.■催奶特殊用法atmospheric steam1.■常压蒸汽(一个大气压的水蒸汽)atomization steam1.■雾化蒸汽back steam1.■回汽blanket steam1.■覆盖水蒸气blead steam1.■额外蒸汽bled steam1.■废蒸气bubbling steam1.■通入水(或液体)中的直接蒸汽by-product steam1.■副产蒸汽closed steam1.■间接蒸汽condensed steam1.■冷凝(水)蒸汽cooking steam1.■蒸煮用汽cushion steam1.■垫气cutting steam1.■切割气流dead steam1.■废汽desuperheated steam1.■减温蒸汽direct steam1.■直接蒸汽; 新汽; 活汽discharge steam1.■排出蒸汽, 废汽dry steam1.■干蒸汽dry saturated steam1.■干饱和(水)蒸汽emergency dump steam1.■事故排汽entrained steam1.■残留蒸汽exciting steam1.■激振用蒸汽exhaust steam1.■废汽extra steam1.■额外蒸汽extraction steam1.■抽汽fresh steam1.■新鲜蒸汽, 一次蒸汽gaseous steam1.■气态蒸汽; 过热蒸汽gland steam1.■汽[轴]封蒸汽heating steam1.■加热蒸汽high(pressure) steam1.■高压蒸汽highly compressed steam1.■高压蒸汽indirect steam1.■间接蒸汽; [美]新蒸气, 直接蒸气instant steam1.■随手蒸汽intermediate steam1.■间断蒸汽leakage steam1.■漏泄蒸汽light [low] pressure steam1.■低压蒸汽live steam1.■流通蒸汽moist steam1.■湿蒸汽, 饱和蒸汽open steam1.■直接蒸汽prime steam1.■湿蒸汽process steam1.■生产用蒸汽propylene steam1.■气态丙烯ram steam1.■汽锤打桩机reduced steam1.■减压蒸汽saturated steam1.■饱和水蒸气spent steam1.■废汽still steam1.■蒸馏用蒸汽stripping steam1.■汽提用水蒸汽superheated steam1.■过热蒸汽supersaturated steam1.■过饱和蒸汽throtted steam1.■减压蒸汽top steam1.■釜顶蒸汽undercooled steam1.■过冷蒸汽unsaturated steam1.■未饱和的蒸汽waste steam1.■废汽wet steam1.■湿蒸汽