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steam[sti:m]- n.
- 水蒸气,蒸汽;加压蒸汽;汽力
- 水气,蒸气;潮气,气雾
- 雾状散发物
- [口语]气力,力量,精力;势力
- (情绪等的)紧张
- 轮船;乘船旅行
- vi.
- 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。 - 蒸发,散发;(锅炉等)产生蒸汽:
a cup of steaming tea 一杯冒气的热茶 - (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。 - 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。 - 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 - [口语]激动;生气;发怒:
He was steaming badly over nothing. 他无缘无故地乱发脾气。 - 结帮抢劫
- vt.
- 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 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - [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。 - [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.
- 蒸汽的,水气的;含有蒸汽的
- 输送蒸汽的;调节蒸汽的
- 使用蒸汽的;用蒸汽驱动的
- 用蒸汽处理的;蒸煮的;蒸汽软化的;蒸汽消毒的;蒸汽洗涤的
- [英国口语]普通的,一般的,常规的
- 短语:
- 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
- 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 steam
- put on steam = get up steam
- run out of steam
- 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
- with full (或 all one's) steam on
- work off steam = blow off steam
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