Steam
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n. 蒸汽，雾;〈口〉精神，精力;轮船，乘轮船旅行;
vt.& vi. 冒蒸汽;快速行走，疾行;
vi. 动力;成蒸汽上升;汽动;[非正式]发怒;
vt. 蒸煮;
📝 例句
We steam fish, puddings, etc by placing the food above boiling water.
将鱼、 布丁等置于沸水上蒸叫steam.
The ship steamed into the harbor.
轮船驶抵港口。
My mother is steaming fish.
我妈妈正在蒸鱼。
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。
At the same time, steam was building up within the volcano.
与此同时，在火山中形成了水蒸汽。
🌱 联想助记
【串】steam(水蒸气)掉到地上形成stream(小溪),人掉到小溪里面发出scream(尖声喊叫),水面上泛起streak(条纹)
【记】※ s-拼音“丝”,team-队:一丝丝蒸汽成一队伍
※ s-拼音“水”,tea-茶,m-拼音“冒”:开水泡茶,冒出蒸汽
※ st-拼音“石头”,e-拼音“鹅”,am-上午:上午,那只石头鹅蒸发了,变成蒸汽
✅ 同义词
🔤 词根
📖 牛津释义
steam
n [U]
1
(a) invisible gas into which water is changed by boiling 水蒸气; 蒸汽.
(b) power obtained using this gas under pressure 加压蒸汽产生的动力
a building heated by steam 有暖气的建筑物
[attrib 作定语]
a steam brake, whistle, winch, etc, ie worked by steam 蒸汽制动器、 汽笛、 汽动绞车
steam cleaning, ie done by steam 蒸汽洗涤.
2 visible mist that forms when steam condenses in the air 水汽
steam coming out of a boiling kettle 水烧开後从壶里冒出来的水汽
The laundry was full of steam. 洗衣房里水汽腾腾.
3 (idm 习语) full speed/steam ahead => full. blow off/let off `steam (infml 口) release surplus energy or emotion from being restrained 宣泄被压抑的过剩精力或情感
The children were out in the playground letting off steam. 那些孩子在操场上玩, 宣泄过剩的精力. get up `steam
(a) (of a vehicle or an engine) slowly increase speed （指汽车或发动机）慢慢加速.
(b) (infml 口) (of a person) collect one's energy; gradually become excited or angry （指人）打起精神, 渐渐激动或愤怒. ,run out of `steam (infml 口) become exhausted 失去动力; 筋疲力尽
There is a danger of the housing programme running out of steam, ie losing its impetus. 住宅兴建计画有半途而废之虞. ,under one's own `steam without help from others; unaided 靠自己的力量. steam, v
1 [I, Ip] give out steam or vapour 放出蒸汽; 冒水汽
steaming hot coffee 热气腾腾的咖啡
The kettle was steaming (away) on the stove. 水壶在炉子上冒著热气.
2 [Tn, Cn.a] cook, soften or clean (sth), by the use of steam 用蒸汽处理（某物）; 蒸; 蒸汽软化; 蒸汽洗涤
steamed pudding 蒸的布丁
Steam the fish for 10 minutes. 把鱼蒸10分钟.
steam open an envelope, ie use steam to soften the glue on the flap 用蒸汽把信封口嘘开. =>Usage at cook 用法见cook.
3 (idm 习语) be/get (all) steamed `up (about/over sth) (infml 口) become very enthusiastic, angry, excited, etc 变得很热心、 愤怒、 激动等
Calm down it's nothing to get steamed up about! 冷静一点--没什麽可激动的!
4 (phr v) steam across, along, away, off, etc move in the specified direction using the power of steam 藉蒸汽动力沿某方向移动
a boat steaming up the Nile 向尼罗河上游行驶的汽船
The train steamed into/out of the station. 火车驶进[出]了车站.
We were steaming along at 50 mph. 我们靠蒸汽动力以每小时50英里的速度向前行驶. steam sth off (sth) remove (one piece of paper) from another using steam to melt the glue sticking them together 用蒸汽嘘（纸）（使之与黏贴物分开）
steam stamps off envelopes 用蒸汽嘘邮票以便从信封上揭下. steam (sth) up (cause sth to) become covered with condensed steam （使某物）蒙上水汽
The car windows steamed up. 汽车窗户上有一层水汽. steamer n
1 steamship 汽船; 汽艇.
2 metal container with small holes in it, in which food is cooked using steam 蒸锅.
🎯 考研助记
s(湿)+team(队伍):湿湿的队伍- 蒸气 开水(s)泡茶(tea)冒(m)出 蒸气
🔁 扩展释义
*[sti:m]n. 蒸汽, 精力a. 蒸汽的vi. 蒸发, 行驶, 发怒vt. 蒸, 煮, 散发【医】 汽, 蒸汽相关词组: under steam under one's own steam work off steam at full steam blow off steam get up steam put on steam steam up
🏥 医学释义
蒸汽，汽
🌿 同词根单词
📖 同为「MBA」词汇
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A 55-storey building went up in 1913, and in 1931 the Empire State Building was completed, then the tallest building in the world.
1913年一座55层高的大楼拔地而起。1931年帝国大厦竣工，这在当时是世界上最高的大厦。
I've been working at a meat factory for about two months now.
大约两个月来，我一直在一家肉厂干活。
nor that the headline in the newspaper would be
也没有想到报纸的头条是