steam

[sti:m]

n.蒸汽, 水汽, 蒸汽动力, 轮船
v.蒸, 冒热气, 行驶, 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 |

详细释义：

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。