steam
[sti:m] noun uncountable
IMPROVER
■the hot gas that is produced when water boils 蒸汽，水蒸气•Steam rose from the simmering stew.火上的炖肉咕嘟咕嘟冒着热气。 •steam turbines蒸汽涡轮机 •a steam engine/locomotive蒸汽机／火车头 •the age of steam (= the period when steam provided power for railways and factories)蒸汽时代 •The pump is driven by steam.这个泵是由蒸汽驱动的。
[sti:m] noun uncountable
get/pick up steam
■to start working much more effectively 加速；加大马力•After the first three months, the fundraising project really started to pick up steam.最初的三个月后，筹款活动开始变得如火如荼。
[sti:m] noun uncountable
let/blow off steam
■to do or say something that helps you to get rid of strong feelings or energy 发泄怒气；宣泄感情；释放精力•He lifts weights after work to let off steam.他下班后练举重来宣泄精力。
[sti:m] noun uncountable
under your own steam
■If you do something under your own steam, you do it without help 靠自己的力量；独力•Do you want a lift or will you get there under your own steam?你要不要搭个便车，还是你自己去？
[sti:m] verb
intransitive
■to move by steam power 依靠蒸汽动力行驶•The train/ship steamed out of the station/harbour.火车／汽船喷着蒸汽驶出了车站／港口。 transitive
■to cook food using steam 蒸（食物）•steamed vegetables蒸蔬菜 transitive usually + adverb or preposition
■to use steam to soften something, especially glue so that something can be removed 用蒸汽软化（尤指胶水）•Ross steamed open the envelope to see if it was a love letter.罗斯用蒸汽软化胶水打开信封，想看看是不是情书。
[sti:m] verb
Phrasal Verbs [M] steam (sth) up
■If glass or something with a glass or similar surface steams up, it becomes covered with a thin layer of water caused by steam touching it, and if you steam it up, you cause this to happen （使）蒙上水气•The bathroom mirror steamed up during my shower.我淋浴的时候，浴室的镜子蒙上了水气。 •Going into the warm room steamed my glasses up.走进暖和的房间，我的眼镜蒙上了一层雾气。 steamed up
■angry, especially about something that other people do not think is important （尤指为琐事）非常恼火的，愤怒的•She got all steamed up about the books being left on the tables.她看到那些书都摊在桌子上，大为光火。 |