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单词 steam
释义
steam
(stm )
Word forms: steams , steaming , steamed
1. uncountable noun B2
Steam is the hot mist that forms when water boils. Steam vehicles and machines are operated using steam as a means of power.
In an electric power plant the heat converts water into high-pressure steam.
...the invention of the steam engine.
Synonyms: vapour, mist, condensation, moisture  
2. verb
If something steams, it gives off steam.
...restaurants where coffee pots steamed on their burners. [VERB]
...a basket of steaming bread rolls. [VERB-ing]
3. verb
If you steam food or if it steams, you cook it in steam rather than in water.
Steam the carrots until they are just beginning to be tender. [VERB noun]
Leave the vegetables to steam over the rice for the 20 minutes cooking time. [VERB]
...steamed clams and broiled chicken. [VERB-ed]
cook
4. full steam ahead phrase
If something such as a plan or a project goes full steam ahead, it progresses quickly.
The Government is going full steam ahead with its privatisation programme.
Plans are rolling full steam ahead for the Jamaica Festival.
5. to let off steam phrase
If you let off steam, you get rid of your energy, anger, or strong emotions with physical activity or by behaving in a noisy or violent way. [informal]
Exercise is a good way of relaxing or letting off steam.
6. pick up steam phrase [VERB inflects]
If a belief, a plan, or a project picks up steam, it starts to develop and become more important.
The presidential campaign was picking up steam.
7. to run out of steam phrase
If you run out of steam, you stop doing something because you have no more energy or enthusiasm left. [informal]
I decided to paint the bathroom ceiling but ran out of steam halfway through.
8. under one's own steam phrase [PHRASE after verb]
If you do something under your own steam, you do it without any help from anyone else.
...patients who are well enough to visit the doctor under their own steam.
Phrasal verbs:
steam ahead
phrasal verb
If an economy or company steams ahead, it becomes stronger and more successful.
The latest figures show industrial production steaming ahead at an 8.8 per cent annual rate. [VERB PARTICLE]
steam up
1. phrasal verb
If someone gets steamed up about something, they are very annoyed about it.
The general manager may have got steamed up about nothing. [get V-ed P + about]
I remember going to the lecture in my first week and getting very steamed up. [get V-ed P]
2. phrasal verb
When a window, mirror, or pair of glasses steams up, it becomes covered with steam or mist.
...the irritation of living with lenses that steam up when you come in from the cold. [VERB PARTICLE]
steamed-up adjective
The glass is all steamed up still.
Idioms:
a head of steam
a lot of support for something such as a plan or cause
While most senior Conservative MPs still believe an election next year is more likely, there's an increasing head of steam behind going to the polls this November.
build up a head of steam
to gradually become more and more angry, anxious, or emotional about something until you can no longer hide your feelings
With the manager building up a head of steam, the player didn't want to wind him up even more.
have steam coming out of your ears
to be very angry about something
Not that Labour's front-benchers quite see it that way; indeed, they have steam coming out of their ears at the suggestion.
do something under your own steam
to do something on your own, without help from anyone else
He left the group convinced he could do better under his own steam.
go full steam ahead
to start to carry out a particular project in a thorough and determined way
The prime minister declared it was full steam ahead for a fourth term of government.
go somewhere under your own steam
to make your own arrangements for a journey, rather than letting someone else organize it for you
Most hotels organise tours to inland beauty spots, but car hire is cheap enough to consider taking off into the hills under your own steam.
let off steam [mainly British] or blow off steam
to do or say something which helps you to get rid of your strong feelings about something
I was so upset that I pulled the car over to the side of the road, got out, and took a long walk. I just had to let off steam.
pick up steam
to start to become stronger or more active
Boskin said the economy should pick up steam next year.
run out of steam
to become weaker or less active, and often to stop completely
The US is in a triple dip of recession. The promised recovery ran out of steam, the economy is slowing sharply and consumer spending is falling.
Collocations:
steam oven
How often will you use that steam oven, warming drawer or coffee machine?
Times,Sunday Times
Some of the newer ones feature steam oven functions, too.
The Sun
Our single steam oven [899] has experienced double-digit growth in the past half of the year, but from a small base.
Times, Sunday Times
The stainless-steel island, heavy-duty extractor fan and ridiculously high-tech steam oven all added to the fantasy.
Times, Sunday Times
Sneak a peek inside any professional kitchen and you'll find something unexpected — a steam oven.
Times, Sunday Times
steam ship
The train that connected with the steam ship would wait up to 45 minutes in case of delays, to allow connection.
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From 1857 to 1858, she was converted to steam ship.
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Converted to a dual sail/steam ship in 1857.
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It reportedly moved because of the disruption of the steam ship.
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The station was a changeover from train to steam ship.
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steam valve
Having been in operation there for two months, she had developed a leak in a steam valve which supplied steam to a stand-by electrical generator.
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Opening or damaging a steam valve or pipe can be potentially deadly.
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He developed different types of engines, like a three-way steam valve engine, which could transition the elevator between up to down and stop it rapidly.
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For starting, a hand controlled high pressure steam valve was provided by means of which the driver could admit a proportion of high pressure steam into the low pressure cylinders.
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steam vent
Snip a small hole in the middle of the paper to act as a steam vent.
Times, Sunday Times
A typical samovar consists of a body, base and chimney, cover and steam vent, handles, faucet and key, crown and ring, chimney extension and cap, drip-bowl, and teapot.
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It's not just the dancers' timing and joyous, bounding athleticism, it's the way these are combined with sewing-machine decks or steam vents that really impresses.
Times, Sunday Times
Cut a couple of steam vents.
Times, Sunday Times
After this, wipe the underside of the iron and steam vents with a paper towel.
Times, Sunday Times
steamed fish
Highlights are tender steamed fish and a delicious aubergine hot pot.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
You know the world is changing when they serve steamed fish and broccoli at a greyhound stadium.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Evening meal is steamed fish, grilled veg, lentils and brown rice.
The Sun (2012)
steamed rice
Season to taste and serve with couscous or steamed rice.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
I loved a wide variety of foods, and he said stick almost exclusively with steamed rice and vegetables.
Kowalski, Robert E The 8-Week Cholesterol Cure (1990)
Serve with the salad garnish and some steamed rice.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Check for seasoning and serve with steamed rice or noodles.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Translations:
Chinese: 蒸汽, 冒蒸汽
Japanese: 蒸気, 蒸す
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