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单词 stream
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stream

noun
 
/striːm/
/striːm/
Idioms
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    a small, narrow river
    • a mountain stream
    • We waded across a shallow stream.
    • Our rivers and streams are polluted with a host of chemicals.
    see also downstream, upstream
    Extra Examples
    • The stream flows through a narrow valley.
    • There are small fish in the stream.
    • We picnicked beside a bubbling stream.
    • a leaf floating on the stream
    • Many underground streams flow beneath the forest.
    • We waded across a little mountain stream.
    Topics Geographyb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • little
    • small
    • shallow
    verb + stream
    • cross
    • ford
    • pollute
    stream + verb
    • flow
    • run
    • trickle
    stream + noun
    • bed
    preposition
    • across a/​the stream
    • down a/​the stream
    • up a/​the stream
    phrases
    • the edge of the stream
    • the side of the stream
    See full entry
  2.  
    a continuous flow of liquid or gas
    • a jet stream
    • stream of something A stream of blood flowed from the wound.
    • He blew out a stream of cigar smoke.
    see also bloodstream, Gulf Stream, jet stream
    Extra Examples
    • Giant turbines blast a stream of air into the tube.
    • The stream of hot water hit the bottom of the bath.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • thin
    • air
    • gas
    verb + stream
    • emit
    • let in
    stream + verb
    • flow
    preposition
    • stream of
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  3.  
    a continuous flow of people or vehicles
    • stream of something/somebody I've had a steady stream of visitors.
    • a continuous stream of people/traffic
    • in a stream Cars filed past in an endless stream.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • constant
    • continuous
    • endless
    verb + stream
    • generate
    • send
    • let loose
    preposition
    • stream of
    phrases
    • stream of consciousness
    See full entry
  4.  
    a continuous supply of something; a large number of things that happen one after the other
    • By licensing their works, artists can create an ongoing revenue stream.
    • The building needs to produce an income stream for the company.
    • stream of something The agency provided me with a steady stream of work.
    • a constant stream of enquiries
    • Most of the letter consisted of a stream of abuse.
    see also revenue stream
    Extra Examples
    • He let loose a stream of insults and obscenities.
    • She had to deal with a constant stream of enquiries.
    • She was able to play streams of difficult notes with extreme accuracy.
    • There were endless streams of mail which could not all be read.
    • a constant stream of letters
    • The computer generates a steady stream of emails.
    • He let loose a stream of abuse.
    • We have established several different streams of funding.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • constant
    • continuous
    • endless
    verb + stream
    • generate
    • send
    • let loose
    preposition
    • stream of
    phrases
    • stream of consciousness
    See full entry
  5. (computing) a continuous flow of video or sound sent over the internet; a continuous flow of computer data or instructions
    • You can listen to the live audio stream.
  6. (especially British English) a group of students of the same age and level of ability in some schools
    • She was put into the fast stream.
    Extra Examples
    • Children who find themselves in the bottom stream feel discouraged.
    • He was put into the top stream.
    Topics Educationc2
  7. Word OriginOld English strēam (noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch stroom, German Strom, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek rhein ‘to flow’.
Idioms
be/come on stream
  1. to be in operation or available
    • The new computer system comes on stream next month.

stream

verb
/striːm/
/striːm/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they stream
/striːm/
/striːm/
he / she / it streams
/striːmz/
/striːmz/
past simple streamed
/striːmd/
/striːmd/
past participle streamed
/striːmd/
/striːmd/
-ing form streaming
/ˈstriːmɪŋ/
/ˈstriːmɪŋ/
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  1. [intransitive, transitive] (of liquid or gas) to move or pour out in a continuous flow; to produce a continuous flow of liquid or gas
    • (+ adv./prep.) Tears streamed down his face.
    • a streaming cold (= with a lot of liquid coming from the nose)
    • Stay away—I've got a streaming cold.
    • Sunlight streamed through the windows.
    • stream with something Her head was streaming with blood.
    • stream from something Blood was streaming from her head.
    • Black smoke streamed from the exhaust.
    • stream something The exhaust streamed black smoke.
  2. [intransitive] + adv./prep. (of people or things) to move somewhere in large numbers, one after the other
    • People streamed across the bridge.
    • The refugees streamed north to the border.
    • He stared out of the window at the cars streaming along the street.
  3. [intransitive] + adv./prep. to move freely, especially in the wind or water
    • Her scarf streamed behind her.
    • She was walking by the sea, her fair hair streaming.
  4. (especially British English)
    (North American English usually track)
    [transitive, usually passive] (in schools) to put school students into groups according to their ability
    • be streamed (for something) Pupils are streamed for French and maths.
  5. [transitive] stream something (computing) to play video or sound on a computer by receiving it as a continuous stream, from the internet for example, rather than needing to wait until the whole of the material has been downloaded
    • You can stream the song for a single listen.
    • The programme was streamed on the Web 24 hours a day.
    Topics Musicc1
  6. Word OriginOld English strēam (noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch stroom, German Strom, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek rhein ‘to flow’.
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