steam
noun/stiːm/
/stiːm/
[uncountable]Idioms - the hot gas that water changes into when it boils
水蒸气；蒸汽 - Steam rose from the boiling kettle.
壶里的水开了，冒着蒸汽。 - a Turkish steam bath
土耳其蒸气浴
Extra Examples- Steam rose from her mug of cocoa.
她那杯可可冒着热气。 - The hotel has a steam room.
这家酒店有间蒸汽浴房。 - The saucepan puffed little jets of steam.
炖锅喷出一股股蒸汽。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- hot
- cloud
- jet
- generate
- produce
- come
- escape
- rise
- …
- power
- engine
- locomotive
- …
- the age of steam
- Steam rose from the boiling kettle.
enlarge imagethe power that is produced from steam under pressure, used to operate engines, machines, etc.蒸汽动力 - the introduction of steam in the 18th century
18 世纪蒸汽动力的采用 - steam power
蒸汽动力 - the steam age
蒸汽时代 - a steam train/engine
蒸汽火车；蒸汽机 - The engine is driven by steam.
这台发动机由蒸汽驱动。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- hot
- cloud
- jet
- generate
- produce
- come
- escape
- rise
- …
- power
- engine
- locomotive
- …
- the age of steam
- the introduction of steam in the 18th century
- very small drops of water that form in the air or on cold surfaces when warm air suddenly cools
水汽 - She wiped the steam from her glasses.
她擦去眼镜上的水汽。
- She wiped the steam from her glasses.
Word OriginOld English stēam ‘vapour’, stēman ‘emit a scent, be exhaled’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch stoom ‘steam’.
Idioms
blow/let off steam
- (informal) to get rid of your energy, anger or strong emotions by doing something active or noisy
释放精力；发泄怒气；宣泄感情 - I went for a long walk to let off steam.
我走了很长一段路来发泄一下。 - I like blowing off steam and I like saying things that shock people.
我喜欢发泄情绪，喜欢说一些令人震惊的话。
- I went for a long walk to let off steam.
full speed/steam ahead | (at) full steam
- with as much speed or energy as possible
全速前进；全力 - Business picked up at the beginning of the year and now it is full steam ahead.
生意从年初开始回暖，现在正全速前进。 - The team is working full steam on the next release.
该团队正在全力开发下一个版本。 - All of the major players are operating at full steam.
所有主要参与者都在全速运转。
- Business picked up at the beginning of the year and now it is full steam ahead.
get, etc. somewhere under your own steam
- (informal) to go somewhere without help from other people
靠自己的力量去某处 - I’ll get to the party under my own steam.
我会凭自己的力量去参加聚会。
- I’ll get to the party under my own steam.
get up/pick up steam
- (informal) to become gradually more powerful, active, etc.
声势逐渐强大；渐成气候；慢慢活跃起来 - His election campaign is beginning to get up steam.
他的竞选活动逐渐形成声势。
- His election campaign is beginning to get up steam.
- (of a vehicle) to increase speed gradually
逐渐提速
run out of steam
- (informal) to lose energy and enthusiasm and stop doing something, or do it less well
筋疲力尽；丧失热情
