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| 1 | I to produce steam 产生蒸汽 |
| Great pots of food were steaming on the cooker. 大罐的食物正在炉子上冒着热气。 |
| | 1a | if someone steams, they feel very hot 大汗淋漓 | | a record hot day when air conditioners groaned and customers steamed 一个创纪录的高温天气，空调在嗡嗡地运转，顾客们大汗淋漓 | |
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| 2 | I/T to cook food with steam 蒸（食物） |
| Steam the vegetables for about ten minutes. 把蔬菜蒸大约10分钟。 |
| steamed fish 清蒸鱼 |
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| 3 | I to move using steam power 用蒸汽驱动 |
| The train steamed out of the station noisily. 蒸汽火车轰隆隆地驶出了车站。 |
| | 3a | if a person steams somewhere , they move quickly in a particular direction 快速前进 | | McKiernan steamed ahead to win her third successive race. 麦基尔南快速地向前奔跑以赢取她连续第3次赛跑比赛的冠军。 | |
| | 3b | if a ship steams somewhere , it travels there （轮船）驶向 | | The luxury liner steamed into New York on Thursday. 豪华客轮周四驶进了纽约。 | |
| PHRASAL VERBS |
| - | ˌsteam ˈopen |
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| | to use steam to separate two edges or pieces of paper that are stuck together 用蒸汽揭开（纸张） | Someone has steamed open the envelope. 有人用蒸汽揭开了这信封。 | |
| - | ˌsteam ˈup |
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| | to cover something with steam or become covered with steam （使）蒙上水汽 | My glasses kept steaming up. 我的眼镜上总是有水汽。 | |
| See also | | - steamed-up | | - steaming | |
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