steam
美 [stim]
英 [sti?m] 
- n.蒸汽;水蒸氣;水汽;蒸汽動力
- v.蒸發(fā);散發(fā)蒸汽;冒水汽;蒸(食物)
- 網(wǎng)絡(luò)水蒸汽
詞形變化
第三人稱單數(shù):steams 現(xiàn)在分詞:steaming 過去式:steamed 同義詞
英漢雙解
1. | 水蒸氣;蒸汽the hot gas that water changes into when it boils |
| Steam rose from the boiling kettle. 壺里的水開了,冒著蒸汽。 |
2. | 蒸汽動力the power that is produced from steam under pressure, used to operate engines, machines, etc. |
| the introduction of steam in the 18th century 18 世紀(jì)蒸汽動力的采用 |
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| a steam train/engine 蒸汽火車;蒸汽機 |
3. | 水汽very small drops of water that form in the air or on cold surfaces when warm air suddenly cools |
| She wiped the steam from her glasses. 她擦去眼鏡上的水汽。 |
1. | [i] 蒸發(fā);散發(fā)蒸汽;冒水汽to send out steam |
| a mug of steaming hot coffee 一大杯熱氣騰騰的咖啡 |
2. | [t][i] ~ (sth) 蒸(食物)to place food over boiling water so that it cooks in the steam; to be cooked in this way |
3. | [i] + adv./prep. 依靠蒸汽動力行駛to move using the power produced by steam |
| The boat steamed across the lake. 汽船從湖上駛過。 |
4. | [i] + adv./prep. 快速行走;疾行to go somewhere very quickly |
| He spotted her steaming down the corridor towards him. 他看見她沿著走廊向他疾步走來。 |
| The company is steaming ahead with its investment programme. 公司正緊鑼密鼓地實施自己的投資方案。 |
習(xí)慣用語
full speed/steam ahead
全速前進;全力with as much speed or energy as possible
get up/pick up steam
聲勢逐漸強大;漸成氣候;慢慢活躍起來to become gradually more powerful, active, etc.
| His election campaign is beginning to get up steam. 他的競選活動逐漸形成聲勢。 |
逐漸提速to increase speed gradually
let off steam
釋放精力;發(fā)泄怒氣;宣泄感情to get rid of your energy, anger or strong emotions by doing sth active or noisy
run out of steam
筋疲力盡;喪失熱情to lose energy and enthusiasm and stop doing sth, or do it less well
get, etc. somewhere under your own steam
靠自己的力量去某處to go somewhere without help from other people
be/get (all) steamed up (about/over sth)
(變得)非常氣憤,非常激動to be/become very angry or excited about sth
英漢解釋
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v. | 1. 蒸發(fā),凝結(jié)蒸汽;冒水汽;出汗;被水汽弄模糊 5. 〈英俚,口〉(青少年等在公共場所)結(jié)幫搶劫 |
英英解釋
例句
Most people know electricity standing still is no more useful than is a stationary belt between a steam engine and a machine to be driven.
大多數(shù)人認(rèn)為,停滯不動的電并不比架設(shè)在蒸汽機和要被傳動的機器之間的固定帶更有用。
That could take some of the steam out of China's nascent recovery, and with it a return in healthy demand for oil.
這可能削弱中國剛剛開始的經(jīng)濟復(fù)蘇的一部分動力,同時阻礙原油需求回歸正常水平。
The long hot streak at the box office seems to be losing steam, just as the summer hits.
在夏季來臨之際,美國票房持續(xù)已久的火爆形勢看來要失去動力了。
It remains to be seen how much that perspective becomes another way for China to let the West blow off steam while it moves coolly ahead.
目前仍然要看這種設(shè)想能在多大程度上,在中國走得太過時,能成為讓西方發(fā)泄抑制的感情另一種方式。
he took , when he was a school - boy , to constructing steam - engines out of saucepans.
當(dāng)他還是個小學(xué)生的時候,他就喜歡用小鍋做蒸汽機。
The result of invention of steam engine was that human power was replaced by mechanical power.
蒸汽機發(fā)明的結(jié)果是機械動力代替了人力。
The invention of steam engine by Watt marked the end of great tradition of labor with hands and the beginning of a new era of machinery.
瓦特蒸汽機的發(fā)明標(biāo)志著手工勞動這一偉大傳統(tǒng)的結(jié)束和機器時代的到來。
Of his skills as a carpenter, he said, "You will see downstairs there is a steam bath that I built myself in one weekend. "
談到他擁有的木匠技能,他說:「你在樓下會看到一間蒸汽浴室,是我利用一個周末獨力完成的?!?/jz>
The invention of the steam engine helped manufactures by giving them cheaper power to work their machines. Machines took the place of men.
而蒸汽發(fā)動機的發(fā)明,使得產(chǎn)品可以用更廉價的動力驅(qū)動機器生產(chǎn),于是,機器取代了人工操作。
With an earsplitting burst of superheated steam, the contraption lifts Ross gently into the air and, for a few noisy seconds, he is flying.
隨著加熱的蒸汽發(fā)出震耳欲聾的爆鳴聲,裝置緩緩將羅斯推到空中,鬧哄哄的幾秒鐘后,他就在自由飛行了。
I imagined steam rising from my head as I ranted. But a part of me was as shocked as the people still standing in line.
我能想象我咆哮時從我頭頂升起的怒氣,但我驚訝的發(fā)現(xiàn)人們仍然整齊的排成一隊。
Prof Prasad said: "The engines of world growth are running out of steam while the trailing wagons are going off the rails. "
普拉薩德教授表示:“世界經(jīng)濟增長的各大發(fā)動機正在失去動力,而后面拖著的車廂正在脫軌?!?/jz>
The result of the invention of the steam engine was that human power was replaced by mechanical power.
蒸汽機發(fā)明的結(jié)果是機械力代替了人力。
It would be a return, in a way, to a time when old-fashioned steam engines once worked in the fields.
到時,老式的蒸汽機又將穿行在田間,從某個角度來看,這真是一種“倒退”。
This energy heats oil flowing through the pipe, and the heat energy is then used to generate electricity in a conventional steam generator.
這能源熱涂油水于流動過管,而且熱能源然后用來在一個傳統(tǒng)的蒸氣產(chǎn)生器中產(chǎn)生電力。
The new steam out of brandy should be at least more than a year aging in oak barrels.
新蒸出的白蘭地至少應(yīng)在橡木桶中陳釀一年以上。
Mark had to take his boss's rough criticisms all day and he would blow off steam at home by scolding his children.
馬克對老板成天粗暴的批評只得忍氣吞聲,而回到家里就罵孩子出氣。
Other times they simply run out of steam trying to get somewhere, but getting nowhere.
另一些時候,他們只是沒有到達目標(biāo)的氣力而迷失方向。
The invention of thhe steam engine changed ships just as it had changed land transport.
農(nóng)村的發(fā)明蒸汽機的改變就像它已經(jīng)改變了船只陸路運輸。
Now, at the surface of the sea, the eruption was spewing[6] gas and steam thousands of feet into the air.
現(xiàn)在,火山噴出的氣體和蒸氣升到數(shù)千英尺的高空。
Such cells should not be confused with solar collectors, the devices used to heat buildings and produce steam to generate electricity.
這種電池與太陽捕集器--用于建筑物采暖并生產(chǎn)蒸汽來發(fā)電的裝置--是不同的。
Today's talk will steam up the economic cooperation between our two countries.
今天的會談必將會促進我們兩國間的經(jīng)濟合作。
A natural escape of hot fluids from the steam reservoir should be prevented by cap rocks with low permeability.
只要存在通透性能低的蓋層,蒸氣儲放熱流體就不會自行外逸。
The hot mist on the surface of the water is steam.
水表面的高溫霧狀氣體叫做蒸汽
Because of danger from scalding steam, the public was banned from the area and all visitors escorted.
因為滾燙的蒸氣有危險,公眾是不許進入這一地區(qū)的,并且所有來訪者都得有人陪同。
The steam has misted the windows over.
蒸氣使窗戶模糊不清。
Vapours steam upward from the earth.
水汽從地面上升起。
In our plant, technical innovation gets up steam.
我們廠的技術(shù)革新的勁頭增加了。
Steam had clouded the mirror.
水蒸氣使鏡子變得模糊不清。
Steam was injected into the pan for 45 minutes.
盤中噴入蒸汽45分鐘。
It's no use talking further-we should only get up steam.
再談也沒有用了--我們應(yīng)該打起精神。
As it happened, the steam released a chemical used to preserve the skirts, making the girl ill, actually sending her to hospital.
結(jié)果蒸汽碰巧使為保存裙子而使用的化學(xué)品釋放出來,使女孩生了病,竟然被送到了醫(yī)院。
"I don't think we've seen the bottom for the euro this year but this latest down leg is running out of steam, " he said.
“我認(rèn)為歐元今年尚未觸底,但最近的跌勢失去動能,”他表示。
The invention of the steam engine changed ships just as it had changed land transport.
蒸汽機的發(fā)明使船舶發(fā)生了變化,正如其已經(jīng)改變了陸地運輸一樣。
As he's flying around the stratosphere letting off steam, he spots Wonder Woman lying on her back stark naked sunbathing on the beach.
當(dāng)他在高空飛行發(fā)泄精力的時候,看見神奇女郎正在海灘上一絲不掛做日光浴。
These underground reservoirs of steam and hot water can be tapped to generate electricity or to heat and cool buildings directly.
這些地下水庫的蒸汽和熱水可以被開發(fā)用來發(fā)電或直接為大樓調(diào)節(jié)冷暖。
Well, if the steam from so little water is so strong, why would not the steam from a great deal of water be a great deal stronger?
噢,如果這么一點點水產(chǎn)生的蒸氣力量有那么大,那末大量的水產(chǎn)生的蒸氣力量不就大得多了嗎?
eg, There is no freedom to blow off steam or to do something just a little crazy!
有一點自吹自擂或做點瘋狂事情的自由!
I implied that the word stew today refers to a steaming mixture of food. It is the steam that in turn gave the name to the pot.
我前面說過,現(xiàn)在的這個stew指的是混合蒸煮后的食物。而燒這道菜的鍋的名字從steam而來。
Sometimes if I'm losing creative steam, I leave the office early so I can regroup and come back fresh the next day.
有時候,如果我喪失了創(chuàng)新的靈感,我會早早離開辦公室,因此我可以整理思緒,并且在第二天帶著新鮮回到這里。
Too often we throw caution to the wind and run full steam ahead, doing what feels right at the moment.
我們太容易將警示拋之腦后,全力奔跑去完成我們在當(dāng)時認(rèn)為正確的事情。
There was a small release of radioactive steam at Three Mile Island in 1979, and there have also been a few releases at Fukushima Daiichi.
1979年三里島核電站事故中便是有少量帶放射性同位素的蒸汽泄露。
Some see in it a force directly pertaining to heroes, as the peasant sees the devil in the steam-engine.
有些人把它看作英雄們天賦的力量,猶如那個農(nóng)夫以為機車里有鬼;
Breathe on a diamond. If the steam disappears at once, the diamond is real. If it stays for a few seconds, the diamond is forged.
在鉆石上哈口氣。如果鉆石表面的水汽立即消失,則為真鉆石。若停留幾秒鐘才消失的是假鉆石。
Now whenever I see a classic steam-train, I imagine it has an enormous grey face on the front of it.
現(xiàn)在每當(dāng)我看到一輛經(jīng)典的蒸汽火車,我就會想象火車頭呈現(xiàn)出那張巨大的灰色的臉。
It would be a return, in a way, to a time when older steam engines once worked in the fields.
從某種程度上說,人們可能會回到舊蒸汽機工作在田野上的時代。
To do that I must completely change my point of observation and study the laws of the motion of steam, of the bells, and of the wind.
要明白其究竟,我必須完全改變觀察點,去研究蒸汽、教堂大鐘及風(fēng)力的運動規(guī)律。
Lightning held only terror for man until he made of electricity his servant. Steam was only so much waste until man learned to harness it.
當(dāng)人們利用電能為自己服務(wù)之前對閃電只有恐懼,人們一直認(rèn)為蒸汽是一種浪費知道人們了解了可以利用它來驅(qū)動機器。
You can heat the biomass, irradiate it with gamma rays, grind it into a fine slurry, or subject it to high-temperature steam.
我們可以加熱生質(zhì)原料、以γ射線照射、絞成細(xì)碎的泥狀,或以高溫蒸汽熏蒸;
It's easy to let off steam after something negative has happened, and some people believe it's good for your mental health to do this.
這很容易讓一些消極的宣泄發(fā)生后,一些人認(rèn)為正是這種良好的做你的精神健康。
'There seems to be a head of steam building up on a cross-party basis around the social mobility and fair access agenda, ' he says.
他認(rèn)為:似乎有股力量為社會流動性和公平入職議程(thesocialmobilityandfairaccessagenda)構(gòu)建了跨黨派基礎(chǔ)。