steam
[stiːm]
n
the gas or vapour into which water is changed when boiled
the mist formed when such gas or vapour condenses in the atmosphere
any vaporous exhalation
power, energy, or speed
cheap wine
driven, operated, heated, powered, etc, by steam
a steam radiator
treated by steam
steam cleaning
old-fashioned; outmoded
steam radio
vb
to emit or be emitted as steam
to generate steam, as a boiler, etc
to move or travel by steam power, as a ship, etc
to proceed quickly and sometimes forcefully
to cook or be cooked in steam
to treat with steam or apply steam to, as in cleaning, pressing clothes, etc
See steam up
- 习惯用语
- get up steam (of a ship, etc) to work up a sufficient head of steam in a boiler to drive an engine.to go quickly
- let off steam to release pent-up energy or emotions
- under one's own steam without the assistance of others
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