steam

/stiːm/ noun / verb
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

蒸汽，水蒸气；蒸发；用蒸汽加热

释义与例句

noun 蒸汽，水蒸气
the gas formed when water boils; hot mist
  1. Steam rose from the cup of tea.
    茶杯上冒着热气。
  2. The engine runs on steam.
    这台发动机靠蒸汽运转。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. The mirror was covered in steam.
    镜子上蒙了一层水汽。
verb 蒸发；用蒸汽加热
to produce steam; to cook with steam
  1. The kettle is steaming.
    水壶在冒蒸汽。
  2. Steam the vegetables for ten minutes.
    把蔬菜蒸十分钟。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. She steamed the fish.
    她蒸了鱼。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 st（水）+ eam（热）= 加热后的水 → 蒸汽

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • steamy 闷热的，蒸汽的
    形容词
  • steamboat 汽船
    复合名词
同义词
  • vapor 蒸汽，水汽
    vapor 更科学正式，steam 专指沸水产生的蒸汽。
    Cold air turned the vapor into clouds. 冷空气把水汽变成了云。
反义词
  • ice 冰
    ice 是水的固态，steam 是水的气态，二者相对。
    The lake was covered with ice. 湖面上结了冰。
常见搭配
  • full steam ahead 全速前进
    We are going full steam ahead with the project. 我们正全力推进这个项目。
  • steam engine 蒸汽机
    The steam engine changed industry. 蒸汽机改变了工业。
  • blow off steam 发泄情绪
    He went for a run to blow off steam. 他去跑步发泄情绪。