steam
英 [sti?m]
美 [stim]
- vt. 蒸，散發(fā)；用蒸汽處理
- n. 蒸汽；精力
- vi. 蒸，冒水汽
- adj. 蒸汽的
助記提示
1. 有花兒是小溪(stream)，無(wú)花兒是蒸汽(steam)。因?yàn)橹挥行∠厓翰艜?huì)長(zhǎng)花。
2. 小溪(stream)邊上沒(méi)花兒是因?yàn)橄兂烧羝?steam)，所以沒(méi)有水花兒沒(méi)法生長(zhǎng).
中文詞源
steam 蒸汽，水氣來(lái)自古英語(yǔ) steam,蒸汽，水氣，來(lái)自 Proto-Germanic*staumaz,蒸汽，水氣，可能與 stew 有詞 源上的聯(lián)系。
英文詞源
- steam
- steam: [OE] Steam comes from a prehistoric Germanic *staumaz, a word of uncertain origin which also produced Dutch stoom. It originally denoted any ‘vapour given off by something hot’; the specific modern sense ‘vapour from boiling water’ emerged in the 15th century.
- steam (n.)
- Old English steam "vapor, fume, water in a gaseous state," from Proto-Germanic *staumaz (cognates: Dutch stoom "steam"), of unknown origin. Meaning "vapor of boiling water used to drive an engine" is from 1690s, hence steam age (1828) and many figurative uses, such as let off steam (1831, literal), blow off steam (1857, figurative), full-steam (1878), get up steam (1887, figurative). Steam heat is from 1820s in thermodynamics; as a method of temperature control from 1904.
We have given her six months to consider the matter, and in this steam age of the world, no woman ought to require a longer time to make up her mind. [Sarah Josepha Hale, "Sketches of American Character," 1828]
- steam (v.)
- Old English stiemen, stymen "emit vapor, emit a scent or odor," from the root of steam (n.). Meaning "go by steam power" is from 1831. Transitive sense from 1660s, "to emit as steam;" meaning "to treat with steam" is from 1798. Slang steam up (transitive) "make (someone) angry" is from 1922. Related: Steamed; steaming.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. In 1941, the train would have been pulled by a steam engine.
- 1941年，火車本可以由蒸汽機(jī)車?yán)瓌?dòng)。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. In an electric power plant the heat converts water into high-pressure steam.
- 在發(fā)電廠里，熱能將水轉(zhuǎn)化成高壓蒸汽。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 3. Steam the carrots until they are just beginning to be tender.
- 將胡蘿卜蒸至剛好變軟。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 4. Plans are rolling full steam ahead for the Jamaica Festival.
- 慶祝牙買加節(jié)的準(zhǔn)備工作正開展得如火如荼。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 5. Wallcoverings and floors should be able to withstand steam and splashes.
- 墻面材料和地板都應(yīng)該能耐熱汽且防水。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句