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a small, narrow river 小河；溪 
a mountain stream 山涧 We waded across a shallow stream. 我们涉水穿过一条浅溪。 Our rivers and streams are polluted with a host of chemicals. 我们的河流和小溪被许多化学物质污染了。
Extra ExamplesTopics Geographyb2The stream flows through a narrow valley. 小溪流过狭窄的山谷。 There are small fish in the stream. 小溪里有小鱼。 We picnicked beside a bubbling stream. 我们在潺潺的小溪旁野餐。 a leaf floating on the stream 漂在小溪上的一片树叶 Many underground streams flow beneath the forest. 许多地下溪流在森林下面流动。 We waded across a little mountain stream. 我们蹚过一条小山涧。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- little
- small
- shallow
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- cross
- ford
- pollute
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- flow
- run
- trickle
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- bed
- across a/the stream
- down a/the stream
- up a/the stream
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- the edge of the stream
- the side of the stream
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a continuous flow of liquid or gas 流；（液）流；（气）流 a jet stream 急流 - stream of something
A stream of blood flowed from the wound. 一股鲜血从伤口流出来。 He blew out a stream of cigar smoke. 他吹出一股雪茄烟。
Extra ExamplesGiant turbines blast a stream of air into the tube. 巨型涡轮机将一股气流吹入管道。 The stream of hot water hit the bottom of the bath. 热水流到浴缸底部。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- thin
- air
- gas
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- emit
- let in
- flow
- stream of
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a continuous flow of people or vehicles （人）流；（车）流 - stream of something/somebody
I've had a steady stream of visitors. 我不断有客人。 a continuous stream of people/traffic 持续不断的人流/车流 - in a stream
Cars filed past in an endless stream. 汽车川流不息，鱼贯而过。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- constant
- continuous
- endless
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- generate
- send
- let loose
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- stream of
- stream of consciousness
- stream of something/somebody
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a continuous supply of something; a large number of things that happen one after the other 一连串，接二连三，源源不断（的事情） By licensing their works, artists can create an ongoing revenue stream. 通过许可出售自己的作品，艺术家们可以拥有持续的收入来源。 The building needs to produce an income stream for the company. 这栋建筑需要为公司创造收入来源。 - stream of something
The agency provided me with a steady stream of work. 这介绍所让我不断有活干。 a constant stream of enquiries 接连不断的询问 Most of the letter consisted of a stream of abuse. 这封信的大部分都是一连串的辱骂。
Extra ExamplesHe let loose a stream of insults and obscenities. 他破口大骂，吐出一连串脏话。 She had to deal with a constant stream of enquiries. 她不得不应付接连不断的询问。 She was able to play streams of difficult notes with extreme accuracy. 她能够极其准确地弹奏一连串的高难度音符。 There were endless streams of mail which could not all be read. 邮件川流不息，无法全部阅读。 a constant stream of letters 源源不断的信件 The computer generates a steady stream of emails. 这台计算机不断生成邮件。 He let loose a stream of abuse. 他破口大骂起来。 We have established several different streams of funding. 我们已经确立了多个融资渠道。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- constant
- continuous
- endless
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- generate
- send
- let loose
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- stream of
- stream of consciousness
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computing 计算机 a continuous flow of video or sound sent over the internet; a continuous flow of computer data or instructions 流；（液）流；（气）流 You can listen to the live audio stream. 你可以听现场音频流。
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a group of students of the same age and level of ability in some schools （将同龄学生按能力编在一起的）班，组 Extra ExamplesTopics Educationc2Children who find themselves in the bottom stream feel discouraged. 发现自己处于底层的孩子感到气馁。 He was put into the top stream. 他分在快班。
Word OriginOld English strēam (noun), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch stroom, German Strom, from an Indo-European root shared by Greek rhein ‘to flow’.