the hot gas that water changes into when it boils 水蒸气；蒸汽 Extra ExamplesSteam rose from her mug of cocoa. 她那杯可可冒着热气。 The hotel has a steam room. 这家酒店有间蒸汽浴房。 The saucepan puffed little jets of steam. 炖锅喷出一股股蒸汽。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- hot
- cloud
- jet
- generate
- produce
- come
- escape
- rise
- …
- power
- engine
- locomotive
- …
- the age of steam
the power that is produced from steam under pressure, used to operate engines, machines, etc. 蒸汽动力 the introduction of steam in the 18th century 18 世纪蒸汽动力的采用 steam power 蒸汽动力 the steam age 蒸汽时代 a steam train/engine 蒸汽火车；蒸汽机 The engine is driven by steam. 这台发动机由蒸汽驱动。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- hot
- cloud
- jet
- generate
- produce
- come
- escape
- rise
- …
- power
- engine
- locomotive
- …
- the age of steam
very small drops of water that form in the air or on cold surfaces when warm air suddenly cools 水汽
Word OriginOld English stēam ‘vapour’, stēman ‘emit a scent, be exhaled’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch stoom ‘steam’.
Idioms
blow/let off steam
- (informal)
to get rid of your energy, anger or strong emotions by doing something active or noisy 释放精力；发泄怒气；宣泄感情 I went for a long walk to let off steam. 我走了很长一段路来发泄情绪。 I like blowing off steam and I like saying things that shock people. 我喜欢发泄，我喜欢说让人震惊的话。
full speed/steam ahead | (at) full steam
with as much speed or energy as possible 全速前进；全力 Business picked up at the beginning of the year and now it is full steam ahead. 今年年初生意有所好转，现在生意蒸蒸日上。 The team is working full steam on the next release. 该团队正在全力以赴开发下一个版本。 All of the major players are operating at full steam. 所有的大公司都在全力运作。
get, etc. somewhere under your own steam
- (informal)
to go somewhere without help from other people 靠自己的力量去某处 I’ll get to the party under my own steam. 我会自己去参加聚会的。
get up/pick up steam
run out of steam
- (informal)
to lose energy and enthusiasm and stop doing something, or do it less well 筋疲力尽；丧失热情
