the hot gas that water changes into when it boils 水蒸氣；蒸汽 Extra ExamplesSteam rose from her mug of cocoa. 她那杯可可冒着熱氣。 The hotel has a steam room. 這家酒店有間蒸汽浴房。 The saucepan puffed little jets of steam. 炖鍋噴出一股股蒸汽。
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. 蒸汽動力 the introduction of steam in the 18th century 18 世紀蒸汽動力的采用 steam power 蒸汽動力 the steam age 蒸汽時代 a steam train/engine 蒸汽火車；蒸汽機 The engine is driven by steam. 這台發動機由蒸汽驅動。
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 釋放精力；發洩怒氣；宣洩感情 I went for a long walk to let off steam. 我走了很長一段路來發洩情緒。 I like blowing off steam and I like saying things that shock people. 我喜歡發洩，我喜歡說讓人震驚的話。
full speed/steam ahead | (at) full steam
with as much speed or energy as possible 全速前進；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轉，現在生意蒸蒸日上。 The team is working full steam on the next release. 該團隊正在全力以赴開發下一個版本。 All of the major players are operating at full steam. 所有的大公司都在全力運作。
get, etc. somewhere under your own steam
- (informal)
to go somewhere without help from other people 靠自己的力量去某處 I’ll get to the party under my own steam. 我會自己去參加聚會的。
get up/pick up steam
run out of steam
- (informal)
to lose energy and enthusiasm and stop doing something, or do it less well 筋疲力盡；喪失熱情
