Word · Frequency #2756
steam
蒸
核心释义
To cook food with steam, or (of food) to be cooked with steam.
- 1.
用蒸汽烹饪。
To cook with steam.
- 2.
被蒸汽烹制。
To be cooked with steam.
- 3.
利用蒸汽动力旅行
travel by means of steam power
- 4.
使暴露于蒸汽作用；用蒸汽处理以软化、整理或准备。
To expose to the action of steam; to apply steam to for softening, dressing, or preparing.
- 5.
冒蒸汽
emit steam
- 6.
产生蒸汽,例如在蒸汽机车中。
To raise steam, e.g. in a steam locomotive.
- 7.
产生或排放蒸汽。
To produce or vent steam.
- 8.
蒸发上升；以蒸汽形式逸出或消散。
To rise in vapour; to issue, or pass off, as vapour.
- 9.
变得愤怒；发怒；被激怒。
To become angry; to fume; to be incensed.
- 10.
使愤怒。
To make angry.
- 11.
用冷凝的水蒸气覆盖。
To cover with condensed water vapor.
- 12.
依靠蒸汽动力旅行。
To travel by means of steam power.
冒出蒸汽；散发蒸汽；发怒；生气；蒙上水汽；起雾；用蒸汽动力行驶；用蒸汽处理；汽蒸
用法In use
I noticed the kettle was steaming on the stove and turned off the heat.
用法提示：steam 作不及物动词，用过去进行时表示“冒出蒸汽”。
The wet path steamed in the morning sun after the storm.
用法提示：steam 作不及物动词，用一般过去时表示“散发水汽”。
When the tea is ready, the cup steams gently in your hands.
用法提示：steam 作不及物动词，用一般现在时表示“冒出热气”。
The ship steamed off into the Pacific
The rain forest was literally steaming
steam sth
及物用法，宾语是被蒸的食物，后接时间等说明。
Steam the vegetables for about five minutes.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- steam vegetables
- 蒸蔬菜；清蒸蔬菜
- She prefers to steam vegetables instead of frying them.她更喜欢蒸蔬菜而不是煎炸。
- steam open
- 用蒸汽打开（信封等）
- He carefully steamed open the envelope to avoid tearing it.他小心地用蒸汽打开信封，以免撕破。
- steam up
- （使）蒙上水汽
- The hot shower steamed up the bathroom mirror.热水淋浴让浴室的镜子蒙上了一层水汽。
- be steaming
- 非常生气；怒气冲冲
- After the argument, he was still steaming for hours.争吵之后，他好几个小时都还在生气。
- steam into the station
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想：蒸笼冒出的白气就是steam；人怒气冲天时也像头顶冒蒸汽，所以steam也指‘发怒’。记住这两种画面。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：cooking、recipes、kitchen instructions 作动词表示“用蒸汽蒸（食物）”时，通常用于烹饪场合，如食谱、做饭指导或日常厨房谈话。语气中性，不算正式书面语，也不算俚语，适合大多数日常语境。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
以上单词都含有字母组合 eam，发音均为 /iːm/，与 steam 押韵。注意 steal /stiːl/ 和 steak /steɪk/ 拼写相近但不押韵。
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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