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.
把蔬菜蒸大约五分钟。
蒸
steamed — past of steam
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
To cook food with steam, or (of food) to be cooked with steam.
用蒸汽烹饪。
To cook with steam.
被蒸汽烹制。
To be cooked with steam.
利用蒸汽动力旅行
travel by means of steam power
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.
冒蒸汽
emit steam
产生蒸汽,例如在蒸汽机车中。
To raise steam, e.g. in a steam locomotive.
产生或排放蒸汽。
To produce or vent steam.
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.
变得愤怒;发怒;被激怒。
To become angry; to fume; to be incensed.
使愤怒。
To make angry.
用冷凝的水蒸气覆盖。
To cover with condensed water vapor.
依靠蒸汽动力旅行。
To travel by means of steam power.
一般现在时
The train steams along the track.
火车沿着轨道行驶。
一般过去时
Yesterday, we steamed the vegetables.
昨天我们蒸了蔬菜。
现在进行时
The kettle is steaming.
水壶正在冒蒸汽。
I noticed the kettle was steaming on the stove and turned off the heat.
我注意到水壶在炉子上冒着蒸汽,就关掉了火。
用法提示:steam 作不及物动词,用过去进行时表示“冒出蒸汽”。
AI contextual example
The wet path steamed in the morning sun after the storm.
暴风雨过后,潮湿的小路在晨光中冒着水汽。
用法提示:steam 作不及物动词,用一般过去时表示“散发水汽”。
AI contextual example
When the tea is ready, the cup steams gently in your hands.
茶泡好后,杯子会在你手里轻轻冒着热气。
用法提示:steam 作不及物动词,用一般现在时表示“冒出热气”。
AI contextual example
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.
把蔬菜蒸大约五分钟。
不及物用法,主语是被蒸的食物,常用进行时;也可指“冒蒸汽”。
The rice is steaming in the pot.
米饭正在锅里蒸。
表示靠蒸汽动力朝某一方向移动,常接 into、out of、along 等表示方向的词。
The train steamed slowly into the station.
火车缓缓驶进了车站。
这里不是真的冒蒸汽,而是表示非常生气,with 后接 anger、rage 等情绪名词。
He was steaming with anger at the unfair decision.
他对这个不公平的决定气得直冒火。
fume 强调生气时外露的恼怒(如脸色、动作);steam 更侧重内心发怒,不一定外显。
seethe 多指压抑在心里、即将爆发的怒火,比 steam 更书面、感情更深。
boil 常构成 boil with anger,表示非常生气,语气比 steam 强烈,且较口语。
rage 作动词时指强烈地发怒或怒吼,也可指风暴等猛烈进行;语气强于 steam。
grammar · medium
易错句子I was so steam when I saw the broken window.
正确表达I was so steamed when I saw the broken window.
steam 作动词可表示“发怒”,但这里需要的是由过去分词 steamed 转化来的形容词作表语,表示“愤怒的”;不能用名词/原形 steam 直接跟在 be 后面。
grammar · medium
易错句子My glasses steamed after I entered the warm room.
正确表达My glasses steamed up after I entered the warm room.
表示“(玻璃等)被水汽蒙上”时,steam 要与副词 up 构成短语动词 steam up,不能只用 steam,因为 steam 单独作动词通常指“冒蒸汽”或“蒸制食品”。
grammar · medium
易错句子The kettle is smoking, so the water is boiling.
正确表达The kettle is steaming, so the water is boiling.
水壶冒出的是“蒸汽” steam,不是“烟” smoke;英语里表示“冒蒸汽”用 steam(如 The kettle is steaming),而 smoke 专门指冒烟,二者不能混用。
针对 steam 作动词表示“发怒、生气”的义项;calm down 表示从愤怒恢复到平静,不适用于“蒸煮、冒蒸汽”等义项。
针对 steam 的“发怒、生气”义项,cool down 以温度隐喻表示平息怒气,不适用于“蒸煮、冒蒸汽”等义项。
steam 指用蒸汽隔水蒸;stew 指把食材浸在液体(水或汤)中文火慢炖,烹饪方式不同。
steam 利用蒸汽加热食材;simmer 指在接近沸点但未沸腾的温度下用液体慢煮,保持轻微冒泡。
steam 与 stream 拼写和读音相近,但 steam 是“蒸汽”或“蒸”,stream 指液体流动或在线流式传播。
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。
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。
(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。
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。
(蒸汽火车)驶进车站
The old train steamed into the station right on time.
老式火车准时驶进了车站。
蒸是一种烹饪方式,因此与cook(烹饪)同属烹饪场景。
沸腾是产生蒸汽的常见过程,两者都涉及水的加热与汽化。
水壶烧水时容易冒蒸汽,是steam(冒蒸汽)这一动作的典型场景。
蒸汽机车利用蒸汽动力行驶,与steam的‘靠蒸汽动力旅行’含义密切相关。
蒸汽具有压力,在动力场景中常与pressure搭配,如steam pressure。
发泄精力;宣泄情绪
After a long week, I went for a run to let off steam.
经过漫长的一周,我去跑步发泄一下情绪。
失去动力;筋疲力尽
The project started well but soon ran out of steam.
这个项目开始时进展顺利,但很快就后劲不足了。
全速前进;全力以赴
The team decided to go full steam ahead with the new plan.
团队决定全力以赴推进新计划。
班纳特,放点蒸汽吧。
The old train steamed slowly through the valley.
那列老火车慢慢地冒着蒸汽穿过山谷。
发长 /iː/ 音 (如 sea, tea)
Same pattern, same sound
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