Word · Frequency #11992
steamer
轮船；汽船
核心释义
a ship powered by one or more steam engines
- 1.
一种通过蒸汽运作的装置或物体。
A device or object that works by the operation of steam.
- 2.
通常带壳蒸制的蛤蜊
a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
- 3.
一种由蒸汽推动的交通工具。
A mode of transportation propelled by steam.
- 4.
可用于蒸制食物的炊具
a cooking utensil that can be used to cook food by steaming it
- 5.
一种泡沫牛奶饮料(婴儿卡布奇诺)。
A babycino (frothy milk drink).
- 6.
由一台或多台蒸汽机驱动的船只
a ship powered by one or more steam engines
- 7.
长袖长腿的潜水服。
A wetsuit with long sleeves and legs.
- 8.
某些动物的名称。
The name of various animals.
- 9.
因投注者下注而赔率变短(降低)的赛马。
A racehorse the odds of which are becoming shorter (that is, decreasing) because bettors are backing it.
- 10.
蒸蛤蜊。
A steamed clam.
蒸锅；蒸笼；蒸蛤蜊；蒸汽器具；奶泡牛奶饮品；长袖长腿潜水服
用法In use
Place the dumplings in the steamer and cook them for about ten minutes.
用法提示：steamer 在此作名词，指蒸锅/蒸笼，用来蒸制食物。
A bamboo steamer is perfect for making fluffy buns at home.
用法提示：steamer 作名词，表示竹制蒸笼这类蒸制食物的器具。
She bought a new electric steamer to cook vegetables more quickly.
用法提示：steamer 指电蒸锅，是一种用来蒸制食物的炊具。
steam sth in a steamer
作“蒸锅”讲时，常与 in 连用，表示用蒸锅蒸制食物。
Steam the dumplings in a steamer for eight minutes.
把饺子放在蒸锅里蒸八分钟。
travel by steamer
by steamer 中不用冠词，类似 by bus、by train 的用法。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- clothes steamer
- 挂烫机
- She removed the wrinkles from her dress with a clothes steamer.她用挂烫机烫平了裙子上的褶皱。
- steamer basket
- 蒸屉；蒸菜篮
- Put the broccoli in a steamer basket over simmering water.把西兰花放入蒸屉，置于微沸的水上。
- paddle steamer
- 明轮船；桨轮蒸汽船
- The paddle steamer cruised slowly along the Mississippi.这艘明轮船沿着密西西比河缓缓航行。
- steamer trunk
- （旧时轮船旅行用的）大行李箱
- She stored old photos in a steamer trunk at the foot of the bed.她把旧照片存放在床脚的一只老式轮船旅行箱里。
- steamer clams
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记住 steam（蒸汽）加后缀 -er：蒸笼靠蒸汽蒸菜，汽船靠蒸汽载客——一个词两用。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：烹饪/厨房、海鲜餐厅、航海/交通 该词有多个常见义项：作“蒸锅/蒸笼”或“蒸蛤蜊”时多用于日常和餐饮场景，属中性；作“汽船”时常见于航海或历史叙述，语气较正式或带有书面色彩。
语法说明Grammar Note
可数名词，指汽船或蒸汽机。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以 /iːmɚ/ 结尾，与 steamer（/ˈstimɝ/）押韵。注意拼写相似的 stemmer /ˈstɛmɚ/ 发音不同（元音为 /ɛ/），并非押韵词。
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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