Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #2467
stream
溪流；小溪
small river or creek
- 1.
A small river; a large creek; a body of moving water confined by banks.
小河；较大的溪流；被河岸约束的流动水体。
- 2.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
地表或地下流动的天然水体
- 3.
All moving waters.
所有流动的水域。
- 4.
dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas
连续事件或思想的主导进程(类似流水)
- 5.
A thin connected passing of a liquid through a lighter gas (e.g. air).
液体通过较轻气体(如空气)的细长连续流动。
- 6.
the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression
流动或流淌的动作；持续的进展
- 7.
Current, the force of moving water.
水流,流动水的力量。
- 8.
Any steady flow or succession of material, such as water, air, radio signal or words.
物质(如水、空气、无线电信号或话语)的任何稳定流动或连续不断。
- 9.
A particular path, channel, division, or way of proceeding.
特定的路径、渠道、分支或进行方式。
- 10.
A source or repository of data that can be read or written only sequentially.
只能顺序读取或写入的数据源或数据仓库。
- 11.
Digital data (e.g. music or video) delivered in a continuous manner to a client computer, intended for immediate consumption or playback.
以连续方式传送到客户端计算机的数字数据(如音乐或视频),供立即使用或播放。
- 12.
A train of thought or flow in a conversation or discussion.
对话或讨论中的思路或流向。
流；流动；一连串；源源不断；渠道；途径；数据流；流媒体；小河；较大的溪流；被河岸约束的流动水体。
In use
We walked along a narrow stream in the forest.
The children loved to play by the stream, catching frogs.
A clear stream flowed through the meadow.
two streams of development run through American history
stream of consciousness
a stream of [noun]
表示连续不断的一股或一串。
A stream of water flowed from the pipe.
一股水流从管道中流出。
[verb] in a stream
强调连续不断的状态。
Tears ran down her cheeks in a stream.
眼泪顺着她的脸颊流下来。
Connections
Collocations
- mountain stream
- 山间溪流
- We drank from a clear mountain stream.我们喝了一条清澈山间溪流的水。
- stream of water
- 水流
- A stream of water flowed from the pipe.一股水流从管道中流出。
- stream of traffic
- 车流
- The stream of traffic on the highway was constant.高速公路上的车流持续不断。
- stream of people
- 人流
- A steady stream of people entered the stadium.稳定的人流涌入了体育场。
- stream of consciousness
- 意识流
- The novel is written in a stream of consciousness style.这本小说是以意识流风格写成的。
- live stream
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一条小溪（stream）在不停地流动，记住‘st’像‘石’（石头），‘ream’像‘流’（flow）
Context & Register
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Grammar Note
可数名词，常与of连用，如a stream of water
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些单词均以 -eam 结尾，发音为 /iːm/，与 stream 押韵。注意 steam 开头为 st-，与 stream 的 str- 不同，但发音相似。
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。
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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