steam
英 /stiːm/ 美 /stiːm/
- n. 蒸汽；水汽The gas water becomes when heated, often seen as white mist.
- v. 蒸；用蒸汽烹调To cook food using steam from boiling water.
Steam rose from the soup as I lifted the lid.
我揭开盖子时，汤里升起了热气。
Some power stations use heat to produce steam, which drives turbines and generates electricity.
一些发电站利用热量产生蒸汽，推动涡轮机发电。
搭配
steam engine 蒸汽机steam vegetables 蒸蔬菜give off steam 冒出蒸汽run out of steam 耗尽精力
辨析提示
steam作名词通常不可数；作动词可表示蒸食物。
词族
steamer (n.)、steamy (adj.)
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