steam
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++steam1 /stiːm/ ●●○ W3 noun [uncountable] 1 gas 气体D the hot mist that water produces when it is boiled 蒸汽，水蒸气 Steam rose from the hot tub. 水蒸气从热腾腾的浴缸里升起。2. mist on surface 表面的雾气DWET the mist that forms on windows, mirrors etc when warm wet air suddenly becomes cold 水汽；雾气3 power 动力TPW power that is produced by boiling water to make steam, in order to make things work or move 蒸汽动力[压力] The engines are driven by steam. 这些发动机是由蒸汽驱动的。steam engine/train/hammer etc (=an engine etc that works by steam power) 蒸汽机/蒸汽火车/汽锤等4. let/blow off steam ANGRYto get rid of your anger, excitement, or energy in a way that does not harm anyone by doing something active 发泄怒火；宣泄情绪5 get/pick/build up steam (also gather/gain steam) a) FAST/QUICKif an engine picks up steam, it gradually starts to go faster 〔发动机〕逐渐加速 b) IMPORTANTif plans, beliefs etc pick up steam, they gradually become more important and more people become interested in them 〔计划、观念等〕逐渐变得重要，逐渐得到关注 The election campaign is picking up steam. 竞选活动声势逐渐壮大。6 run out of steam (also lose steam)TIRED to no longer have the energy or the desire to continue doing something, especially because you are tired 〔尤指因疲劳而〕泄气，失去动力 I usually just let her yell until she runs out of steam. 我通常就任她叫喊到没有力气为止。7 under your own steam INDEPENDENT COUNTRY OR ORGANIZATIONif you go somewhere under your own steam, you get there without help from anyone else 靠自己的力量 I’ll get to the restaurant under my own steam. 我会自己去餐馆的。8 railway 铁路TTT a railway system in which the trains use steam for power 蒸汽机车铁路系统 the age of steam 蒸汽机车时代 → full steam ahead at full1(18)Examples from the Corpus
steam• There was a smell in the air, hot metal, chemical steam.• Who else but Galwey should arrive full steam at his shoulder, outpacing even Simon Geoghegan in his hunger for the ball.• However, in midafternoon New York trading, the rally lost steam.• It was recreation hour, explained Brother Andrew with a smile, and the Brothers were letting off steam.• The water was just right, slid over his skin as he gave out a long low satisfied moan into the steam.steam engine/train/hammer etc• If one man invented a steam engine and another a railway, then the two could come together.• Read in studio Railway enthusiasts are queueing up for a nostalgic trip on a steam train.• Up to 20 caravans have parked close to the town's historic cathedral, and opposite the leisure centre and steam train station.• Gritty steam engines, not teeny chips, hauled the world into the information age.• The rate of consumption of energy was named after another James: Watt, of steam engine fame.• He installed his twelve horse-power steam engine at Portsmouth dockyard in 1798-9, the first to be used in a royal dockyard.• Coal for the mill's steam engine was carried up the steep hill on donkeys.• The immense surrogate slave power released by the steam engine ushered in the Industrial Revolution.steam2 ●●○ verb 1 [intransitive]HOT if something steams, steam rises from it, especially because it is hot 散发蒸汽；冒热气 A pot was steaming on top of the cooker. 锅在炉子上冒着热气。2 [transitive]DFCCOOK to cook something in steam 蒸 → boil Steam the vegetables lightly. 把蔬菜稍蒸一下。 steamed broccoli 蒸西蓝花► see thesaurus at cook3 [intransitive always + adverb/preposition]TTWTRAVEL to travel somewhere in a boat or train that uses steam to produce power 乘汽船[蒸汽火车]旅行steam into/from etc We steamed from port to port. 我们乘汽船从一个港口到另一个港口。4 [intransitive] especially British English to go somewhere very quickly 快速行走，疾行steam in/down Geoff steamed in, ten minutes late. 杰夫急匆匆地进来，迟到了十分钟。5. be steaming (mad) (also be steamed (up)) American English spokenANGRY to be very angry 气得冒烟，暴跳如雷6 steam ahead phrasal verb to start doing something very quickly 迅速开始做 The company is steaming ahead with its investment programme. 这家公司在迅速开展其投资计划。7.steam something ↔ open/off phrasal verb OPENto use steam to open an envelope or to remove a stamp from an envelope 用蒸汽把〔信封〕揭开/把〔邮票〕揭下来8 steam up phrasal verb SEEto cover something with steam, or to become covered with steam （使）蒙上水汽 My glasses are all steamed up. 我的眼镜上全是水汽。steam something ↔ up A pan was boiling on the stove, steaming up the windows. 炉子上有个锅烧开了，窗户上都是水汽。 → steamed-up→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
steam• The broccoli, peppers and squash should be steamed.• Dammit, these people get me steamed!• Aunt Margaret carried in an oblong, golden pie from the kitchen, steaming and savoury.• The 31,011-mile journey ended on August 17, when the ship steamed back into Norfolk.• I had no time to steam my Christmas pudding, so I poured boiling water over it and ate it like cake.• Black pots stood steaming on a pair of hobs.• Do you want me to steam the broccoli?• Steam the courgettes for 3-4 minutes.• The large plate-glass window of the riverside cafe was steamed up and trickles of condensation ran down the yellow-painted walls.• I could smell the burning oil steaming up from the motor.• Captain Morris, the mess officer, scowled at the garbage can of steaming water.steaming• a bowl of steaming hot soup• Later, we carried steaming hot water through the Buffalo snowdrifts to thaw our chickens' wafer bucket.• The memories crowded in around me as I sat with a nice cup of steaming hot water, writing in longhand.steam into/from etc• As it was, she steamed from Liverpool that night and was with John the following evening.• During the next four weeks we steamed from one port to another, unloading and loading a variety of cargoes.• The procession moved through the kitchen, through clouds of steam from several large metal vats of food.• In the end they used a locomotive which diverted the steam into tanks behind the engine by means of a ducted exhaust.• Clouds of steam from the dishwasher filled the room when the going got heavy.• From behind her came a spear of light that struck steam from the ground at her feet.• But already the 11.54 was steaming into the station, and Perks was looking in all the windows.• That's what they were: packets of steam from the Steam Packet Hotel.steam in/down• Jeremy Hoad offers advice for would-be postgraduates Postgraduates are about as easy to define as collecting steam in a bucket.• We were steaming in a circle for a reason.• After tense negotiations the idea of steaming in a circle was proposed.• Others have behavioural problems and need to let off steam in a safe and controlled setting.• But there is already a head of steam in parliament to make the proposed voluntary takeover code legally binding.• The idea of rewarding groups is also gaining steam in the bitter debate over merit pay for teachers.• The horses began to steam in the sunlit air.Origin steam1 Old Englishsteam1 nounsteam2 verbChinese
when it is boiled produces Corpus mist that the water hot
steam
steam1 W3 /stiːm/ 
noun [uncountable]
Steam rose from the hot tub.
2. MIST ON SURFACE the mist that forms on windows, mirrors etc when warm wet air suddenly becomes cold
3. POWER power that is produced by boiling water to make steam, in order to make things work or move:
The engines are driven by steam.
steam engine/train/hammer etc (=an engine etc that works by steam power)
4. let/blow off steam to get rid of your anger, excitement, or energy in a way that does not harm anyone by doing something active
5. get/pick/build up steam (also gather/gain steam)
a. if an engine picks up steam, it gradually starts to go faster
b. if plans, beliefs etc pick up steam, they gradually become more important and more people become interested in them:
The election campaign is picking up steam.
6. run out of steam (also lose steam) to no longer have the energy or the desire to continue doing something, especially because you are tired:
I usually just let her yell until she runs out of steam.
7. under your own steam if you go somewhere under your own steam, you get there without help from anyone else:
I’ll get to the restaurant under my own steam.
8. RAILWAY a railway system in which the trains use steam for power:
the age of steam
⇨ full steam ahead at full1(18)
steam2 verb1. [intransitive] if something steams, steam rises from it, especially because it is hot:
A pot was steaming on top of the cooker.
2. [transitive] to cook something in steam ⇨ boil:
Steam the vegetables lightly.
steamed broccoli
3. [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to travel somewhere in a boat or train that uses steam to produce power
steam into/from etc
We steamed from port to port.
4. [intransitive] especially British English to go somewhere very quickly
steam in/down
Geoff steamed in, ten minutes late.
5. be steaming (mad) (also be steamed (up)) American English spoken to be very angry
steam ahead phrasal verb
to start doing something very quickly:
The company is steaming ahead with its investment programme.
steam something ↔ open/off phrasal verb
to use steam to open an envelope or to remove a stamp from an envelope
steam up phrasal verb
to cover something with steam, or to become covered with steam:
My glasses are all steamed up.
steam something ↔ up
A pan was boiling on the stove, steaming up the windows.
⇨ steamed-up
■ ways of cooking something
▪bake to cook things such as bread or cakes in an oven: Tom baked a cake for my birthday.
▪roast to cook meat or vegetables in an oven: Roast the potatoes for an hour.
▪fry to cook food in hot oil: She was frying some mushrooms.
▪stir-fry to fry small pieces of food while moving them around continuously: stir-fried tofu and bean sprouts
▪sauté /ˈsəʊteɪ $ soʊˈteɪ/ to fry vegetables for a short time in a small amount of butter or oil: Sauté the potatoes in butter.
▪grill to cook food over or under strong heat: grilled fish
▪broil American English to cook food under heat: broiled fish
▪boil to cook something in very hot water: He doesn’t even know how to boil an egg. | English people seem to love boiled vegetables.
▪steam to cook vegetables over hot water: Steam the rice for 15 minutes.
▪poach to cook food, especially fish or eggs, slowly in hot water: poached salmon
▪toast to cook the outside surfaces of bread: toasted muffins
▪barbecue to cook food on a metal frame over a fire outdoors: I thought we could barbecue some mackerel.
▪microwave to cook food in a microwave oven: The beans can be microwaved.
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noun [uncountable] Language: Old English
1. GAS the hot mist that water produces when it is boiled: 2. MIST ON SURFACE the mist that forms on windows, mirrors etc when warm wet air suddenly becomes cold
3. POWER power that is produced by boiling water to make steam, in order to make things work or move:
steam engine/train/hammer etc (=an engine etc that works by steam power)
4. let/blow off steam to get rid of your anger, excitement, or energy in a way that does not harm anyone by doing something active
5. get/pick/build up steam (also gather/gain steam)
a. if an engine picks up steam, it gradually starts to go faster
b. if plans, beliefs etc pick up steam, they gradually become more important and more people become interested in them:
6. run out of steam (also lose steam) to no longer have the energy or the desire to continue doing something, especially because you are tired:
7. under your own steam if you go somewhere under your own steam, you get there without help from anyone else:
8. RAILWAY a railway system in which the trains use steam for power:
⇨ full steam ahead at full1(18)
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verb1. [intransitive] if something steams, steam rises from it, especially because it is hot: 2. [transitive] to cook something in steam ⇨ boil:
3. [intransitive always + adverb/preposition] to travel somewhere in a boat or train that uses steam to produce power
steam into/from etc
4. [intransitive] especially British English to go somewhere very quickly
steam in/down
5. be steaming (mad) (also be steamed (up)) American English spoken to be very angry
steam ahead phrasal verb
to start doing something very quickly:
steam something ↔ open/off phrasal verb
to use steam to open an envelope or to remove a stamp from an envelope
steam up phrasal verb
to cover something with steam, or to become covered with steam:
steam something ↔ up
⇨ steamed-up
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Preparing 准备
prepare a dish/a meal/a menu/dinner/the fish准备一道菜／一顿饭／一份菜单／正餐／鱼 weigh out 100g/4oz of sugar/the ingredients称出 100 克／4 盎司的糖／食材 wash/rinse the lettuce/spinach/watercress洗生菜／菠菜／西洋菜 chop/slice/dice the carrots/onions/potatoes把胡萝卜／洋葱／土豆切碎／切成片／切成丁 peel the carrots/onion/potatoes/garlic/orange给胡萝卜／洋葱／土豆／大蒜／橘子去皮 grate a carrot/the cheese/some nutmeg将胡萝卜／干酪／一些肉豆蔻磨碎 remove/discard the bones/seeds/skin去骨；去籽；去皮 blend/combine/mix (together) the flour and water/all the ingredients把面粉和水／所有的食材和在一起 beat/whisk the cream/eggs/egg whites搅打奶油／鸡蛋／鸡蛋清 knead/shape/roll (out) the dough揉捏／定型／擀平面团
Cooking 烹饪
heat the oil in a frying pan在平底煎锅里将油烧热 preheat/heat the oven/( the grill/BrE ( the broilerNAmE 将烤箱／烤架预热／加热 bring to ( the boil/BrE ( a boilNAmE 使沸腾 stir constantly/gently with a wooden spoon用木勺子不停地／轻轻地搅拌 reduce the heat把温度调低 simmer gently for 20 minutes/until reduced by half用文火炖 20 分钟／炖到量减少一半 melt the butter/chocolate/cheese/sugar使黄油／巧克力／奶酪／糖融化 brown the meat for 8–20 minutes把肉加热 8 至 20 分钟使之成棕色 drain the pasta/the water from the pot/in a colander把意大利面滤干；把水从锅里滤出来／滤到滤器里 mash the potatoes/banana/avocado把土豆／香蕉／油梨捣碎
Ways of cooking 烹饪方式
cook food/fish/meat/rice/pasta/a Persian dish烹饪食物／鱼／肉／米饭／意大利面食／波斯菜 bake (a loaf of) bread/a cake/( cookies/especially
NAmE ( biscuits/a pie/potatoes/fish/scones/muffinsBrE 烤（一条）面包／一个蛋糕／曲奇饼／小甜饼／馅饼／土豆／鱼／司康饼／小松糕 boil cabbage/potatoes/an egg/water煮洋白菜／土豆／鸡蛋；烧开水 fry/deep-fry/stir-fry the chicken/vegetables煎／油炸／炒鸡肉／蔬菜 grill meat/steak/chicken/sausages/a hot dog烧烤肉／牛排／鸡肉／香肠／热狗 roast potatoes/peppers/meat/chicken/lamb烘烤土豆／甜椒／肉／鸡肉／羊羔肉 sauté garlic/mushrooms/onions/potatoes/vegetables炒大蒜／蘑菇／洋葱／土豆／蔬菜 steam rice/vegetables/spinach/asparagus/dumplings蒸米饭／蔬菜／菠菜／芦笋／饺子 toast bread/nuts烤面包／坚果 microwave food/popcorn/( a ready mealBrE 用微波炉烹调（或加热）食物／爆米花／预制餐
Serving 上菜
serve in a glass/on a bed of rice/with potatoes盛在玻璃杯里上；上盖饭；和土豆一起上 arrange the slices on a plate/in a layer把切片在盘子里摆好／铺成一层 carve the meat/lamb/chicken/turkey把肉／羊羔肉／鸡肉／火鸡肉切成块 dress/toss a salad给色拉加调味酱；拌色拉 dress with/drizzle with olive oil/vinaigrette浇上橄榄油／色拉调味汁 top with a slice of lemon/a scoop of ice cream/whipped cream/syrup上面放一片柠檬／一勺冰淇淋／搅打好的奶油／糖浆 garnish with a sprig of parsley/fresh basil leaves/lemon wedges/a slice of lime/a twist of orange用一小枝欧芹／新鲜的罗勒叶／柠檬角／一片酸橙／一卷橘子皮做饰菜 sprinkle with salt/sugar/herbs/parsley/freshly ground black pepper洒上盐／糖／香草／欧芹／刚磨碎的黑胡椒
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