steam/stiːm/

n U

1. 蒸汽；水蒸气

• Be careful of the steam from the kettle. 小心水壶的蒸汽。

2. 雾气；水汽

• the steam on the windows 窗子上的水汽

3. 精力；气力

• The old lady still has a lot of steam left in her. 那老太太的精力还相当旺盛。

词组get up steam

1. 加快速度

• We got up steam and finished the work in one day. 我们开足马力在一天里把工作做完了。

2. 口 发脾气

let off steam

1. 发泄怒火

• They had a chance to let off steam at the meeting. 在会上他们有了出气的机会。

2. 缓解紧张情绪

• You need to let off steam after work. 下班之后你需要松弛一下神经。

3. 消耗过剩的精力

• The boys ran around the yard, letting off steam. 男孩们在院子里到处奔跑，宣泄过剩的精力。

run out of steam 用尽精力

• He has lost his enthusiasm and is beginning to run out of steam. 他丧失了热情，开始泄气了。