steam

vi

1. 冒蒸汽；散发出水汽

• a cup of steaming coffee 一杯热气腾腾的咖啡

• The kettle was steaming on the stove. 水壶在炉子上冒着热气。

2. 靠蒸汽动力进行

• During the next two weeks, we steamed from port to port. 接下来的两个星期，我们从一个港口驶到另一个港口。

3. 美 发怒；发脾气

• He was told to be steaming mad on hearing the news. 据说他听到这个消息后暴跳如雷。

vt 用蒸汽蒸；用蒸汽消毒

• Steam the dish for 10 minutes. 把盘子蒸10分钟。

• steam the surgical instruments 蒸煮消毒手术器械

词组steam ahead 以全速前进 steam away 散发出蒸汽

• The kettle was steaming away on the stove. 炉子上的水壶正冒着蒸汽。

steam up

1. 使布满水汽

• The warm room steamed up my glasses. 房间里太暖和了，我的眼镜蒙上了一层水汽。

2. 使发怒

• She was steamed up about my carelessness. 她对我的粗心大意很恼火。

• Don't be steamed up. 别那么激动。