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steamers

UK //ˈstiːməz//US //ˈstimərz//

词源

源自中古英语 'stemen'(产生蒸汽),词根为古英语 'stēam'(蒸汽),与德语 'Dampf' 同源。

noun

❶ 指蒸汽机或蒸汽驱动的交通工具,如蒸汽火车、蒸汽船等,利用水蒸气产生动力推动机械运转的设备。

“The old steamers chugged along the river, puffing black smoke.”

(老式蒸汽船突突地沿河行驶,喷出黑烟。)

“Museum visitors can ride on vintage steamers from the 19th century.”

(博物馆游客可以乘坐19世纪的老式蒸汽机车。)

❶ 指蒸煮食物的厨具,如蒸锅或蒸笼,通过水蒸气加热使食物变熟并保持原味的烹饪工具。

“She placed the dumplings in bamboo steamers over boiling water.”

(她把饺子放进竹制蒸笼搁在沸水上。)

“Electric steamers make cooking vegetables much healthier.”

(电蒸锅能让蔬菜烹饪更健康。)

同义词:steam ships, steam locomotives, vapor cookers

常见短语

like a steamer — 形容事物像蒸汽机一样持续有力地运作,或指人精力充沛地工作。

“After three cups of coffee, he was working like a steamer all morning.”

(喝了三杯咖啡后,他整个上午都像蒸汽机般干劲十足。)