steam

Từ điển Việt Anh Việt 4in1 - English Vietnamese 4 in 1 Dictionary

I.steam¹ W3 /stiːm/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable]
[Word Family: noun: ↑steam, ↑steamer; verb: ↑steam; adverb: ↑steaming; adjective: ↑steamy]
[Language: Old English]
1. GAS the hot mist that water produces when it is boiled:
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)
II.steam² BrE AmE verb
[Word Family: noun: ↑steam, ↑steamer; verb: ↑steam; adverb: ↑steaming; adjective: ↑steamy]
1. [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
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THESAURUS
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.

steamhu

◎	[sti:m]
※	danh từ
	■	hơi nước; năng lượng hơi nước
		☆	a building heated by steam
			một toà nhà sưởi ấm bằng hơi nước
	■	đám hơi nước
		☆	the laundry was full of steam
			chỗ giặt là quần áo mù tịt hơi nước
	■	(thông tục) nghị lực, sức cố gắng
		☆	to get up steam
			tập trung sức lực, đem hết nghị lực
		☆	to let off steam
			xả hơi
	〆	blow off/let off steam
		✓	(thông tục) xả hơi
	〆	get up steam
		✓	tăng ga (của xe, máy..)
		✓	thu hơi sức lại; hơi đưa dần lên cổ
	〆	run out of steam
		✓	(thông tục) xì hết hơi; xẹp đi
	〆	under one's own steam
		✓	dựa vào hơi sức mình
※	nội động từ
	■	bốc hơi, lên hơi
		☆	soup steams
			cháo bốc hơi
		☆	steaming hot coffee
			cà phê nóng đang bốc hơi
	■	(+ across, along, away, off) chạy bằng hơi nước
		☆	a boat steaming up the Nile
			một con tàu chạy bằng hơi nước ngược sông Nin
	■	(thông tục) làm việc hăng say, làm việc tích cực
		☆	let's steam ahead!
			nào! chúng ta tích cực lên nào!
	■	(+ up) bị phủ đầy hơi nước
		☆	the car windows steamed up
			cửa xe ô tô bị phủ đầy hơi nước
※	ngoại động từ
	■	đồ, hấp (thức ăn; gỗ cho đẻo ra để uốn...)
		☆	steamed pudding
			bánh putđinh hấp
	■	(+ off) hơ hơi nước để bóc
		☆	to steam stamps off envelopes
			hơ hơi nước bóc tem ra khỏi phong bì
	〆	be/get (all) steamed up (about/over something)
		✓	(thông tục) nổi cơn lên

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  steam clean, steamer