steaming
steaming — 形容詞
- steamingpositive
- more steamingcomparative
- most steamingsuperlative
1. so hot that small clouds of water vapour rise from the surface.
冒著熱氣的
熱到表面冒出水蒸氣的
so hot that small clouds of water vapour rise from the surface.
Mei placed a steaming bowl of noodle soup in front of her guest.
Mei 在客人面前放了一碗冒著熱氣的麵湯。
before noun: steaming + food/drink noun
A cup of steaming tea sat beside the open notebook on the desk.
一杯冒著熱氣的茶放在桌上那本翻開的筆記本旁邊。
collocation: steaming tea / coffee
Zayd warmed his cold hands over the steaming pot on the stove.
Zayd 把冰冷的雙手放在爐子上那只冒著熱氣的鍋子上方取暖。
After the rain, the wet road lay steaming under the strong afternoon sun.
雨後，濕漉漉的路面在午後的烈日下冒著熱氣。
The waiter carried four plates of steaming rice across the busy room.
服務生端著四盤冒著熱氣的白飯穿過擁擠的房間。
- piping hot
informal, only for food and drink
- scalding
stronger, suggests hot enough to burn
- ice-cold
of food or drink
文法句型
steaming + noun
用法筆記
Almost always placed directly before a noun for hot food, drinks, or wet surfaces. Distinguish from sense 2 (anger), which never describes physical heat.
2. feeling so angry that you can hardly control yourself.
火大的
氣到快控制不住的
feeling so angry that you can hardly control yourself.
Hassan was steaming after the referee ignored an obvious foul.
裁判忽略了一個明顯的犯規後，Hassan 氣炸了。
after verb 'be': be steaming
Talia sat steaming in the car while her brother explained the missed flight.
Talia 一肚子火地坐在車裡，聽哥哥解釋為什麼錯過班機。
The coach was absolutely steaming when his players arrived an hour late.
球員遲到了一個小時，教練簡直氣到不行。
Paloma was still steaming about the rude email two days later.
兩天後，Paloma 還在為那封無禮的電子郵件火大。
By the time the meeting ended, half the staff were quietly steaming.
會議結束時，一半的員工都在默默生著悶氣。
文法句型
steaming about / over + noun
用法筆記
Informal and almost always used after the verb 'be'. Often followed by 'about' or 'over' to name the cause. Stronger than simply 'annoyed'.
常見錯誤
3. very drunk after having too much alcohol.
爛醉的
喝太多酒而酩酊大醉的
very drunk after having too much alcohol.
Eric came home steaming after the wedding and fell asleep on the sofa.
Eric 參加完婚禮後爛醉回家，倒在沙發上就睡著了。
British informal: be steaming = very drunk
By midnight half the football fans were steaming and singing in the street.
到了午夜，一半的足球迷都喝得爛醉，在街上唱著歌。
Allison admitted she got steaming at the office party last December.
Allison 坦承她去年在公司尾牙上喝得爛醉。
Christopher was steaming drunk and could barely find his own front door.
Christopher 醉得不省人事，連自家大門都快找不到。
Two steaming passengers were asked to leave the late train at Glasgow.
兩名爛醉的乘客在 Glasgow 被請下了那班深夜列車。
文法句型
steaming + (drunk)
用法筆記
British informal slang for being very drunk. Often strengthened to 'steaming drunk'. Do not use this sense in formal writing.
steaming — 動詞
- steamingpresent simple I / you / we / they
- steamings3rd person singular
- steaminging-ing form
- steamingedpast simple
1. to let off small clouds of water vapour, usually because of heat.
冒熱氣
因受熱而冒出水蒸氣
to let off small clouds of water vapour, usually because of heat.
The hot soup steamed gently as Romi carried it to the table.
Romi 把熱湯端到桌上時，湯還微微冒著熱氣。
intransitive: something steams
Fresh bread steamed on the rack the moment Shanti opened the oven.
Shanti 一打開烤箱，架上的新鮮麵包就冒起熱氣。
The kettle steamed loudly until Élise finally turned off the gas.
水壺一直冒著熱氣大聲響著，直到 Élise 終於關掉瓦斯。
Wet boots steamed beside the fire after the long walk in the snow.
在雪地裡走了好久後，濕靴子在火爐旁冒著熱氣。
The horses steamed in the cold morning air after the hard race.
激烈賽跑後，馬匹在寒冷的清晨空氣中冒著熱氣。
- smoke
for solids that give off smoke, not vapour
文法句型
something steams
用法筆記
Subject is usually something hot or wet — food, drinks, machines, or bodies in cold air. Used without an object.
2. to cook food by placing it over boiling water so the hot vapour heats it.
蒸；蒸煮
把食物放在滾水上方用蒸氣加熱
to cook food by placing it over boiling water so the hot vapour heats it.
Mei likes to steam fresh fish with ginger and a little soy sauce.
Mei 喜歡用薑和一點醬油清蒸新鮮的魚。
transitive: steam + food
Steam the green vegetables for five minutes so they stay crisp and bright.
把綠色蔬菜蒸五分鐘，這樣它們才會保持脆綠。
imperative in a recipe
Hassan steamed a basket of dumplings for the whole family on Sunday.
Hassan 星期天蒸了一籠餃子給全家人吃。
The chef steamed the buns until they turned soft and slightly shiny.
主廚把包子蒸到變得鬆軟、表面微微發亮。
You should steam the rice rather than boil it for a drier result.
你應該把米用蒸的，而不是用煮的，這樣口感會比較乾爽。
- boil
cooks in water itself, not over the steam
文法句型
steam + food
用法筆記
Object is almost always food — fish, vegetables, dumplings, rice. Distinguish from sense 1, which has no object and just describes vapour rising.
3. to move somewhere quickly and with great energy, often without stopping for anyt
疾行；猛衝
充滿氣勢地快速前進
to move somewhere quickly and with great energy, often without stopping for anything.
Talia steamed into the meeting room and demanded an immediate answer.
Talia 氣勢洶洶地衝進會議室，要求立刻給個答覆。
steam + into + place
The old ferry steamed slowly across the wide grey harbour at dawn.
破舊的渡輪在黎明時分緩緩駛過寬闊灰濛的港灣。
literal steam power: a ship steams
Paloma steamed ahead with the project while the others were still arguing.
在其他人還在爭論時，Paloma 已經全力推進這個專案。
Eric steamed past the slower runners on the final bend of the track.
在跑道最後一個彎道上，Eric 超越了速度較慢的跑者。
The train steamed out of the station exactly two minutes behind schedule.
列車正好比表定時間晚兩分鐘駛出車站。
文法句型
steam + adverb of direction
用法筆記
Always followed by an adverb or preposition of direction (into, past, ahead, across). Comes from ships powered by steam and now suggests fast, forceful movement.
4. to feel very angry inside, usually while trying not to show it.
生悶氣
內心非常憤怒卻多半不表露
to feel very angry inside, usually while trying not to show it.
Shanti was still steaming over the unfair grade her teacher had given.
Shanti 還在為老師打的不公平分數生悶氣。
steam over + cause
Romi sat quietly steaming as the loud neighbours started another late party.
吵鬧的鄰居又開起了深夜派對，Romi 靜靜地坐著生悶氣。
Christopher steamed in silence after losing the contract to a rival firm.
把合約輸給對手公司後，Christopher 默默地生著悶氣。
The whole crowd was steaming when the concert was cancelled at the gate.
演唱會在入口處臨時取消，全場觀眾都火冒三丈。
Élise steamed for the rest of the day about the broken promise.
Élise 為了那個沒兌現的承諾，氣了一整天。
文法句型
someone is steaming
用法筆記
Often followed by 'over' or 'about' to name the cause. Suggests anger held inside, distinct from sense 3, which is about fast physical movement.