steamer

英 [ˈstiːmə(r)]

美 [ˈstiːmər]

n.  汽船; 轮船; 蒸锅; 蒸笼

复数：steamers　

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牛津词典

noun

• 汽船；轮船
  a boat or ship driven by steam
• 蒸锅；蒸笼
  a metal container with small holes in it, that is placed over a pan of boiling water in order to cook food in the steam

柯林斯词典

• 汽船;轮船
  Asteameris a ship that has an engine powered by steam.
• 蒸锅;蒸笼
  Asteameris a special container used for steaming food such as vegetables and fish.

英英释义

noun

• an edible clam with thin oval-shaped shell found in coastal regions of the United States and Europe
  Synonym:soft-shell clamsteamer clamlong-neck clamMya arenaria
• a ship powered by one or more steam engines
  Synonym:steamship
• a cooking utensil that can be used to cook food by steaming it
• a clam that is usually steamed in the shell
  Synonym:soft-shell clamsteamer clamlong-neck clam

verb

• travel by means of steam power
  1. The ship steamed off into the Pacific
  Synonym:steam

双语例句

• Place it on a wire rack in a large steamer or kettle.
  将其放到大蒸锅或水壶中的网架上。
• Don't scald your hands when you open the steamer.
  掀笼屉时小心热气嘘着手。
• They sent a steamer to meet the vessel carrying her to africa.
  他们派了一艘汽艇去接那艘载她来非洲的轮船。
• The steamer is enveloped in a dense fog.
  轮船被迷雾包围。
• The steamer arrived at the quay with the tourists packed like sardines.
  汽船驶抵码头，船上的旅客拥挤不堪。
• Two hours later a large steamer exchanged signals with them.
  两个钟头以后，一艘大轮船和他们交换了信号。
• The food is cold. let's warm it up in the steamer.
  菜凉了，蒸一蒸吧。
• I met a friend on the steamer.
  我在轮船上遇见一个朋友。
• Does the steamer call at Shanghai harbour? The harbor admits large liners and cargo boats.
  轮船在上海港停靠吗？该港口可停泊大型邮轮和货轮。
• I sighted a steamer to starboard.
  我看到右舷有一艘轮船。