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。
• 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。
• I sighted a steamer to starboard.
  我看到右舷有一艘轮船。
• The steamer ran down a small fishing boat.
  这只轮船撞翻了一条小渔船。
• The steamer will go west by north.
  这艘轮船将向西偏北方向航行。
• Joseph watched a shady-looking bunch playing cards aboard a Mississippi steamer.
  约瑟夫看到一群可疑的人在密西西比河的一艘轮船上打牌。
• The steamer calls at several ports along the way.
  一路上，汽船在好几个港口停靠。
• We saw the lights of a steamer blinking on the horizon.
  我们看见一艘轮船上的灯光在地平线上闪烁着。
• 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。
• She counted more than a dozen in plain sight as the steamer drew closer.
  当轮船靠近时，她一眼就数出了十多艘来。