steam

Khí nước sôi

the hot gas that rises from a liquid, especially water, when it is heated to boiling point

• steam rising from something

Collocations steam rising from a kettle · steam coming out of a cup

• Steam was rising from the hot water.

  Khí nước sôi đang bốc lên từ nước nóng.

Hấp (thức ăn)

to cook food using steam, or to be cooked in this way

• steam something

Collocations steam vegetables · steam fish

• We steamed the broccoli for five minutes.

  Chúng tôi hấp súp lơ trong năm phút.

Sức mạnh hơi nước

a type of power that is produced by using steam to drive machinery, especially engines

• steam power

Collocations steam engine · steam turbine

• The factory uses steam power to run its machinery.

  Nhà máy sử dụng sức mạnh hơi nước để vận hành các thiết bị.

Nổi giận, tức tối

to become very angry and say or do things that you later regret

• steam up

Collocations steam up at somebody/something · steam up over something

• He tends to steam up when people disagree with him.

  Anh ấy thường nổi giận khi người khác phản đối ý kiến của mình.

Khuyến khích, thúc đẩy (làm việc)

to make someone work very hard or to make them do something that they are not happy about doing

• steam somebody into doing something

Collocations steam someone into working overtime · steam someone into accepting a deal

• The boss steamed us into finishing the project early.

  Sếp thúc đẩy chúng tôi hoàn thành dự án sớm hơn.

Sản xuất hơi nước / Bốc hơi

to produce vapor or to be covered with vapor, especially in a hot and humid environment

• steam up

Collocations windows steaming up · glass steaming up

• The windows were steaming up because of the humidity.

  Cửa sổ bốc hơi do độ ẩm cao.

Đánh đòn bằng cách cho đứng trong phòng nóng hoặc tắm nước sôi (đối với trẻ em)

to punish someone by making them stand in a hot room or sit in a bath of very hot water, especially as a form of discipline for children

• steam somebody

Collocations steam a child as punishment

• In the past, parents would steam their children to punish them.

  Trong quá khứ, cha mẹ thường cho trẻ em đứng trong phòng nóng để trừng phạt.

Rất hào hứng, nhiệt tình về điều gì đó

to be very excited or enthusiastic about something

• steam for something

Collocations steam for a project · steam for an idea

• She is steaming for the new job.

  Cô ấy rất hào hứng với công việc mới.