steam學測 L3KK [ˈstim] ｜ /ˈstim/
水蒸氣；蒸汽·冒蒸氣；散發熱氣·蒸煮；用蒸氣清洗·大為光火；冒火
學測常考詞，兼具名詞動詞多重義
The kettle began to steam, and the whistle grew louder and louder.
水壺開始冒蒸氣，哨聲也越來越大聲。
一個畫面：熱氣往上衝出
水滾生煙水加熱到沸騰，白煙裊裊升起
蒸氣推動蒸氣的力量能推動渦輪或引擎
蒸氣噴洗高溫蒸氣噴出，用來清潔或蒸熟食物
怒氣衝腦情緒像蒸氣一樣悶著，最後爆發
義項
渦輪蒸氣B2noun水蒸氣；蒸汽
The steam from the boiling water spun the turbine and made electricity.
沸水的蒸氣讓渦輪轉動，產生了電力。
steam engineclouds of steam
熱水冒煙B2verb冒蒸氣；散發熱氣
As I poured the hot water into the cup, it began to steam.
當我把熱水倒進杯子裡時，它開始冒出蒸氣。
start to steam
蒸籠青菜B2verb蒸煮；用蒸氣清洗
She steamed the vegetables for a few minutes to keep them fresh and crisp.
她把蔬菜蒸了幾分鐘，以保持新鮮爽脆。
steamed vegetablessteam clean
排隊光火B2verb大為光火；冒火
After waiting in line for hours, the frustrated customers began to steam.
排了好幾個小時的隊之後，沮喪的顧客們開始大為光火。
steam with anger
片語
let off steam洩憤紓壓 →宣洩情緒或壓力
run out of steam力氣耗盡 →失去動力或精力
full steam ahead全速前進 →拿出全力去做
steamed up起霧微怒 →窗戶起霧或人生氣
你會不會這樣說？
After waiting for hours, the customers began to ___. (steam / stream)
看答案
steam
steam 指氣到冒煙，stream 是溪流，拼字只差一個字母。
'She steamed the vegetables for a few minutes.' 這裡的 steamed 最接近哪個意思？(A) 冒蒸氣 (B) 用蒸氣烹煮 (C) 大為光火
看答案
(B)
此句描述烹調方式，對應「蒸煮；用蒸氣清洗」義項。
字族
steamy 充滿蒸氣的；悶熱的・steamer 蒸鍋；蒸汽船