新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

stream

英  [striːm]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词
  • streams

    1[C 可数名词] 溪流

    A stream is a small, narrow river.

    双语例句

    例:

    There was a small stream at the end of the garden.

    这个花园的尽头有一条小溪。

    2[C 可数名词] 一股(烟、气或液体)

    A stream of smoke, air, or liquid is a narrow moving mass of it.

    双语例句

    例:

    He breathed out a stream of cigarette smoke.

    他吐出一缕烟。

    3[C 可数名词] (车或人)流

    A stream of vehicles or people is a long moving line of them.

    双语例句

    例:

    There was a stream of traffic behind him.

    在他身后,车辆川流不息。

    4[C 可数名词] 一连串

    A stream of things is a large number of them occurring one after another.

    双语例句

    例:

    The discovery triggered a stream of readers' letters.

    这个发现引来一连串的读者来信。

    例:

    a never-ending stream of jokes.

    接连不断的笑话。

    PHRASE. 习语
  • on stream

    1投入生产

    If something such as a new factory or a new system comes on stream or is brought on stream, it begins to operate or becomes available.

    双语例句

    例:

    As new mines come on stream, Chile's share of world copper output will increase sharply.

    随着新矿投产,智利在世界铜产量中所占的份额将大幅度增长。

    VERB. 动词
  • streams , streaming , streamed

    1[I 不及物动词]

    If a liquid streams somewhere, it flows or comes out in large amounts.

    双语例句

    例:

    Tears streamed down their faces.

    泪水顺着他们的脸颊流下来。

    2[I 不及物动词] 流眼泪 , 流鼻涕

    If your eyes are streaming, liquid is coming from them, for example because you have a cold. You can also say that your nose is streaming.

    双语例句

    例:

    Her eyes were streaming now from the wind.

    她的眼睛现在被风吹得直流泪。

    3[I 不及物动词] (人或车辆)大批流动

    If people or vehicles stream somewhere, they move there quickly and in large numbers.

    双语例句

    例:

    Refugees have been streaming into Travnik for months.

    难民几个月来一直大量流入特拉弗尼克。

    4[I 不及物动词] 照射

    When light streams into or out of a place, it shines strongly into or out of it.

    双语例句

    例:

    Sunlight was streaming into the courtyard.

    阳光正照进院子里。

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