After spending a shift on the factory floor, young workers in China's manufacturing cities let off steam.
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Why Is China So Steamed About Obama's Meeting With the Dalai Lama?
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steam
n.
- The vapor phase of water.
- A mist of cooling water vapor.
- Pressurized water vapor used for heating, cooking, or to provide mechanical power.
- The power produced by a machine using pressurized water vapor.
- Steam heating.
- Power; energy.
v.,
steamed,
steam·ing,
steams.
v.intr.
- To produce or emit steam.
- To become or rise up as steam.
- To become misted or covered with steam.
- To move by means of steam power.
- Informal. To become very angry; fume.
v.tr.
To expose to steam, as in cooking.
[Middle English steme, from Old English stēam.]
Definition of steam
noun
[mass noun]
the vapour into which water is converted when heated, forming a white mist of minute water droplets in the air: a cloud of steam steam was rising from the mugs of coffee she wiped the steam off the mirror
the invisible gaseous form of water, formed by boiling, from which this vapour condenses.
the expansive force of steam used as a source of power for machines:the equipment was originally powered by steam [as modifier]:a steam locomotive
locomotives and railway systems powered by steam:we were trainspotters in the last years of steam
energy and momentum or impetus:the anti-corruption drive gathered steam
verb
1 [no object] give off or produce steam:a mug of coffee was steaming at her elbow
(
steam up or
steam something up)
become or cause something to become covered or misted over with steam: [no object]:the glass keeps steaming up [with object]:the warm air had begun to steam up the windows
2 [with object] cook (food) by heating it in steam from boiling water:steam the vegetables until just tender
[no object] (of food) cook by heating in steam:leave the mussels to steam
clean or otherwise treat with steam:he steamed his shirts to remove the odour
[with object and complement or adverbial] apply steam to (something fixed with adhesive) so as to open or loosen it:he’d steamed the letter open and then resealed it
3 [no object, with adverbial of direction] (of a ship or train) travel somewhere under steam power:the 11.54 steamed into the station
informal come, go, or move somewhere rapidly or in a forceful way:Jeremy steamed in ten minutes late figurativethe company has steamed ahead with its investment programme
[no object] (
steam in)
British informal start or join a fight: he’ll be the one to throw the first punch, then run to the back when the others steam in
[no object] (often as noun
steaming)
informal (of a gang of thieves) move rapidly through a public place, stealing things or robbing people on the way: steaming is not restricted to tube trains
4 [no object] (often
be/get steamed up)
informal be or become extremely agitated or angry:you got all steamed up over nothing! after steaming behind the closed door in his office, he came out and screamed at her
5 [with object] generate steam in and operate (a steam locomotive): you can learn the intricacies of steaming a locomotive for the first time
Phrases
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1generate enough pressure to drive a steam engine: we were assured that the boat could get up steam in ten minutes or so
2(of a project in its early stages) gradually gain more impetus:his campaign steadily picked up steam
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premium
[名]
1 ((しばしば〜s))保険料, 掛け金.
2 ((主に米))ハイオクガソリン.
3 （…に対する）割増金, プレミアム, 奨励金((for ...))
give ［pay］ a premium for
…に割増金を出す.
4 （…の）賞, 賞品, 景品, 賞金((for ...))
The student got a premium for perfect attendance.
その学生は皆勤賞をもらった.
5
(1) 《経済》打歩(うちぶ).
(2) 《証券》額面以上の額；（株の借用）手数料.
6 謝礼（金）.
7 ((米))（借用金に対する）割増利子.
at a premium
(1) プレミアムつきで, 異常な高値で.
(2) なかなか手にはいらない；重んじられて.
put ［set, place］ a (high) premium on ...
(1) …にプレミアムをつける.
(2) …を奨励［助長］する；重んじる.
there is a premium on
…が奨励される, たいせつだ.
━━[形]
1 上等な, 上質な；（他より）高価な.
2 割増の, プレミアの（ついた）
premium prices
特別料金［価額］.
premium
Pronunciation:
/ˈpriːmɪəm/
noun (plural premiums)
1an amount to be paid for a contract of insurance.
2a sum added to an ordinary price or charge:customers are reluctant to pay a premium for organic fruit
a sum added to interest or wages; a bonus.
[as modifier] relating to or denoting a commodity of superior quality and therefore a higher price:premium lagers
Stock Exchange
the amount by which the price of a share or other security exceeds its
issue price, its nominal value, or the value of the assets it
represents:the shares jumped to a 70 per cent premium on the first day
3something given as a reward, prize, or incentive:the Society of Arts awarded him a premium
Phrases
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1scarce and in demand:space was at a premium
2above the usual or nominal price:touts sell the tickets at a premium
Origin:
early 17th century (in the sense 'reward, prize'): from Latin
praemium 'booty, reward', from
prae 'before' +
emere 'buy, take'
NOUN
British
1A person who collects train or locomotive numbers as a hobby.
1.1often
DEROGATORY A person who obsessively studies the minutiae of any minority interest or specialized hobby:the idea is to make the music really really collectable so the trainspotters will buy it in their pathetic thousands
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