英语词汇“stream”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

noun | verb

streamstream1 /strim/ ●●○ W3 noun [countable]

ETYMOLOGYstream¹

Origin: Old English

COLLOCATIONS► a steady/a constant/an endless etc. stream of something

A steady stream of visitors came to the house.

1earth science, geography a natural flow of water that moves across the land and is narrower than a river: a mountain stream → see also downstream, upstream2a stream of something a long and almost continuous series of events, people, objects, etc.: a stream of insultsa steady/a constant/an endless etc. stream of something A steady stream of visitors came to the house.3a flow of water, air, smoke, etc., or the direction in which it is flowing: A stream of air swirled the dust into clouds. → see also Gulf Stream, jet stream4computers a sound or video that you play on your computer directly from the Internet, without saving it onto your computer [Origin: Old English] → see also bloodstream, mainstream1, on-stream, stream of consciousness

noun | verb

streamstream2 ●○○ verb

VERB TABLE

stream

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	stream
	he, she, it	streams
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	streamed
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have streamed
	he, she, it	has streamed
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had streamed
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will stream
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have streamed

Continuous Form
Present	I	am streaming
	he, she, it	is streaming
	you, we, they	are streaming
Past	I, he, she, it	was streaming
	you, we, they	were streaming
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been streaming
	he, she, it	has been streaming
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been streaming
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be streaming
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been streaming

1FLOW [intransitive always + adv./prep.] to flow quickly and in great amounts: stream out/in/onto etc. Tears streamed down her cheeks.2MOVE CONTINUOUSLY [intransitive always + adv./prep.] to move in a continuous flow in the same direction: stream out/across/past etc. People streamed past us.3LIGHT [intransitive always + adv./prep.] if light streams somewhere, it shines through an opening into a place or onto a surface: stream in/through/from etc. Sunlight was streaming through the open windows.4PRODUCE LIQUID [intransitive] to produce a continuous flow of liquid: stream with His eyes were streaming with tears.5MOVE FREELY [intransitive always + adv./prep., usually in progressive] to move freely in a current of wind or water: stream in/out/behind etc. Elise ran, her hair streaming out behind her.6FROM INTERNET [intransitive, transitive] computers if you stream sound or video or if it streams, you play it on your computer directly from the Internet, rather than saving it onto your computer