| 单词 | stream |
| 释义 | stream —stream /striːm/ noun [C] (CONTINUOUS FLOW) F0 any current of water or liquid: » the level of cholesterol in your blood streamThesaurus+: ↑Movement of liquidsF0 the direction in which water is moving: » She stopped rowing and let the boat float with the stream.Thesaurus+: ↑Watercourses and waterfallsB2 a continuous flow of things or people: » There has been a steady stream of phone calls from worried customers.» I had a constant stream of visitors while I was ill.Thesaurus+: ↑Masses and large amounts of things• • • Extra Examples:» A steady stream of students came out of the room.» He hurled a stream of abuse at her.» A steady stream of tourists emerged from the cathedral.» Airport officials received a stream of verbal abuse from angry passengers whose flights had been delayed.» Parties, drugs, and a stream of glamorous women - his was a life in the fast lane.noun [C] (SMALL RIVER) ► B1 water that flows naturally along a fixed route formed by a channel cut into rock or ground, usually at ground level: » a mountain stream» underground streams» There's a lovely stream that flows through their garden.Thesaurus+: ↑Watercourses and waterfalls• • • Extra Examples:» This little stream can become a deluge when it rains heavily.» The stream was quite shallow so we were able to walk across it.» The stream glinted in the moonlight.» She hitched her skirt up before wading across the stream.» With one leap he crossed the stream.noun [C] UK (US track) (STUDENTS) ► F0 a group of school students with similar ability who are approximately the same age and are taught together: » I'm in the A stream for maths, and the B stream for English.» the top/bottom streamThesaurus+: ↑Students and pupilsverb (FLOW) ↑Verb Endings for stream F0 [I usually + adv/prep] to flow somewhere or produce liquid, quickly and in large amounts without stopping: » There were tears streaming down his face.» One woman was carried from the scene of the accident with blood streaming from her head.» UK I've got a terrible cold and my nose has been streaming all week.Thesaurus+: ↑Movement of liquidsstream in, out, through, etc.F0 to move continuously in one direction: » We were all very excited as we streamed out of our final exam.» Officials estimate that 20,000 refugees streamed into the city last week.» His hair streamed out behind him as he rode off.Thesaurus+: ↑Advancing and moving forwardverb [T] (INTERNET) ↑Verb Endings for stream ► F0 to listen to or watch sound or video on a computer directly from the internet rather than downloading it and saving it firstThesaurus+: ↑Operating computersverb [T] UK (US track) (STUDENTS) ↑Verb Endings for stream ► F0 to group and teach together school students with similar abilities who are approximately the same age: » We start to stream the children in the third form.Thesaurus+: ↑Classifying and creating order |
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