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

foam n. [uncountable]

a collection of tiny bubbles on the surface of a liquid:beer with a head of foam.
a thick, frothy substance:A special foam kept the wreckage from catching on fire.
Chemistrya lightweight material in which gas bubbles are dispersed in a solid, used as insulation.

v. [no object]

to form foam;
froth:The boiling milk foamed.

Idioms

Idioms foam at the mouth, [no obj] to be extremely angry:almost foaming at the mouth at the insult.

foam•y, adj., -i•er, -i•est.

foam n.

a collection of minute bubbles formed on the surface of a liquid by agitation, fermentation, etc.:foam on a glass of beer.
the froth of perspiration, caused by great exertion, formed on the skin of a horse or other animal.
froth formed from saliva in the mouth, as in epilepsy and rabies.
a thick frothy substance, as shaving cream.
(in firefighting)
- a chemically produced substance that smothers the flames on a burning liquid by forming a layer of minute, stable, heat-resistant bubbles on the liquid's surface.
- the layer of bubbles so formed.
Chemistrya dispersion of gas bubbles in a solid, as foam glass, foam rubber, polyfoam, or foamed metal.
[Literary.]the sea.

v.i.

to form or gather foam;
emit foam;
froth.

v.t.

to cause to foam.
to cover with foam;
apply foam to:to foam a runway before an emergency landing.
to insulate with foam.
to make (plastic, metal, etc.) into a foam.
Idioms foam at the mouth, to be extremely or uncontrollably angry.

bef. 900; Middle English fom, Old English fām; cognate with German Feim

foam′a•ble, adj.
foam′er, n.
foam′ing•ly, adv.
foam′less, adj.
foam′like′, adj.

1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged froth, spume, head, fizz; scum.

foam /fəʊm/ n

a mass of small bubbles of gas formed on the surface of a liquid, such as the froth produced by agitating a solution of soap or detergent in water
frothy saliva sometimes formed in and expelled from the mouth, as in rabies
the frothy sweat of a horse or similar animal
any of a number of light cellular solids made by creating bubbles of gas in the liquid material and solidifying it: used as insulators and in packaging
(as modifier): foam rubber, foam plastic

to produce or cause to produce foam; froth
(intransitive) to be very angry (esp in the phrase foam at the mouth)

Etymology: Old English fām; related to Old High German feim, Latin spūma, Sanskrit phena

ˈfoamless adj

单词	foam
释义	WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024 foam /foʊm/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable] a collection of tiny bubbles on the surface of a liquid:beer with a head of foam. a thick, frothy substance:A special foam kept the wreckage from catching on fire. Chemistrya lightweight material in which gas bubbles are dispersed in a solid, used as insulation. v. [no object] to form foam; froth:The boiling milk foamed. Idioms Idioms foam at the mouth, [no obj] to be extremely angry:almost foaming at the mouth at the insult. foam•y, adj., -i•er, -i•est. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024 foam (fōm),USA pronunciation n. a collection of minute bubbles formed on the surface of a liquid by agitation, fermentation, etc.:foam on a glass of beer. the froth of perspiration, caused by great exertion, formed on the skin of a horse or other animal. froth formed from saliva in the mouth, as in epilepsy and rabies. a thick frothy substance, as shaving cream. (in firefighting) a chemically produced substance that smothers the flames on a burning liquid by forming a layer of minute, stable, heat-resistant bubbles on the liquid's surface. the layer of bubbles so formed. Chemistrya dispersion of gas bubbles in a solid, as foam glass, foam rubber, polyfoam, or foamed metal. [Literary.]the sea. v.i. to form or gather foam; emit foam; froth. v.t. to cause to foam. to cover with foam; apply foam to:to foam a runway before an emergency landing. to insulate with foam. to make (plastic, metal, etc.) into a foam. Idioms foam at the mouth, to be extremely or uncontrollably angry. bef. 900; Middle English fom, Old English fām; cognate with German Feim foam′a•ble, adj. foam′er, n. foam′ing•ly, adv. foam′less, adj. foam′like′, adj. 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged froth, spume, head, fizz; scum. Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: foam /fəʊm/ n a mass of small bubbles of gas formed on the surface of a liquid, such as the froth produced by agitating a solution of soap or detergent in water frothy saliva sometimes formed in and expelled from the mouth, as in rabies the frothy sweat of a horse or similar animal any of a number of light cellular solids made by creating bubbles of gas in the liquid material and solidifying it: used as insulators and in packaging (as modifier): foam rubber, foam plastic vb to produce or cause to produce foam; froth (intransitive) to be very angry (esp in the phrase foam at the mouth) Etymology: Old English fām; related to Old High German feim, Latin spūma, Sanskrit phena ˈfoamless adj
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