释义 |
stream /strēm/ noun- A small body of running water
- A river or brook, esp a rivulet
- A flow or moving succession of anything
- A large number or quantity coming continuously
- A division of pupils in a school consisting of those of roughly equal ability or those following a particular course of study
- Any similar division of people
- A current
- A drift
- A tendency
intransitive verb- To flow, issue, or stretch, in a stream
- To pour out abundantly
- To float out, trail
- To wash earth, etc in search of ore
transitive verb- To discharge in a stream
- To wave, fly
- To wash (earth, etc) for ore
- To divide (pupils, etc) into streams
- To play (sound or video) on a computer in real time as it is downloaded from the Internet
ORIGIN: OE strēam; Ger Strom, ON straumr streamˈer noun - A flag, ribbon, plume, or the like streaming or flowing in the wind
- A luminous beam or band of light, as of the aurora
- One who washes detritus for gold or tin
- A large bold headline (press)
- A narrow roll of coloured paper that streams out when thrown
- A tape cartridge for backing up large quantities of data (computing)
streamˈered adjective streamˈiness noun streamˈing noun and adjective streamˈingly adverb streamˈless adjective - Not watered by streams
- Waterless
- Without a current
streamˈlet or streamˈling noun A little stream streamˈy adjective - Abounding in streams
- Flowing in a stream
stream anchor noun A small anchor used in warping or for stemming an easy current streamˈ-gold noun Placer-gold streamˈ-ice noun Pieces of drift ice swept down in a current streamˈline noun - A line followed by a streaming fluid
- The natural course of air streams
transitive verb To make streamlined streamˈlined adjective - Having boundaries following streamlines so as to offer minimum resistance
- A term of commendation with a variety of meanings, such as efficient, without waste of effort, up-to-the-minute, of superior type, graceful (informal)
streamˈ-tin noun Tin-ore found in alluvial ground on stream see on-stream under on stream of consciousness The continuous succession of thoughts, emotions, and feelings, both vague and well-defined, that forms an individual's conscious experience, often used to describe a narrative style which imitates this, as in James Joyce's Ulysses |