1 a small river 小河;溪流:
I waded across the shallow stream.我涉水过了那条不深的小河。
2 the continuous movement of a liquid or gas (液体或气体的)不停流动:
a stream of blood一股血
3 a continuous movement of people or things (人或物的)不断移动:
a stream of traffic川流不息的车辆
4 a large number of things which happen one after another 连续出现的事物;接二连三的事物:
a stream of letters/telephone calls/questions连续不断的信件╱电话╱问题
stream²
/stri:m ||; strim/verb[I]
1 (used about a liquid, gas or light) to flow in large amounts (指液体、气体或光)大量地涌、流或射:
Tears were streaming down his face.他泪流满面。Sunlight was streaming in through the windows.阳光正从窗口射进来。
2 (used about people or things) to move somewhere in a continuous flow (指人或物)不停流动或涌:
People were streaming out of the station.人潮正从车站涌出。
stream1/strim; striːm/n [C]1 a very small river 小河﹐小溪: a mountain stream 山涧see picture at见 RIVER 图2 a long series of people, vehicles, ideas etc coming continuously or one after another〔人﹑车辆﹑想法等的〕一连串﹐一系列: +of a stream of traffic 川流不息的车辆the stream of refugees crossing the border 越过边境的难民流endless/constant/steady etc stream an endless stream of questions 层出不穷的问题3 a flow of liquid, gas, smoke etc 水流﹔气流: +of A stream of cold air rushed in. 一股冷风吹了进来。
stream2v [I] to move or flow continuously in one direction, especially in large amounts [ pour ] 奔流﹔倾注﹔涌流: +out/past/through etc Tears were streaming down his cheeks. 他泪流满面。People streamed through the gates. 人群潮水般涌出大门。
streamstreamstreams1noun1a small river: a mountain stream2moving liquid, or moving things or people: a stream of bloodI've had a steady stream of visitors.streamstreamstreamsstreamedstreaming2verb (streams, streaming, streamed)to move like water: Tears were streaming down his face.