steam up
steam up — 片語動詞
- steam upbase form
- steams up3rd person singular
- steaming up-ing form
- steamed uppast simple
1. When a glass surface, window, or lens becomes covered with tiny drops of water b
起霧
因溫差而在表面凝結水氣
When a glass surface, window, or lens becomes covered with tiny drops of water because warm, damp air touches a cooler surface, making it hard to see through clearly.
After Iris's hot shower, the bathroom mirror was completely steamed up.
Iris 洗完熱水澡後，浴室的鏡子完全起霧了。
passive: be steamed up
Marta wiped her glasses because they had steamed up in the warm shop.
Marta 擦了擦眼鏡，因為在溫暖的店裡鏡片起霧了。
The kitchen windows always steam up when Grandma boils a large pot of potatoes.
奶奶煮一大鍋馬鈴薯時，廚房的窗戶總是會起霧。
Ilan used the car's defroster to clear the windscreen, which had steamed up overnight.
Ilan 用車子的除霧器清理過夜後起霧的擋風玻璃。
- clear
opposite action — to remove moisture so the surface becomes see-through again
文法句型
steam + object + up
steam up + object
object + steam up (no object)
常見錯誤
steam up — 動詞
- steam uppresent simple I / you / we / they
- steams up3rd person singular
- steaming up-ing form
- steamed uppast simple
1. To cause someone to feel very annoyed, angry, or full of strong emotion, as if p
激怒
讓人感到生氣或情緒激動
To cause someone to feel very annoyed, angry, or full of strong emotion, as if pressure is building up inside them.
The unfair criticism from her boss steamed Adaeze up so much she could not concentrate.
主管不公平的批評讓 Adaeze 非常惱怒，以致她無法集中精神。
transitive: steam + person + up
Ari gets steamed up whenever people interrupt him during a meeting.
Ari 每次開會被人打斷就會變得很激動。
passive/reflexive: get steamed up
Don't get so steamed up about the train delays — it happens every winter.
別為了火車誤點這麼生氣——每年冬天都這樣。
The team was all steamed up after losing the championship by a single point.
球隊以一分之差輸掉冠軍後，全隊都非常氣憤。
Shanti's rude remarks about the food really steamed her mother up at dinner.
Shanti 在晚餐時對食物的粗魯評論讓她母親非常惱火。
- calm down
opposite effect — to make someone less angry or excited
文法句型
get + steamed up
steam + person + up
be + steamed up
用法筆記
Frequently used in the passive or reflexive pattern 'get steamed up'. The subject causing the anger is typically a situation, event, or someone's words, not a person acting intentionally. Distinguish from the COVER WITH STEAM sense (phrasal verb/1), which describes physical condensation rather than emotion.
常見錯誤
2. For an enclosed space such as a room, vehicle, or greenhouse to fill with visibl
充滿蒸汽
空間內充滿水氣或霧氣
For an enclosed space such as a room, vehicle, or greenhouse to fill with visible water vapour, making the air damp and hazy.
The small bathroom steamed up within two minutes of Vinícius turning on the shower.
Vinícius 打開淋浴後不到兩分鐘，小浴室就充滿了蒸汽。
intransitive: room + steams up + time phrase
The sauna steamed up within seconds of Sade pouring water onto the hot rocks.
Sade 把水澆在熱石頭上後，幾秒鐘內桑拿房就充滿了蒸汽。
intransitive: sauna + steams up + time phrase
The whole car steamed up after the children got inside with their wet raincoats.
孩子們穿著濕雨衣上車後，整輛車都充滿了霧氣。
The greenhouse steamed up so heavily that Jiwoo could barely see the rows of orchids.
溫室裡的霧氣太重，Jiwoo 幾乎看不到一排排的蘭花。
The room steamed up so badly that Emily could barely see the door.
房間裡霧氣太重，Emily 幾乎看不到門。
- fill with steam
more literal and descriptive; less idiomatic than 'steam up'
- become misty
gentler; suggests fine moisture rather than thick visible vapour
文法句型
place + steams up
place + steamed up
用法筆記
Subject MUST be an enclosed space (room, vehicle interior, greenhouse, sauna, etc.), not a glass surface or lens. Used intransitively only — you cannot use an object with this sense. For surfaces such as windows, mirrors, and lenses becoming covered with condensation, use the phrasal verb sense (COVER WITH STEAM) instead.