steamer

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Definitions

n.

A ship powered by steam engines; a vessel or pot used for cooking food with steam

蒸汽船;蒸锅,蒸笼

v.

To travel by steamship

乘蒸汽船旅行

🧩 Root Breakdown

Native English
steamroot
+
erone who does, agent
=steamer

Common Collocations

  • 1.bamboo steamer竹蒸笼
  • 2.ocean steamer远洋轮船
  • 3.steam steamer basket蒸笼篮
  • 4.paddle steamer明轮船

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    Passengers crossed the Atlantic on a luxurious ocean steamer in the early 1900s.

  • 2.

    She placed the dumplings in a bamboo steamer over boiling water.

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