steam

In an electric power plant the heat converts water into high-pressure steam.

在发电厂里，热把水转换成高压水蒸汽。

The high cost of steam and the lesser need for speed kept the majority of the world's ocean freight moving by sail until the early years of the 20th century.

直到20世纪初，蒸汽的高成本、加上货运对速度的低需求，使得世界上大多数的海运货物都是通过航海来运输的。

This would generate steam that could be used to fill tanks on a small steam train without the use of fire.

这会产生蒸汽，这些蒸汽可以在不需要用火的情况下，用来填充小蒸汽火车的气罐。

Sarah wiped the steam from the glasses to get a better view.

莎拉擦掉了眼镜上的水汽，好让自己看得更清楚些。

The first train locomotives were powered by steam.

这辆火车靠蒸汽引擎驱动。

Energy to drive a steam locomotive can be stored in other materials besides water, for example, a team at Tohoku University in Japan has studied materials that can store large amounts of heat when heated.

驱动蒸汽机车的动力可以储存在除水以外的其他物质中。例如，日本东北大学的一个研究小组研究了在加热时可以储存大量热量的物质。

Their project is getting up steam.

他们的项目正在逐步发展。

On the one hand, the drive to share is gathering official steam.

一方面，分享的动力正在积聚官方的力量。