stream
US: /ˈstɹim/
UK: /stɹˈiːm/
UK: /stɹˈiːm/
English Vietnamese dictionary
stream /stri:m/
- danh từ
- dòng suối, dòng sông nhỏ
- dòng, luồng
- stream of people: dòng người
- the stream of time: dòng thời gian
- a stream of cold air: luồng không khí lạnh
- a stream of light: luồng ánh sáng
- chiều nước chảy, dòng
- against the stream: ngược dòng
- to go with the stream: theo dòng; (bóng) làm theo những người khác
- nội động từ
- chảy như suối, chảy ròng ròng; chảy ra, trào ra, tuôn ra
- eyes streaming with tears: mắt trào lệ
- light streamed through the window: ánh sáng ùa vào qua cửa sổ
- phấp phới, phất phơ (cờ, tóc)
- chảy như suối, chảy ròng ròng; chảy ra, trào ra, tuôn ra
- ngoại động từ
- làm chảy ra như suối, làm chảy ròng ròng; làm chảy ra, làm trào ra, làm tuôn ra
- wounds streaming blood: vết thương trào máu
- làm chảy ra như suối, làm chảy ròng ròng; làm chảy ra, làm trào ra, làm tuôn ra
Advanced English dictionary
noun, verb
+ noun
1 a small narrow river: mountain / underground streams + We waded across a shallow stream.
See also -
2 ~ (of sth) a continuous flow of liquid or gas: A stream of blood flowed from the wound. + He blew out a stream of cigar smoke. + a jet stream
See also -
3 ~ (of sth/sb) a continuous flow of people or vehicles: I've had a steady stream of visitors. + Cars filed past in an endless stream.
4 ~ of sth a large number of things that happen one after the other: a constant stream of enquiries / complaints + The agency provided me with a steady stream of work. + Most of the letter consisted of a stream of abuse.
5 (especially BrE) a group in which students of the same age and level of ability are placed in some schools: She was put into the fast stream.
Idioms: be / come on stream to be in operation or available: The new computer system comes on stream next month.
+ verb
1 ~ (from sth)
~ (with sth) (of liquid or gas) to move or pour out in a continuous flow; to produce a continuous flow of liquid or gas: [V] Tears streamed down his face. + a streaming cold (= with a lot of liquid coming from the nose) + Blood was streaming from her head. + Her head was streaming with blood. + Sunlight streamed through the windows. + [V, VN] Black smoke streamed from the exhaust. + The exhaust streamed black smoke.
2 (of people or things) [V +adv./prep.] to move somewhere in large numbers, one after the other: People streamed across the bridge. + The refugees streamed north to the border.
3 [V] to move freely, especially in the wind or water: Her scarf streamed behind her. + She was walking by the sea, her pale hair streaming.
4 [VN] [usually passive] (especially BrE) (AmE usually track) (in schools) to put school students into groups according to their ability: Pupils are streamed for French and Maths.
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 brook, brooklet, streamlet, rivulet, tributary, river, freshet, run, watercourse, waterway, channel, Chiefly Literary rill, runnel, Literary or N Brit dialect beck, burn, Archaic NE US except in placenames kill, US creek, branch:
If the streams continue to swell, flooding can be expected in low-lying areas.
2 flow, current, outpouring, effluence or efflux, effusion, rush, spurt, surge, fountain, geyser, torrent, flood, deluge, cataract, cascade:
A stream of bubbles showed where the diver was swimming. A stream of obscenities poured from his lips.
3 flow, rush, swarm, tide, flood, deluge, succession, series, row, line, string, chain, barrage, Brit queue:
Simon has had a constant stream of visitors all morning.
v.
4 run, flow, course, glide, rush, slide, slip, surge; pour, issue, emanate, gush, flood, spout, well up or out or forth, squirt, spurt, shoot, jet; cascade:
The rain streamed down the windows.
5 issue, emanate; rush, surge, pour, flood, file, proceed, march, walk, move:
People streamed in and out of the building all day long.
Collocation dictionary
1 small river
ADJ.
little, small | shallow | clear | fast-flowing | bubbling
We picknicked beside a bubbling stream.
| mountain, underground
VERB + STREAM
cross
STREAM + VERB
flow, run
The stream flows through a narrow valley.
STREAM + NOUN
bed
PREP.
across a/the ~, down a/the ~, in a/the ~
There are small fish in the stream.
| on a/the ~
a leaf floating on the stream
| up a/the ~
PHRASES
the side/edge of the stream
2 continuous flow of a liquid/gas/light
ADJ.
thin | air, gas
VERB + STREAM
let in
STREAM + VERB
flow
A stream of blood flowed from the wound.
PREP.
~ of
3 continuous flow of people/vehicles/things happening
ADJ.
constant, continuous, endless, never-ending, steady
a constant stream of letters Cars filed past in an endless stream.
VERB + STREAM
let loose/out
PREP.
~ of
He let loose a stream of abuse.
Concise English dictionary
streams|streamed|streamingstrɪːm
noun
+a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
+dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas
+a steady flow (usually from natural causes)
+the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression
+something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously
verb
+to extend, wave or float outward, as if in the wind
+exude profusely
+move in large numbers
+rain heavily
+flow freely and abundantly
