stream

• n. 溪流；流动；潮流；光线
• vi. 流；涌进；飘扬
• vt. 流出；涌出；使飘动

来自古英语 stream,小河，溪流，来自 Proto-Germanic*straumaz,水流，溪流，来自 PIE*sreu, 流动，词源同 serum,rheum.双字母-sr-在 Proto-Germanic 扩展为三字母-str-.引申诸相关词义。

1. a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth

2. dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas;

"two streams of development run through American history"

"stream of consciousness"

"the flow of thought"

"the current of history"

3. a steady flow (usually from natural causes);

"the raft floated downstream on the current"

"he felt a stream of air"

4. the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression

5. something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously;

"a stream of people emptied from the terminal"

"the museum had planned carefully for the flow of visitors"

stream

stream: [OE] A stream is etymologically something that ‘flows’. The word comes from a prehistoric Germanic *straumaz (source also of German strom, Dutch stroom, Swedish ström, and Danish strøm). This in turn was derived from the Indo-European base *sreu- ‘flow’, which has also given English catarrh, diarrhoea, and rheumatism. Non-Germanic relatives of stream include Polish strumyk ‘brook’ and Sanskrit srotas- ‘stream’.
=> catarrh, diarrhoea, rheumatism

stream (v.)

early 13c., "to flow copiously," from stream (n.). Transitive sense "discharge in a stream" is from late 14c. Related: Streamed; streaming. Compare German strömen, Dutch stroomen, Danish strömme, all verbs from nouns.

stream (n.)

Old English stream "a course of water," from Proto-Germanic *straumaz (cognates: Old Saxon strom, Old Norse straumr, Danish strøm, Swedish ström, Norwegian straum, Old Frisian stram, Dutch stroom, Old High German stroum, German Strom "current, river"), from PIE root *sreu- "to flow" (see rheum).

From early 12c. as "anything issuing from a source and flowing continuously." Meaning "current in the sea" (as in Gulf Stream) is recorded from late 14c., as is the sense of "steady current in a river." Stream of consciousness in lit crit first recorded 1930, originally in psychology (1855). Stream of thought is from 1890.

flow, run, stream, pour

这些动词均有"流动，涌出"之意。

flow： 侧重水继续不断地往前流，不关心其流量的大小和速度的快慢。

run： 指液体向任何方向流动，暗示比flow快而有力。

stream： 指水或其它液体从源头流出，不断地朝某一方向流动，可用作引申。

pour： 通常指从高向低或从上向下的急剧流动。也可作引申用。

river, brook, stream

这些名词均有"江，河"之意。

river： 泛指一般的江河。

brook： 指小河，尤指发源于山泉的小河。

stream： 泛指大小河流，也可专指小溪。

You feel the same emotions – it is just as raw, just as fresh… You can't turn off that stream of memories, no matter how hard you try.

出自-2017年6月阅读原文

Since luxury is a function of scarcity, the children of tomorrow will long for nothing more than intervals of freedom from all the blinking machines, streaming videos and scrolling headlines that leave them feeling empty and too full all at once.

出自-2012年12月阅读原文

A steady stream of similar headlines accuse the Net and its offspring apps, social media sites and online games of addicting us to distraction.

2017年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section B

fish have a refuge in the streams and can expand into the lagoons when the lake is low and the lagoons are separate, Harper said All the lagoons join when the lake is high and fish must retreat to their stream refuges or die.

2017年12月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section C

since he began to informally announce the network at farming conferences and on social media, he's received a steady stream of inquiries from interested farmers.

2019年12月六级真题（第三套）阅读 Section B

The robots also lean the most efficient and safest passages, and allow engineers and farmers to analyze and better optimize the attributes and tasks of the robot, as well as provide a live stream giving real-time feedback on exactly what is happening on t

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He ate snow and drank water from a nearby stream so that his body wouldn't lose too much water.

2015年高考英语北京卷 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

If it were not stopped, that long train, full of passengers, would fall into the stream.

2016年高考英语浙江卷（10月） 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

If she should slip, she would fall between the sleepers, into the rapidly flowing stream.

2016年高考英语浙江卷（10月） 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

One chilly night when I was hiking in the rocky mountains with some students, I mentioned that we were going to cross a mountain stream.

2018年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

The electronic waste stream is increasing three times faster than traditional garbage as a whole.

2015年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读B 原文

We reached the stream, and they unwillingly walked ahead.

2018年高考英语天津卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

With golden light streaming across the grassy Delta and the animals coming out to eat and drink.

2015年高考英语重庆卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

Peretti gives the example of Netflix discontinuing its DVD-mailing service to focus on streaming.

出自-2016年考研阅读原文

mountain streams

山涧

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A stream of blood flowed from the wound.

一股鲜血从伤口流出来。

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I've had a steady stream of visitors.

我不断有客人。

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Cars filed past in an endless stream.

汽车川流不息，鱼贯而过。

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a constant stream of enquiries

接连不断的询问

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The agency provided me with a steady stream of work.

这介绍所让我不断有活干。

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She was put into the fast stream.

她被分在了快班。

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The new computer system comes on stream next month.

新的计算机系统下月投入使用。

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Tears streamed down his face.

泪水顺着他的脸往下流。

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a streaming cold (= with a lot of liquid coming from the nose)

流鼻涕的感冒

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There was a small stream at the end of the garden.

花园的尽头有一条小河。

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...a mountain stream.

山涧

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He breathed out a stream of cigarette smoke...

他吐出一缕烟。

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Add the oil in a slow, steady stream.

缓慢、平稳地加油。

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There was a stream of traffic behind him.

在他身后是长长的车流。

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The discovery triggered a stream of readers' letters.

该发现引来了读者接二连三的来信。

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...a never-ending stream of jokes...

一个接一个的笑话

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Tears streamed down their faces...

泪水顺着他们的脸颊流下。

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She came in, rain streaming from her clothes and hair.

她进来时，雨水顺着她的衣服和头发往下流。

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Her eyes were streaming now from the wind...

她的眼睛被风吹得直流泪。

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A cold usually starts with a streaming nose and dry throat.

感冒开始时通常会流鼻涕、嗓子发干。

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Refugees have been streaming into Travnik for months...

几个月来不断有难民涌入特拉夫尼克。

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The traffic streamed past him...

车一辆一辆地从他身边疾驶而过。

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Sunlight was streaming into the courtyard.

阳光照到院子里。

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She was wearing a flimsy pink dress that streamed out behind her...

她穿的那件轻薄的粉红色连衣裙在身后飘舞。

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He had been greeted by the sight of his mother, her red hair wildly streaming.

他最先看见了他母亲，她红色的头发在风中狂舞。

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Examinations may be used to choose which pupils are to move into the top streams.

可以采取考试的方式来决定让哪些学生进入高阶班。

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He advocates streaming children, and educating them according to their needs.

他提倡把学生按能力分班，因需施教。

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As new mines come on stream, Chile's share of world copper output will increase sharply...

新矿投产后，智利在世界铜产量中所占的份额将大幅增加。

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This spring RF will also bring on stream the Hotel de Russie in Rome and the Savoy in Florence. RF

旗下的罗马露兹大酒店和佛罗伦萨萨伏伊酒店也将在今年春季开始营业。

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