例句1: Sometimes one political party or the other wins the White House and a big majority in both houses of Congress. Then it becomes a steamroller that flattens the opposition until the next election.
例句2: The basketball team of Roosevelt High School has several strong and good athletes. But our team is made of students who are basically new to sports. So, last night the Roosevelt team steamrolled us 38 to 0. I can tell you, that's not fun!
我们再来给大家介绍一个以steam这个字为主的习惯用语。 Under one's own steam.在这个习惯用语里,steam也是指力量。要是你在under your own steam的情况下做某件事,那就意味着你有能力自己完成这件事,不需要别人来帮助。Under one's own steam这个说法是在刚刚有轮船的时候出现的。有的时候,当一艘轮船的发动机坏了,船长就会请别的船给予帮助。但是,当船员修好了发动机以后,船长就会出发信号表示自己可以重新正常行驶了。
例句3: Thanks for offering me a ride. I appreciate it, but I drove my own car to the office today, so I'll get to the party under my own steam. I'll see you later!
例句4: My daughter has a degree in computer science, so I used to call her whenever I had questions. Last month, I took a course at the community college on computers. Now I can operate under my own steam.