steam up

曇る

ガラスに細かい水滴がつき、向こうがはっきり見えなくなること。

やさしい英語で： If glass does this, tiny drops of water cover it so you cannot see through it clearly.

• My glasses always steam up.
• The mirror steamed up during her shower.
• Why do the car windows keep steaming up?

類義語： fog up, mist over

反対語： clear

よく使う表現： windows steam up, glasses steam up, steam up quickly

湯気が充満する

熱い水から出る湯気で、場所がいっぱいになること。

やさしい英語で： To become full of warm, wet air from hot water.

• The bathroom quickly steamed up.
• Our kitchen steams up when we boil large pots of water.
• Has the whole room steamed up already?

類義語： fill with steam, become steamy

よく使う表現： steam up quickly, bathrooms steam up, steam up completely

蒸す

沸騰した水から上がる熱い蒸気で、食べ物を調理すること。

やさしい英語で： To cook food using the hot, wet air rising from boiling water.

• Let's steam up some dumplings.
• She steamed up a basket of vegetables.
• Can you steam up a few buns for lunch?

使い方： steam up something / steam something up (I'll steam the vegetables up while you cook the rice.)

類義語： steam

よく使う表現： steam up dumplings, steam up vegetables, steam up something

蒸気圧を上げる

蒸気機関やボイラーを熱し、動かせるだけの蒸気圧を生むこと。

やさしい英語で： To heat a steam engine or boiler until it has enough steam pressure to work.

• They steam up the engine before dawn.
• The crew steamed up the locomotive for the excursion.
• How long does it take to steam the boiler up?

使い方： steam up something / steam something up (The crew steamed the boiler up before departure.)

類義語： raise steam

よく使う表現： steam up something, steam up locomotives, steam up boilers, engines steam up