Nghĩa là gì: abeam

abeam /ə'bi:m/

phó từ
- (hàng hải), (hàng không) đâm ngang sườn
  - abeam of us: ngang sườn chúng tôi; sóng ngang với chúng tôi

eam Thành ngữ, tục ngữ

broken dreams

plans that did not work, hopes that died Their divorce will mean broken dreams for both of them.

burst at the seams

too full or too crowded The train station was bursting at the seams as everyone was waiting to go away for their holidays.

change horses in mid stream

change plans/methods after you have begun a competition or business We're in the furniture business, not clothing. We can't change horses in mid stream.

change horses in midstream

make new plans or choose a new leader in the middle of an important activity They have decided to change lawyers but I told them that they shouldn

cream of the crop

best of a group, the top choice The company is well-known as a good place to work and is always able to hire the cream of the crop of university graduates.

cream you

hit you, knock you down, knock you flat If Jon discovers you lied to him, he'll cream you. He'll hit you.

dream on

you are not being realistic, get your head out... You expect me to buy you a Corvette? Dream on!

fall apart (at the seams)

be unable to cope or manage, come unglued After his wife died, he fell apart. He lost interest in everything.

full steam ahead

as much power as we have, full throttle "I told the Captain about the ice, but he said, ""Full steam ahead!"""

get reamed out

(See ream out)

get up a head of steam

generate enough power to move, get up to speed If I get up a head of steam, I can knock down the door.

let off steam

express concern, sound off Hec is letting off steam again. He wants to save the wolves.

mainstream

common, familiar, of the majority Smoking isn't as common now. It isn't a mainstream activity.

make the team

become a member of the team Paul will make the soccer team. The coach will choose him.

off the beam

wrong, mistaken What he said about the new office was right off the beam and should be ignored by everyone.

on the beam

doing well, just right or correct What he said about the tax problem was right on the beam. .

peaches-and-cream

beautiful skin, clear complexion This new lotion will give you a peaches-and-cream complexion.

pipe dream

an unrealistic plan He always has a lot of pipe dreams about what he wants to do in the future.

plug the team

add the best players from other teams The Flyers plugged their team with star players from the league.

ream out

scold, give you hell, tie into He reamed me out for driving too fast. He said I could have caused an accident.

steam up

upset, excited, worried Poor Emil would get all steamed up when his car wouldn't start.

steamy

portraying lots of sex, full of love scenes Love In The Park is a steamy movie. There's lots of action.

team player

an employee who works well with other employees Team players - that's what we need in our company.

team up

play together, form a team If you team up with Lana, we can play bridge, okay?

beam me up Scotty

(interj) give me crack

beamer

expensive European car: BMW, status symbol. Used by Tribe Called Quest on Low End Theory. References to 325i's are to BMW 3-series models with a 2.5 litre engine. References to 735i's, 740i's, 750i's are to models in the 7-series range of BMW models. The 750iL is the flagship model made by BMW. A reference to the a seven series model is found in Ice Cube's "Ghetto Bird". 850i's (mentioned in Wu-Tang's "Can It All Be...") is to the BMW 850i Coup

captain of team nasty

the "leader" of a group of unattractive males/females."I saw you brought home captain of team nasty last night"

CREAM

1. to ejaculate; to cream oneself implies great sexual excitement, but is often said only figuratively
2. Cash Rules Everything Around Me
3. money

cream crackered

knackered, tired out, exhausted; rhyming slang

cream your jeans

to be very excited, so much so that one figuratively ejaculates. Not always necessarily sexual excitement:"God, she's gorgeous. I think I've just creamed my pants"

high beamin'

blind by the shining from diamonds:"I'm High Beamin'"

triple beam

balanced scales for weighing with three grades of weights, originally used to measure gold, it is more commonly used to measure drugs:"You learned about your triple beam from me" -- Ice Cube (Dr. Frankenstein [1998])

blow off steam

1．let or make steam escape 排气；放气
The worker let off some steam because the pressure was too high．那位工人排出一些水气，因为压力大高。
2．get rid of physical energy or strong feeling through activity；in dulge in strong or violent language to relieve one's feeling 发泄精力或情绪；讲激烈而粗野的话以发泄感情；出气
When the rain stopped，the boys let off steam with a ball game．雨停后，孩子们赛球解闷。
When men let off steam，they tend to shout；women，on the other hand，express their feelings by weeping．男人发泄强烈感情时，倾向于大声喊叫；妇女则不然，用哭泣来发泄感情。
Don't take any notice of what he says；he's just letting off steam．不要理睬他所说的话，他在出气罢了。
Bill had to take his foreman's rough criticisms all day and he would blow off steam at home by scolding the children．比尔整天挨领班的训责，回家后就拿孩子出气。

dream away

pass one's time idly虚度光阴
She dreams the time away．她虚度时光。
If you go on like this， when you get old you'll regret for dreaming your life away．如果你继续这样，当你年老时，你会因虚度年华而悔恨。

dream of

1．think of or imagine想到
The boy dreams of becoming a pilot．那男孩一心想当飞行员。
I never dreamed of meeting you here．我真想不到能在这儿见到你。
We have achieved what our forefathers never even dreamed of．我们已经取得了我们的祖先连想都没有想过的成就。
2．have a dream about梦见
I dreamed of my hometown last night．我昨天梦见了我的老家。
Do you ever dream of me？你梦见过我吗？
3．have hopes for sth．；wish for sth．希望；渴望
For centuries man dreamed of achieving vertical flight．几个世纪以来，人类一直渴望达到垂直飞行。
Scientists now have wonderful drugs of which no one could have drcamed years ago．科学家现在已经掌握了几年前没有人能梦想到的灵丹妙药。

dream up

make up；think up；think of in imagination构思；想出；虚构
Where did you dream up that idea？你从哪儿想出那个主意来的？
He is good at dreaming up a plan which is almost impossible to be carried out．他善于空想一个几乎总是不可能实现的计划。
She can always dream up some new reasons for not doing anything unpleasant．她总能编出不做令人不愉快的事情的新理由。

let/blow off steam

wouldn't dream of

Idiom(s): wouldn't dream of doing sth

Theme: NEGATION

would not even consider doing something. (Informal.)
• I wouldn't dream of taking your money!
• I'm sure that John wouldn't dream of complaining to the manager.

under one's own steam

Idiom(s): under one's own steam

Theme: EFFORT

by one's own power or effort. (Informal.)
• I missed my ride to class, so I had to get there under my own steam.
• John will need some help with this project. He can't do it under his own steam.

team up with

Idiom(s): team up with sb

Theme: TOGETHERNESS

to join with someone.
• I teamed up with Jane to write the report.
• I had never teamed up with anyone else before. I had always worked alone.

steamed up

Idiom(s): steamed up

Theme: ANGER

angry. (Informal.)
• What Bob said really got me steamed up.
• Why do you get so steamed up about nothing?

seamy side of life

Idiom(s): seamy side of life

Theme: LIFESTYLE

the most unpleasant or roughest aspect of life. (Informal. A reference to the inside of a garment where the seams show.)
• Doctors in that area really see the seamy side of life.
• Mary saw the seamy side of life when she worked as a volunteer in the shelter.

scream bloody murder

Idiom(s): scream bloody murder

Theme: COMPLAINT

to complain bitterly; to complain unduly. (Slang.)
• When we put him in an office without a window, he screamed bloody murder.
• There is something wrong next door. Everyone is screaming bloody murder.

fall apart at the seams

Idiom(s): fall apart at the seams

Theme: COLLAPSE

to break into pieces; to fall apart; for material that is sewn together to separate at the seams.
• My new jacket fell apart at the seams.
• This old car is about ready to fall apart at the seams.

dream come true

Idiom(s): dream come true

Theme: HOPE

a wish or a dream that has become real.
• Going to Hawaii is like having a dream come true.
• Having you for a friend is a dream come true.

come apart at the seams

Idiom(s): come apart at the seams

Theme: EMOTION

suddenly to lose one's emotional self-control. (Informal. Referring to a garment falling apart.)
• Bill was so upset that he almost came apart at the seams.
• I couldn't take anymore. I just came apart at the seams.

change horses in the middle of the stream

Idiom(s): change horses in the middle of the stream

Theme: CHANGE

to make major changes in an activity that has already begun; to choose someone or something else after it is too late.
• I'm already baking a cherry pie. I can't bake an apple pie. It's too late to change horses in the middle of the stream.
• The house is half-built. It's too late to hire a different architect. You can't change horses in the middle of the stream.

broad in the beam

Idiom(s): broad in the beam

Theme: WIDTH

with wide hips or large buttocks. (From a nautical expression for a wide ship.)
• I am getting a little broad in the beam. It's time to go on a diet.
• John is just naturally broad in the beam.

Cream rises to the top

A good person or idea cannot go unnoticed for long, just as cream poured in coffee or tea eventually rises to the top.

Gather steam

If something gathers speed, it moves or progresses at an increasing speed.