head of steam

成語所屬單字steam

head of steam — 慣用語

1. The pressure or force that builds up inside a steam engine or in a process.

1.慣用語
釋義

蒸汽壓力

The pressure or force that builds up inside a steam engine or in a process.

例句

The old locomotive built up a good head of steam before climbing the hill.

The political movement gathered a head of steam after the protest.