1814 in the cookery sense, agent noun from steam (v.). From 1825 as "a vessel propelled by steam," hence steamer trunk (1885), one that carries the essentials for a voyage.
实用例句
1. Joseph watched a shady-looking bunch playing cards aboard a Mississippi steamer.
约瑟夫看到一群可疑的人在密西西比河的一艘轮船上打牌。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Remove the vegetables from the steamer when they are three-quarters cooked.
将蔬菜蒸至大半熟后从蒸锅里捞出。
来自柯林斯例句
3. The steamer calls at several ports along the way.
一路上，汽船在好几个港口停靠。
来自柯林斯例句
4. A small boat edged down upon the big steamer.
一只小艇缓缓驶近那艘大轮船.
来自《简明英汉词典》
5. A steamer takes on a pilot before coming into a strange harbour.
