How do you use "stream" in a sentence?

We had a picnic by the stream. She's streaming her favourite show on Netflix. There was a steady stream of customers all day.

stream

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Meaning: A small river; a continuous flow; to broadcast or watch live online

小溪，溪流；流，流动；流媒体播放

arroyo; flujo; transmitir en streaming

小川；流れ；ストリーミング再生する

개울, 시내; 흐름; 스트리밍하다

Stream has several meanings. As a noun, it can be a small narrow river or a continuous flow of liquid, data, or people ('a stream of visitors'). As a verb, it means to flow continuously, or in modern usage, to transmit or receive digital content (video, music) in real time over the internet without downloading it first.

Stream有几个含义。作为名词，它可以是一条小而窄的河流，或者是液体、数据或人的持续流动（'源源不断的访客'）。作为动词，它意味着持续流动，或在现代用法中，通过互联网实时传输或接收数字内容（视频、音乐）而无需先下载。

Stream tiene varios significados. Como sustantivo, puede ser un pequeño río estrecho o un flujo continuo de líquido, datos o personas ('un flujo de visitantes'). Como verbo, significa fluir continuamente, o en uso moderno, transmitir o recibir contenido digital (video, música) en tiempo real a través de internet sin descargarlo primero.

「stream」にはいくつかの意味があります。名詞として、小さな細い川、または液体、データ、人の連続的な流れ（「訪問者の流れ」）を指すことができます。動詞として、連続的に流れることを意味し、現代の用法では、事前にダウンロードせずにインターネット上でリアルタイムにデジタルコンテンツ（動画、音楽）を送受信することを意味します。

stream은 여러 의미가 있습니다. 명사로는 작은 좁은 강이나 액체, 데이터, 사람의 지속적인 흐름('방문객의 흐름')을 뜻합니다. 동사로는 지속적으로 흐른다는 뜻이며, 현대적 용법에서는 디지털 콘텐츠(동영상, 음악)를 사전 다운로드 없이 인터넷을 통해 실시간으로 전송하거나 수신하는 것을 뜻합니다.

Examples

We had a picnic by the stream.
我们在小溪边野餐。
Hicimos un picnic junto al arroyo.
私たちは小川のそばでピクニックをしました。
우리는 개울가에서 소풍을 했습니다.
She's streaming her favourite show on Netflix.
她正在Netflix上流媒体播放她最喜欢的节目。
Ella está transmitiendo su programa favorito en Netflix.
彼女はNetflixでお気に入りの番組をストリーミングしています。
그녀는 넷플릭스에서 좋아하는 프로그램을 스트리밍하고 있습니다.
There was a steady stream of customers all day.
一整天客人络绎不绝。
Hubo un flujo constante de clientes todo el día.
一日中、お客さんが絶え間なく来ていました。
하루 종일 손님이 끊이지 않았습니다.

Pronunciation

Usage Guide

Context: general

Tone: neutral

Origin & History

From Old English 'stream' meaning 'a course of water', from Proto-Germanic 'straumaz', from the root 'sreu-' (to flow). Related to German 'Strom' (river, current) and Greek 'rhein' (to flow). The digital streaming sense dates from the 1990s.

Cultural Context

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

Story & Trivia

The modern meaning of 'streaming' digital content emerged in the 1990s with internet technology. The word was borrowed from the older sense of water flowing continuously, reflecting how data flows smoothly to your device.