under one's own steam

短语

凭自己的力量, 凭自己的努力, 独立地

发音

UK /ˌʌndə ˈwʌnz əʊn ˈstiːm/
AU
US /ˌʌndɚ ˈwʌnz oʊn ˈstim/

释义与例句

phr.
  1. 1.

    Of the movement of a locomotive or a watercraft: by means of the power of its own engines (originally steam engines), rather than pulled or pushed by another vehicle.

    航海 交通
  2. 2.

    Using one's own resources; independently, unaided.

    比喻 习语
  3. 3.

    At one's own initiative; of one's own accord, unbidden, unprompted.

    比喻 习语

词源

A reference to the operation of a steam engine: see sense 1.

来源：wiktionary