| 释义 |
flow /fləʊ/ vi. | vt. | n. | phr.
I ❶ vi.
1. 流，流动；(血液)循环；(钱币、电流等)流通；(人群等)涌流
The river flows into the sea. 这条河流入大海。
The molasses flowed slowly. 糖浆慢慢地流动。
Blue blood flowed in her veins. 她的血管里流着贵族的血。
Money tends to flow to businesses that are succeeding. 金钱总是流往生意兴隆的企业。
The crowd flowed into the building. 人群涌进大楼。
The traffic flows past the church all day. 车辆整天川流不息地经过教堂。
2. (血)流出；涌出
Blood flowed from the wound. 血从伤口流出。
Praise flowed from his mouth. 他赞不绝口。
3. 顺利进行；(谈话、文体等)畅流
The conversation flowed easily. 谈话进行得顺畅自然。
The lines in this painting flow. 这幅画的线条很流畅。
4. 来源；产生
Wisdom flows from experience. 智慧出自经验。
Orders flowed from the office. 命令从办公室发出。
5. (衣服、头发等)飘垂，飘拂
Her hair flowed over her shoulders. 她的头发飘垂在肩上。
6. (酒)大量斟倒；充满；〈古〉富有，盛产；〈废〉满溢，成过多
The champagne flowed all night. 人们整夜痛饮香槟酒。
His heart flowed with gratitude. 他内心感激万分。
The tavern flowed with wine. 那家酒馆大量供酒。
7. (潮)涨；溢出，泛滥
The tide is flowing strongly today. 今日潮水猛涨。
The river slowed over its banks. 河水泛滥。
8. (在应力下)经受形变；【地】(矿物、岩石等)变形，流动，移动，错动
9. 〈口〉来月经，行经
❷ vt.
1. 〈古〉使流动
They flowed oil over the swamp to kill mosquito larvae. 他们在沼泽地注油灭孑孓。
2. 淹没，使泛滥
The low grounds along the river are annually flowed. 沿河的低洼地每年都要受淹。
3. 流出，排出
The new oil well flowed 100 barrels a day. 新油井一天出100桶油。
II n.
1. 流动物；水流，气流
a lava flow 熔岩流
a flow of water 水流
2. 流，流动；流出
The agreement controls the flow of arms to the continent. 这项协议控制武器流入大陆。
The doctor stopped the flow of blood. 医生把血止住了。
3. 流畅；连贯；一连串；大量
a rapid flow of speech 流利的讲话
a constant flow of information 源源不断的信息
the flow of traffic 车辆行人的川流不息
a rising flow of foreign visitors to China 越来越多来中国旅游的外宾
4. 流量；流速，流率；产量
a daily flow of 1000 gallons 1000加仑的日流量
an even flow 均匀的流速
a flow of 100 gallons a second 每秒100加仑的流率
Oil flow of the well is 500 barrels a day. 这口油井的产量为每天500桶。
5. 涨潮；向陆潮流；(河水的)上涨；溢出；泛滥
The tide is on the flow. 正在涨潮。
the flows of the Nile 尼罗河的泛滥
6. (衣服、头发等的)飘垂
7. 【物】流动；(能量的)连续转移
heat flow 热流
8. 〈口〉月经
9. 变形
10. 【美橄】移动方向
11. 流(花)蜜期
[<OE flōwan; 与 ON flōa, MLG vlōien, Gr plein to float, Sans plavate he swims 有关] phr. ebb and flow 见 ebb
flow of soul 融洽的交谈
flow of spirits 乐天习性
go with the flow 随波逐流
in full flow 1. (讲话)流畅地
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