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fun·nel /ˈfʌnəl/ n. | vi. | vt. I n. 1. 漏斗 2. 漏斗状物 a funnel of smoke 漏斗状的烟雾 3. (轮船、机车等的)烟囱;【矿】通风井;〈喻〉渠道 a funnel of information 信息渠道 4. 【气】漏斗云
II (-nel(l)ed;-nel·(l)ing) ❶ vi. 1. 成漏斗状;(如漏斗般)逐渐变狭(或开阔) 2. 流经漏斗;经过小口子 The crowd funnel(l)ed through the gate. 大群人熙熙攘攘挤过大门。 3. 汇集,集中 the railroads funnel(l)ing into Calcutta 向加尔各答汇聚的铁路 ❷ vt. 1. 使成漏斗状 funnel one's hands and shout through them 把双手在嘴边卷作漏斗状大声喊叫 2. 使流经漏斗 3. 使汇集,使集中 impurities funnel(l)ed into the air by factory chimneys 由工厂烟囱吐出汇聚于空气中的不洁杂质 She funnel(l)ed all her efforts into her career. 她把一切精力集中在事业上。 4. (尤指通过狭窄通道)传送 funnel arms through a strait 经过海峡输送武器 funnel out information to sb. 向某人传送信息 [< Prov fonilh < L infundibulum funnel, hopper (in a mill) < infundere to pour in] |