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flow/fləʊ/ v. & n.●v. intr. 1 glide along as a stream 流,流动,流淌 the Thames flows under London Bridge 泰晤士河从伦敦桥下流过 2a (of a liquid, esp. water) gush out; spring (液体,尤指水)喷出;涌出 b (of blood, liquid, etc.) be spilt (血、液体等)溅出;溢出;流出 3 (of blood, money, electric current, etc.) circulate (血液、货币、电流等)循环,流通 4 (of people or things) come or go in large numbers or smoothly (人或物)涌流,涌动 traffic flowed down the hill 车辆川流不息地驶下小山 5 (of talk, literary style, etc.) proceed easily and smoothly (谈话、文体等)流畅 6 (of a garment, hair, etc.) hang easily or gracefully; undulate (衣服、头发等)飘垂,飘拂 7 (often foll. by 常后跟 from) result from; be caused by 来源于,产生于;由…引起 his failure flows from his diffidence 他的失败是由缺乏自信造成的 8 (esp. of the tide) be in flood; run full (尤指潮水)泛滥;涨满 9 (of wine) be poured out copiously (酒)大量斟倒 10 (of a rock or metal) undergo a permanent change of shape under stress (岩石或金属)在应力下永久变形 11 (foll. by 后跟 with) archaic be plentifully supplied with [古义]大量供应;富有;盛产 land flowing with milk and honey 流淌着牛奶和蜜汁的土地,自然资源丰富的土地 ●n. 1a a flowing movement in a stream 流动 b the manner in which a thing flows 流动的方式 a sluggish flow 缓慢的流动 c a flowing liquid 流动的液体,流体 couldn't stop the flow 无法挡住水流 d a copious outpouring; a stream 大量的倾泻,滔滔不绝;一连串 a continuous flow of complaints 一连串的投诉 2 the rise of a tide or a river (潮或河的)上涨 ebb and flow 涨落;盛衰 3 the gradual deformation of a rock or metal under stress (岩石、金属在应力下的)逐渐变形 4 Sc. a bog or morass [苏格兰]沼泽,泥淖;困境 □ go with the flow be relaxed and not resist the tide of events 随波逐流 [Old English flōwan from Germanic, related to FLOOD] |