flow

英[fləʊ]
美[fləʊ]

基本释义

  • vi.流; 垂; 流出; (谈话、文体等)流畅
  • n.流动; 滔滔不绝; 涨潮; 连贯
  • vt.使泛滥; 淹没; 排出

词性变化

实用例句

She tried to stop the flow of blood from the wound.

她试图止住伤口流血。

牛津词典

an endless flow of refugees into the country

难民源源不断流入这个国家

牛津词典

to improve traffic flow (= make it move faster)

改善交通流量

牛津词典

to control the direction of flow

控制流向

牛津词典

the flow of goods and services to remote areas

商品和服务对边远地区源源不断的供应

牛津词典

to encourage the free flow of information

鼓励信息自由交流

牛津词典

data flow

数据流

牛津词典

You've interrupted my flow─I can't remember what I was saying.

你打断了我的话——我记不得我在说什么了。

牛津词典

As usual, Tom was in full flow .

汤姆如常地口若悬河。

牛津词典

Too many examples can interrupt the smooth flow of the text.

例子太多会使行文不流畅。

牛津词典

the ebb and flow of the tide

潮涨潮落

牛津词典

...long black flowing hair.

飘逸的黑色长发

The wine flowed and we danced the night away...

我们喝了很多酒,跳了一个晚上的舞。

The square was packed, and the cobbled streets flowed with coloured petals.

广场上挤满了人,鹅卵石铺就的街道上满是五颜六色的花朵。

He had been replying for some 40 minutes already and was still in full flow.

他已经就就此问题回答了 40 分钟左右,仍然不见有停下来的意思。

Lunch at Harry's Bar was in full flow when Irene made a splendid entrance...

当艾琳光彩照人地出现在门口时,哈里酒吧的午餐会正是热闹非凡。

The Everton keeper needed all his courage to thwart a charging Vinny Jones in full flow.

埃弗顿的守门员需要鼓足全部勇气才有可能抵挡住状态正佳的维尼·琼斯的冲锋射门。

There's nothing I can do about the problem, so I might as well go with the flow.

关于这个问题我无能为力,所以我不如就顺其自然好了。

In that moment a surge of hatred flowed through my blood...

那一刻,一股仇恨在我的血液中翻涌。

Waves of emotion flowed across his huge face.

他那张大脸上一时间表情千变万化。

Undesirable consequences flow from these misconceptions.

这些误解造成了不良的影响。

...the psychological effects that can flow from childhood experiences of sexual abuse.

可能由于儿时受到性侵犯而产生的心理影响

His words flowed more readily.

他说得更加流利了。

...a long white dress which flowed over her body.

她身上穿的一条飘逸的白色长裙

A stream flowed gently down into the valley...

一条小溪潺潺流进山谷。

The current flows into electric motors that drive the wheels.

电流流向电机,电机带动轮子转动。

Large numbers of refugees continue to flow from the troubled region into the no-man's land...

大批难民不断从骚乱地区涌入无人地带。

Troops would patrol major roads to ensure that traffic flows freely throughout the country.

军队将在主要道路巡逻以确保全国的交通通畅。

A lot of this information flowed through other police departments...

大量此类信息在警察机关其他部门中流传。

An interest rate reduction is needed to get more money flowing and create jobs.

需要下调利率来推动资金流动以及创造就业机会。

真题例句

Research is converging on the conclusion that great accomplishment and even genius is typically the result of years of passion and dedication and not something that flows naturally from a gift.

出自-2016年12月阅读原文

There is no question that the United States imports a great deal of energy and, in fact, relies on that steady flow to maintain its economy.

出自-2014年6月阅读原文

When that flow is interrupted, we feel the pain in short supplies and higher prices, At the same time, we derive massive economic benefits when we buy the most affordable energy on the world market and when we engage in energy trade around the world

出自-2014年6月阅读原文

In the next couple of years the businesses that thrive will be those that are tight with costs, careful of debt, cautious with cash flow and extremely attentive to what customers want.

出自-2013年6月阅读原文

If they generate more power than the home is using, the excess flows into the utility's power grid (电网).

出自-2013年6月阅读原文

They only pay for the excess power that flows into the utility's power grid

出自-2013年6月阅读原文

Annan stressed the need for the negotiations to focus on increasing the flow of money from rich to poor regions to help reduce their vulnerability to climate hazards while still curbing the emissions of the heat-trapping gases.

出自-2011年6月阅读原文

And blood flow can be reduced as blood vessels narrow.

2018年6月四级真题(第二套)阅读 Section C

Physical activity can improve blood flow to the brain, fueling memory, attention and creativity, which are essential to learning.

2016年6月四级真题(第三套)阅读 Section A

When the body realizes the muscles are hurt, the response is to increase blood flow to the area and increase body heat, damaged cells are then cleaned up and the body sends cells specially designed to break down the large muscle fiber fragments.

2019年12月四级真题(第一套)听力 Section C

By 1973, domestic US sources of oil were peaking, and the nation was importing more of its oil, depending on a constant flow from abroad to keep cars on the road and machines running.

出自-2013年6月阅读原文

Instead of protecting speech and encouraging diversity and innovative thinking, the tenure system often stifles(压制)them: younger professors must win the approval of established colleagues for tenure, encouraging like-mindedness and sometimes inhibiting the free flow of ideas.

出自-2012年6月阅读原文

In studies, he gave subjects a chance to deceive for monetary gain while examining their brains in a functional Mri machine, which maps blood flow to active parts of the brain.

2019年12月六级真题(第一套)阅读 Section C

The Los Angeles times reports that the industry is in the midst of an intense increase in cash flow.

2019年6月六级真题(第二套)阅读 Section C

This has led some to say that the expert operates in a zone "beyond thought", in a state of flow.

2019年6月六级真题(第一套)听力 Section C

A new commodity brings about a highly profitable, fast-growing industry, urging antitrust反垄断regulators to step in to check those who control its flow.

2017年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

Believing in such a world, many governments have put an end to some of the very necessary regulations on cross-border flows of capital, labour and goods, with poor results.

2019年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

El nifio sees warm water, collected over several years in the western pacific, flow back eastwards when winds that normally blow westwards weaken.

2016年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读C 原文

If she should slip, she would fall between the sleepers, into the rapidly flowing stream.

2016年高考英语浙江卷(10月) 阅读理解 阅读A 原文

It sees the changes of water flow direction in the ocean.

2016年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读C 选项

The downside is that in those dead periods I often would let my thoughts flow and sometimes would have an unexpected insight or idea.

2016年高考英语江苏卷 阅读理解 阅读D 原文

These hormones also have a positive effect on the heart and blood flow.

2016年高考英语四川卷 阅读理解 七选五 原文

The supposed importance of influentials derives from a plausible sounding but largely untested theory called the “two step flow of communication”: Information flows from the media to the influentials and from them to everyone else.

出自-2010年考研阅读原文

Marketers have embraced the two-step flow because it suggests that if they can just find and influence the influentials,those selected people will do most of the work for them.

出自-2010年考研阅读原文

The networked computer offers the first chance in 50 years to reverse the flow, to encourage thoughtful downloading and, even more importantly, meaningful uploading.

出自-2012年考研阅读原文

Television is a one-way tap flowing into our homes.

出自-2012年考研阅读原文

We think of it simply as a healthy and helpful flow of intelligent thought.

出自-2016年考研翻译原文

It allows us to see the beauty that surrounds us each moment in nature,in culture,in the flow of our daily lives.

出自-2016年考研翻译原文

Although sadness also precedes tears, evidence suggests that emotions can flow from muscular responses.

2011年考研真题(英语一)完形填空 Section Ⅰ

I truly believe that once you get that first word out everything else will just flow.

2018年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

If we adults could indulge in a bit of silliness and giggling, we would reduce the stress hormones in our bodies, increase good hormones like endorphin, improve blood flow to our hearts and ever have a greater chance of fighting off infection.

2016年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

It was argued at the end of the 19th century that humans do not cry because they are sad but they become sad when the tears begin to flow.

2011年考研真题(英语一)完形填空 Section Ⅰ

Marketers have embraced the two-step flow because it suggests that if they can just find and influence the influentials, those select people will do most of the work for them.

2010年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

The networked computer offers the first chance in 50 years to reverse the flow, to encourage thoughtful downloading and, even more importantly, meaningful uploading.

2012年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

The supposed importance of influentials derives from a plausible-sounding but largely untested theory called the"two-step flow of communication": Information flows from the media to the influentials and from them to everyone else.

2010年考研真题(英语一)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

They are energetic participants in a global economy driven by the flow of work, money and ideas.

2013年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

You'd think this might fuel the efficiency mind-set, but in fact, Eberle notes, such ritualistic behavior helps us "step outside time's flow" into "soul time".

2016年考研真题(英语二)阅读理解 Section Ⅱ

英英释义

Noun
  • 1. the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)

  • 2. the amount of fluid that flows in a given time

  • 3. the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression

  • 4. any uninterrupted stream or discharge

  • 5. something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously;

    "a stream of people emptied from the terminal"

    "the museum had planned carefully for the flow of visitors"

  • 6. dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas;

    "two streams of development run through American history"

    "stream of consciousness"

    "the flow of thought"

    "the current of history"

  • 7. the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause;

    "the women were sickly and subject to excessive menstruation"

    "a woman does not take the gout unless her menses be stopped"--Hippocrates

    "the semen begins to appear in males and to be emitted at the same time of life that the catamenia begin to flow in females"--Aristotle

Verb
  • 1. move or progress freely as if in a stream;

    "The crowd flowed out of the stadium"

  • 2. move along, of liquids;

    "Water flowed into the cave"

    "the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi"

  • 3. cause to flow;

    "The artist flowed the washes on the paper"

  • 4. be abundantly present;

    "The champagne flowed at the wedding"

  • 5. fall or flow in a certain way;

    "This dress hangs well"

    "Her long black hair flowed down her back"

  • 6. cover or swamp with water

  • 7. undergo menstruation;

    "She started menstruating at the age of 11"

同义词辨析

flow, run, stream, pour

这些动词均有"流动,涌出"之意。

  • flow: 侧重水继续不断地往前流,不关心其流量的大小和速度的快慢。
  • run: 指液体向任何方向流动,暗示比flow快而有力。
  • stream: 指水或其它液体从源头流出,不断地朝某一方向流动,可用作引申。
  • pour: 通常指从高向低或从上向下的急剧流动。也可作引申用。

反义词

vi.涨潮

ebb

其他释义

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