flow
flow 英 [fləʊ] 美 [floʊ]
v. 流动, n. 流动;
进行时:flowing 过去式:flowed 过去分词:flowed 第三人称单数:flows 名词复数:flows
- The word flow has many shades of meaning but most involve the steady movement of something. Water can flow in a river, electricity can flow through a wire, and talk might also flow as you sit and chat with friends.
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- v. 流动,
- n. 流动;
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1. to control the direction of flow
控制流向
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2. to improve traffic flow
改善交通流量
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3. an endless flow of refugees into the country
难民源源不断流入这个国家
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4. to encourage the free flow of information
鼓励信息自由交流
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5. As usual, Tom was in full flow.
汤姆如常地口若悬河。
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6. She lost control and the tears began to flow.
她禁不住泪如泉涌。
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7. Blood flowed from a cut on her head.
血从她头上的伤口处流出来。
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8. Constant streams of traffic flowed past.
车流不断通过。
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9. Fear and excitement suddenly flowed over me.
我突然感到又恐惧又兴奋。(流遍我身)
- flow (n.) mid-15c., "action of flowing," from flow (v.). Meaning "amount that flows" is from 1807. Sense of "any strong, progressive movement comparable to the flow of a river" is from 1640s. Flow chart attested from 1920 (flow-sheet in same sense from 1912). To go with the flow is by 1977, apparently originally in skiing jargon.
- flow (v.) Old English flowan "to flow, stream, issue; become liquid, melt; abound, overflow" (class VII strong verb; past tense fleow, past participle flowen), from Proto-Germanic *flowan "to flow" (source also of Middle Dutch vloyen, Dutch vloeien, vloeijen "to flow," Old Norse floa "to deluge," Old High German flouwen "to rinse, wash"), from PIE root *pleu- "to flow." The weak form predominated from 14c., but strong past participle flown is occasionally attested through 18c. Related: Flowed; flowing.
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