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单词 funnel-shaped
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Definition of funnel-shaped in English:

funnel-shaped

adjective
  • Wide at the top and narrow at the bottom, like a funnel.

    funnel-shaped yellow flowers
    Example sentencesExamples
    • I began lifting the raised leaves and discovered a half-dozen brilliantly colored funnel-shaped mushrooms, several of them four inches high and about the same size in diameter.
    • His tall, funnel-shaped headdress has two horns of divinity at the front.
    • The Inglesham roundhouse is one of three roundhouses with an inverted funnel-shaped roof which acted as a rain water catchment area which was then piped off and stored nearby.
    • A tornado is a spiral of fast-moving air usually associated with a funnel-shaped cloud extending to the ground.
    • The nesting burrows that some mudskippers build are funnel-shaped, with a wall at the entrance to keep a pool of water over the top during low tides.
    • Sea-Cat Tails are what the architects call 'sea stethescopes', tubes which pierce the deck of the wharf to scoop in the sounds of the water through their funnel-shaped ends.
    • As he wound up the antique gramophone with its funnel-shaped speaker and began to play it I said, "Can you turn down the volume?"
    • Funnel-shaped flowers of bright orange or red are long-lasting in vases.
    • The funnel-shaped flowers are produced from summer to fall.
    • The couple said the object above Crake Marsh, just north of Uttoxeter, had a funnel-shaped searchlight beam coming from its underside.
    • Daylight is admitted by a lantern and bounced off a textile covered funnel-shaped reflector built off the column.
    • Situated five miles east of Southampton, this long, funnel-shaped parish lies at the head of the tidal reach of the River Hamble.
    • To prevent squirrels from reaching the feeder, use one that includes an attached baffle or that has a funnel-shaped top.
    • In 1927, a heavy rain widened the natural funnel-shaped opening to the upper level of an unknown system of caverns in western Arizona.
    • Inside the refuelling pods, a collapsible funnel-shaped drogue is attached to a hose, which is reeled out to trail behind the wing of the aircraft.
    • Wearing a life vest, Ma took a boat to inspect the pitifully parched riverbeds of the funnel-shaped dam at the reservoir.
    • Certain cacti and succulents have funnel-shaped or spout-like leaves which direct the water down into the stem.
    • She leads me out into a room adjoining - a rugged room, with a funnel-shaped, contracting roof, open at the top, to the bright day.
    • The hoop-petticoat daffodils have large funnel-shaped cups and tiny petals and have become popular and more easily available in recent years.
    • He walked over to the funnel-shaped pit formed by the bomb.
    Synonyms
    cone-shaped, tapered, tapering, pointed
 
 

Definition of funnel-shaped in US English:

funnel-shaped

adjective
  • Wide at the top and narrow at the bottom, like a funnel.

    funnel-shaped yellow flowers
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The hoop-petticoat daffodils have large funnel-shaped cups and tiny petals and have become popular and more easily available in recent years.
    • The Inglesham roundhouse is one of three roundhouses with an inverted funnel-shaped roof which acted as a rain water catchment area which was then piped off and stored nearby.
    • Daylight is admitted by a lantern and bounced off a textile covered funnel-shaped reflector built off the column.
    • His tall, funnel-shaped headdress has two horns of divinity at the front.
    • Situated five miles east of Southampton, this long, funnel-shaped parish lies at the head of the tidal reach of the River Hamble.
    • As he wound up the antique gramophone with its funnel-shaped speaker and began to play it I said, "Can you turn down the volume?"
    • Funnel-shaped flowers of bright orange or red are long-lasting in vases.
    • Inside the refuelling pods, a collapsible funnel-shaped drogue is attached to a hose, which is reeled out to trail behind the wing of the aircraft.
    • Certain cacti and succulents have funnel-shaped or spout-like leaves which direct the water down into the stem.
    • He walked over to the funnel-shaped pit formed by the bomb.
    • She leads me out into a room adjoining - a rugged room, with a funnel-shaped, contracting roof, open at the top, to the bright day.
    • A tornado is a spiral of fast-moving air usually associated with a funnel-shaped cloud extending to the ground.
    • Sea-Cat Tails are what the architects call 'sea stethescopes', tubes which pierce the deck of the wharf to scoop in the sounds of the water through their funnel-shaped ends.
    • The funnel-shaped flowers are produced from summer to fall.
    • The nesting burrows that some mudskippers build are funnel-shaped, with a wall at the entrance to keep a pool of water over the top during low tides.
    • In 1927, a heavy rain widened the natural funnel-shaped opening to the upper level of an unknown system of caverns in western Arizona.
    • I began lifting the raised leaves and discovered a half-dozen brilliantly colored funnel-shaped mushrooms, several of them four inches high and about the same size in diameter.
    • The couple said the object above Crake Marsh, just north of Uttoxeter, had a funnel-shaped searchlight beam coming from its underside.
    • Wearing a life vest, Ma took a boat to inspect the pitifully parched riverbeds of the funnel-shaped dam at the reservoir.
    • To prevent squirrels from reaching the feeder, use one that includes an attached baffle or that has a funnel-shaped top.
    Synonyms
    cone-shaped, tapered, tapering, pointed
 
 
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