请输入您要查询的英文单词:

 

单词 streamline
释义

Definition of streamline in English:

streamline

verbˈstriːmlʌɪnˈstrimˌlaɪn
[with object]
  • 1usually as adjective streamlinedDesign or provide with a form that presents very little resistance to a flow of air or water, increasing speed and ease of movement.

    streamlined passenger trains
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The widely spaced landing gear had tight spats around the wheels and tires and was quite streamlined.
    • Another advantage of these floats is that, being thicker based and less streamlined, they do not impact so deeply into the water.
    • Its body shape is streamlined, allowing it to slip smoothly and effortlessly through open water.
    • Efficient cowling would not only benefit cooling but would also add to streamlining and an increase in overall performance.
    • Avoid adverse yaw by allowing the ailerons to streamline when there's no crosswind present.
    • They were streamlined, laterally compressed fish with a bony skeleton and thick bony scales.
    • It was about half the size of a cruise ship, and as streamlined as the best money could buy.
    • A new streamlined windscreen was added along with modified airframe fillets.
    • Stretching helps elongate our limbs, making our legs as streamlined as possible.
    • This helps develop hand speed and awareness of water speed as well as streamlining at above race speed.
    • Towards the end of the war, Barnes Wallis began working on the R.80 airship, deviating from the traditional Zeppelin design by streamlining the craft.
    • There is no denying its sleek, streamlined body is a thing of beauty.
    • Rigs need to be tough, but streamlined and functional without any unnecessary trappings.
    • It was silver and streamlined and while I knew absolutely nothing about cars, it looked expensive.
    • Then go back and do it again, but with your arms streamlined overhead (extended body position).
    • This will burn more fuel because of the extra drag caused by the rudder and because the aircraft is no longer streamlined.
    • Their sleek bodies were long and tall, yet slim and streamlined, their long tails bushy and stylishly curved.
    • The boat they are moving is less heavy, more streamlined and floats a lot higher in the water.
    • Keeping your body straight in the water, keeping streamlined, will determine how fast you'll go.
    • Its body is sleek and streamlined, with muscles especially adapted to give a good forward push in water.
    Synonyms
    aerodynamic
    smooth, sleek, trim, elegant, graceful
    technical faired
  • 2Make (an organization or system) more efficient and effective by employing faster or simpler working methods.

    the company streamlined its operations by removing whole layers of management
    Example sentencesExamples
    • So firstly he has stated that disciplinary proceedings will be streamlined and speeded up.
    • The program is in good shape theoretically, but it needs to be speeded up and streamlined.
    • ‘We want to introduce new efficiencies and streamline the service as much as possible,’ Mr McCarthy said.
    • Rearranging the shop floor layout opened up thousands of square feet and streamlined the process.
    • We're not people who like to show the joints within the work - everything is sleek and streamlined.
    • The game is crying out for one governing body that is both streamlined and fully accountable to the clubs.
    • He said he would like to see worldwide aid distribution facilities streamlined, and possibly increased in number.
    • Anyway, they all smiled when I showed them the new streamlined, easy to read form.
    • Now these two bodies could be streamlined into one committee.
    • It has 24 civilian staff and efforts have been made to improve its computer record system to streamline services.
    • The focus of this initiative is to streamline hiring processes and increase hiring flexibility.
    • Regional and domestic services will be realigned and streamlined to provide an improved and more cost effective service.
    • A lot of Taiwanese companies do not even have a basic information system to keep their information flow streamlined.
    • The first version of a report is usually further streamlined and even revised in a bid to improve its logic and style.
    • Finding a partner who can provide strategic direction and streamline the design process can ensure a positive user experience for your customers.
    • The provincial government, meanwhile, says it is undertaking the changes as part of its effort to streamline the health care system.
    • In recent years her style has become more sophisticated, elegant and streamlined.
    • Along the way he streamlined the process in place to handle borrowed vehicle pickups.
    • We have streamlined the way to get your action-packed sports on to the pages as quickly and reliably as possible.
    • Year after year producers promise a shorter, more streamlined and somehow more sophisticated program.
    Synonyms
    efficient, smooth-running, well run, well organized, slick
    modernized, up to date, rationalized, simplified
    time-saving, labour-saving
noun ˈstriːmlʌɪnˈstrimˌlaɪn
  • A line along which the flow of a moving fluid is least turbulent.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Secondary goals are to place streamlines such that there is coverage in non-critical regions, and to vary the streamline placements and lengths.
    • Our new coordinate system is always lined up with the streamlines at each point in the flow.
    • Notice that each streamline changes in color as its temperature changes.
    • The flow was largely laminar, and the streamlines remained remarkably coherent and showed little deviation during the course of the experiment.
    • As the wind progresses up the windward slope of the dune form, streamlines are compressed by the dune body, causing an acceleration of flow towards the crest.
adjectiveˈstriːmlʌɪnˈstrimˌlaɪn
  • 1(of fluid flow) free from turbulence.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Our swimmers do their kicking drills in a streamline position, on their back, and also on their side (with one arm stretched out and the other on their side).
    • This streamline position is important to reduce resistance as you push off the wall.
    • The downkick continues downward until it reaches its lowest point without the upper body moving out of a streamline position.
    • After the entire body is through the hole, maintain your streamline position and flatten out quickly to direct your energy toward the other end.
    • The swimmer begins the lap in a streamline position, counting his kicks.
    • The arm pull should be somewhat downward to break the torso out of the water vertically and provide for a forward lunge and initial kick which will take the body to its first surface streamline position.
    • I think our underwater streamline sprints have had a lot to do with that record.
    • Once completely submerged in a streamline position, do three, four or five dolphin kicks, building from about 50 percent to 90 percent effort or more.
  • 2dated Having a streamlined shape.

    a streamline aeroplane
    Example sentencesExamples
    • This shade stood like a boy about 19 years old, with visible leg and arm muscles that weren't huge, but at a size that seemed to make him more streamline.
    • Now, still lying on the ground, extend your hands out front, streamline fashion, and lift your head by pressing down on your hands or forearms.
    • Let's examine a full-arm cycle starting from a streamline position.
    • He is thinking about making sure his streamline position will be long and strong and tight.
    • You will go faster during the kick drill and make significant strides toward improving your streamline position flexibility.
    • After each kick they hold their hands out in front in the streamline position for either one or two seconds.
    • The building on the left is from the ‘decorative’ early period of art deco; on the right is an example from the later, unadorned streamline period.
    • It has also been argued that subglacial streamline bedforms (flutes and drumlins) are a product of subglacial deformation.
    • The main body was streamline, ending in a rounded point, with something that looked like a long, thick black loop that had been bent around the back and almost reached the point attached at various points.
    • He was smartly dressed at this point in time with a suit following the streamline curve of his thighs.
    • This engine gave the aircraft sufficient power to enable its streamline shape to be used to its full advantage.
    • They were humanoid, just as tall as Cedric, with more streamline physiques.
    • The controller has a streamline shape that looks more like a stealth airplane than a game controller.
 
 

Definition of streamline in US English:

streamline

verbˈstrimˌlaɪnˈstrēmˌlīn
[with object]
  • 1Design or provide with a form that presents very little resistance to a flow of air or water, increasing speed and ease of movement.

    streamlined passenger trains
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Its body shape is streamlined, allowing it to slip smoothly and effortlessly through open water.
    • They were streamlined, laterally compressed fish with a bony skeleton and thick bony scales.
    • Towards the end of the war, Barnes Wallis began working on the R.80 airship, deviating from the traditional Zeppelin design by streamlining the craft.
    • It was about half the size of a cruise ship, and as streamlined as the best money could buy.
    • Rigs need to be tough, but streamlined and functional without any unnecessary trappings.
    • Efficient cowling would not only benefit cooling but would also add to streamlining and an increase in overall performance.
    • Stretching helps elongate our limbs, making our legs as streamlined as possible.
    • Keeping your body straight in the water, keeping streamlined, will determine how fast you'll go.
    • Then go back and do it again, but with your arms streamlined overhead (extended body position).
    • Its body is sleek and streamlined, with muscles especially adapted to give a good forward push in water.
    • The boat they are moving is less heavy, more streamlined and floats a lot higher in the water.
    • There is no denying its sleek, streamlined body is a thing of beauty.
    • This helps develop hand speed and awareness of water speed as well as streamlining at above race speed.
    • The widely spaced landing gear had tight spats around the wheels and tires and was quite streamlined.
    • Avoid adverse yaw by allowing the ailerons to streamline when there's no crosswind present.
    • This will burn more fuel because of the extra drag caused by the rudder and because the aircraft is no longer streamlined.
    • It was silver and streamlined and while I knew absolutely nothing about cars, it looked expensive.
    • Another advantage of these floats is that, being thicker based and less streamlined, they do not impact so deeply into the water.
    • Their sleek bodies were long and tall, yet slim and streamlined, their long tails bushy and stylishly curved.
    • A new streamlined windscreen was added along with modified airframe fillets.
    Synonyms
    aerodynamic
  • 2Make (an organization or system) more efficient and effective by employing faster or simpler working methods.

    the company streamlined its operations by removing whole layers of management
    Example sentencesExamples
    • In recent years her style has become more sophisticated, elegant and streamlined.
    • The provincial government, meanwhile, says it is undertaking the changes as part of its effort to streamline the health care system.
    • Regional and domestic services will be realigned and streamlined to provide an improved and more cost effective service.
    • Year after year producers promise a shorter, more streamlined and somehow more sophisticated program.
    • Along the way he streamlined the process in place to handle borrowed vehicle pickups.
    • ‘We want to introduce new efficiencies and streamline the service as much as possible,’ Mr McCarthy said.
    • A lot of Taiwanese companies do not even have a basic information system to keep their information flow streamlined.
    • The first version of a report is usually further streamlined and even revised in a bid to improve its logic and style.
    • So firstly he has stated that disciplinary proceedings will be streamlined and speeded up.
    • The program is in good shape theoretically, but it needs to be speeded up and streamlined.
    • We have streamlined the way to get your action-packed sports on to the pages as quickly and reliably as possible.
    • Finding a partner who can provide strategic direction and streamline the design process can ensure a positive user experience for your customers.
    • The focus of this initiative is to streamline hiring processes and increase hiring flexibility.
    • It has 24 civilian staff and efforts have been made to improve its computer record system to streamline services.
    • We're not people who like to show the joints within the work - everything is sleek and streamlined.
    • Rearranging the shop floor layout opened up thousands of square feet and streamlined the process.
    • Now these two bodies could be streamlined into one committee.
    • The game is crying out for one governing body that is both streamlined and fully accountable to the clubs.
    • Anyway, they all smiled when I showed them the new streamlined, easy to read form.
    • He said he would like to see worldwide aid distribution facilities streamlined, and possibly increased in number.
    Synonyms
    efficient, smooth-running, well run, well organized, slick
nounˈstrimˌlaɪnˈstrēmˌlīn
  • A line along which the flow of a moving fluid is least turbulent.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • As the wind progresses up the windward slope of the dune form, streamlines are compressed by the dune body, causing an acceleration of flow towards the crest.
    • Our new coordinate system is always lined up with the streamlines at each point in the flow.
    • The flow was largely laminar, and the streamlines remained remarkably coherent and showed little deviation during the course of the experiment.
    • Notice that each streamline changes in color as its temperature changes.
    • Secondary goals are to place streamlines such that there is coverage in non-critical regions, and to vary the streamline placements and lengths.
adjectiveˈstrimˌlaɪnˈstrēmˌlīn
  • 1(of fluid flow) free from turbulence.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Once completely submerged in a streamline position, do three, four or five dolphin kicks, building from about 50 percent to 90 percent effort or more.
    • The downkick continues downward until it reaches its lowest point without the upper body moving out of a streamline position.
    • Our swimmers do their kicking drills in a streamline position, on their back, and also on their side (with one arm stretched out and the other on their side).
    • I think our underwater streamline sprints have had a lot to do with that record.
    • After the entire body is through the hole, maintain your streamline position and flatten out quickly to direct your energy toward the other end.
    • The swimmer begins the lap in a streamline position, counting his kicks.
    • The arm pull should be somewhat downward to break the torso out of the water vertically and provide for a forward lunge and initial kick which will take the body to its first surface streamline position.
    • This streamline position is important to reduce resistance as you push off the wall.
  • 2dated Having a streamlined shape.

    a streamline airplane
    Example sentencesExamples
    • They were humanoid, just as tall as Cedric, with more streamline physiques.
    • The main body was streamline, ending in a rounded point, with something that looked like a long, thick black loop that had been bent around the back and almost reached the point attached at various points.
    • Now, still lying on the ground, extend your hands out front, streamline fashion, and lift your head by pressing down on your hands or forearms.
    • You will go faster during the kick drill and make significant strides toward improving your streamline position flexibility.
    • The building on the left is from the ‘decorative’ early period of art deco; on the right is an example from the later, unadorned streamline period.
    • It has also been argued that subglacial streamline bedforms (flutes and drumlins) are a product of subglacial deformation.
    • This engine gave the aircraft sufficient power to enable its streamline shape to be used to its full advantage.
    • Let's examine a full-arm cycle starting from a streamline position.
    • The controller has a streamline shape that looks more like a stealth airplane than a game controller.
    • He is thinking about making sure his streamline position will be long and strong and tight.
    • After each kick they hold their hands out in front in the streamline position for either one or two seconds.
    • He was smartly dressed at this point in time with a suit following the streamline curve of his thighs.
    • This shade stood like a boy about 19 years old, with visible leg and arm muscles that weren't huge, but at a size that seemed to make him more streamline.
 
 
随便看

 

英语词典包含464360条英英释义在线翻译词条,基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法,是英语学习的有利工具。

 

Copyright © 2004-2022 Newdu.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间:2024/12/23 5:46:57