| 单词 | influx |
| 释义 | influx (once / 2310 pages) n If there is a forceful flowing inward or coming in, you can say there is an influx. Every fall, the college town sees an influx of students and the population jumps 30 percent. Although anything flowing inward can be called an influx, there are several things this word is commonly used to refer to: water, people, and cash. The dam burst, causing an influx of water to the already swollen river. You just managed to avoid the influx of people mobbing the store looking to be the first to buy the newest gaming system. Try to avoid a financial plan like this: once you win the lottery, you'll use the influx of cash to pay off debts. WORD FAMILYinflux: influxes+/flux: fluxed, fluxes, fluxing, fluxion, influx/fluxion: fluxions USAGE EXAMPLESThe challenge is dealing with the obvious influx of drugs that’s fueling the addictions epidemic, Beidelschies said. Washington Times(Dec 31, 2016) “The influx of illicitly manufactured fentanyl from overseas is a nationwide issue that requires a multidisciplinary intervention from all levels of government.” New York Times(Dec 28, 2016) They still are quarreling over how to handle a mass influx of migrants from the Middle East and Africa. New York Times(Dec 27, 2016) n the process of flowing in Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper inflow effluence, efflux, outflow the process of flowing out inpour, inpouring, inrush an inflow flow any uninterrupted stream or discharge |
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