| 单词 | flow |
| 释义 | flow (once / 74 pages) 1vn 2v 3vn 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. The verb flow often describes the movement of fluids, such as water or even blood, but it can also describe other things that move in a constant stream. When you get that high-paying job, money might flow into your bank account. Until then, offers for help might flow in when you need to pay your credit card bill. Flow has a noun form as well. You might watch the flow of traffic on the street. WORD FAMILYflow: flowage, flowed, flowing, flows, inflow, overflow+/flowing: flowingly, flowings, inflowing/inflow: inflows/overflow: overflowed, overflowing, overflown, overflows/overflowing: overflowingly USAGE EXAMPLESAfter so many years of sales growth, the ebb and flow of the market cycle suggests the industry is due for some contraction. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) He maintains that even the small flow of American ships that visited Subic over the past year pumped roughly $500 million into the local economy. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) They also send messages to state government road-maintenance vehicles about traffic flows and road conditions. Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1v move along, of liquids Water flowed into the cave Syn|Hypo|Hyper course, feed, run flush flow freely gush, jetissue in a jet; come out in a jet; stream or spring forth surge, tiderise or move forward circulatemove through a space, circuit or system, returning to the starting point eddy, purl, swirl, whirl, whirlpoolflow in a circular current, of liquids run off, wasterun off as waste run downmove downward pourflow in a spurt run out, spillflow, run or fall out and become lost stream, well outflow freely and abundantly dribble, filter, tricklerun or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream drain, run outflow off gradually ooze, seeppass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings gutterflow in small streams flush down, wash downflow freely ventilatecirculate through and freshen spinstream in jets, of liquids gush, spirt, spout, spurtgush forth in a sudden stream or jet regurgitatepour or rush back leach, percolatepermeate or penetrate gradually brim over, overflow, overrun, run over, well overflow or run over (a limit or brim) move move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion 2v move or progress freely as if in a stream The crowd flowed out of the stadium Syn|Hypo|Hyper flux cockle, riffle, ripple, ruffle, undulate stir up (water) so as to form ripples transpirate, transpirepass through the tissue or substance or its pores or interstices, as of gas move move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion 3v fall or flow in a certain way Her long black hair flowed down her back Syn fall, hang 4v cause to flow The artist flowed the washes on the paper 5n the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases) Syn|Hypo|Hyper flowing fountain, jet an artificially produced flow of water ebb, refluxthe outward flow of the tide backflow, backflowinga flow that returns toward its source air flow, airflow, flow of airthe flow of air current, streama steady flow of a fluid (usually from natural causes) freshet, spatethe occurrence of a water flow resulting from sudden rain or melting snow overflow, overspill, runoffthe occurrence of surplus liquid (as water) exceeding the limit or capacity drippage, drippinga liquid (as water) that flows in drops (as from the eaves of house) discharge, outpouring, runthe pouring forth of a fluid flux, fluxiona flow or discharge ooze, oozing, seepagethe process of seeping dribble, drip, trickleflowing in drops; the formation and falling of drops of liquid emissionthe occurrence of a flow of water (as from a pipe) flush, gush, outpouringa sudden rapid flow (as of water) rush, spate, surge, upsurgea sudden forceful flow tidal current, tidal flowthe water current caused by the tides rip current, riptidea strong surface current flowing outwards from a shore undercurrent, undertidea current below the surface of a fluid regurgitationbackflow of blood through a defective heart valve torrent, violent streama violently fast stream of water (or other liquid) exudation, transudationthe process of exuding; the slow escape of liquids from blood vessels through pores or breaks in the cell membranes intravenous dripslow continuous drip introducing solutions intravenously (a drop at a time) eddy, twista miniature whirlpool or whirlwind resulting when the current of a fluid doubles back on itself maelstrom, vortex, whirlpoola powerful circular current of water (usually the result of conflicting tides) jet, spirt, spurt, squirtthe occurrence of a sudden discharge (as of liquid) escape, leak, leakage, outflowthe discharge of a fluid from some container debris storm, debris surgethe sudden spread of dust and debris from a collapsing building onrusha forceful forward rush or flow springtidea swelling rush of anything ocean currentthe steady flow of surface ocean water in a prevailing direction change of location, travel a movement through space that changes the location of something 6n the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression Syn|Hypo|Hyper stream release, spill, spillage the act of allowing a fluid to escape flood, outpouring, overflowa large flow effusionflow under pressure motion, move, movement the act of changing location from one place to another 7n any uninterrupted stream or discharge Hypo|Hyper airstream, backwash, race, slipstream, wash the flow of air that is driven backwards by an aircraft propeller turbulent flowflow in which the velocity at any point varies erratically streamline flowflow of a gas or liquid in which the velocity at any point is relatively steady fillingflow into something (as a container) flowagegradual internal motion or deformation of a solid body (as by heat) inflow, influxthe process of flowing in effluence, efflux, outflowthe process of flowing out seaturbulent water with swells of considerable size laminar flownonturbulent streamline flow in parallel layers (laminae) inpour, inpouring, inrushan inflow refilling, renewal, replacement, replenishmentfilling again by supplying what has been used up action, activity, natural action, natural process a process existing in or produced by nature (rather than by the intent of human beings) 8n something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously the museum had planned carefully for the flow of visitors Syn|Hyper stream motion a state of change 9n the amount of fluid that flows in a given time Syn|Hypo|Hyper flow rate, rate of flow cardiac output the amount of blood pumped out by the ventricles in a given period of time rate a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit 10n dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas 2the flow of thought Syn|Hyper current, stream course, line a connected series of events or actions or developments 1v be abundantly present The champagne flowed at the wedding Hyper be, exist have an existence, be extant 2v cover or swamp with water 3Hypo|Hyper lap, lave, wash wash or flow against flood cover with liquid, usually water 1v undergo menstruation Syn|Hyper menstruate bleed, hemorrhage, shed blood lose blood from one's body 2n the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause Syn|Hypo|Hyper catamenia, menses, menstruation, menstruum, period hypermenorrhea, menorrhagia abnormally heavy or prolonged menstruation; can be a symptom of uterine tumors and can lead to anemia if prolonged oligomenorrheaabnormally light or infrequent menstruation discharge, emission, expelling any of several bodily processes by which substances go out of the body |
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