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单词 flowable
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
flow /floʊ/USA pronunciation   v. [no object]
  1. to move in a stream:The river flows to the sea.
  2. to circulate:Blood flows through our veins.
  3. to stream or come forth:Tears flowed from his eyes.
  4. to issue or proceed from a source:Orders flowed from the office.
  5. to proceed continuously and easily:The words flowed from his pen.
  6. to hang loosely at full length:her long hair flowing down her back.
  7. to abound:The land flowed with plentiful harvests.
  8. to rise and advance, such as the tide (opposed to ebb).

n. [countable* usually singular]
  1. an act of flowing.
  2. movement in or as if in a stream:the flow of traffic.
  3. the rate or volume of flow:an oil flow of 500 barrels a day.
  4. an outpouring or discharge of something, as in a stream:a flow of blood.
  5. the rise of the tide (opposed to ebb).
  6. Physicsthe transference of energy:heat flow.
Idioms
  1. Idioms go with the flow, [no obj] to follow popular trends:It's no use fighting these new ways; we may as well go with the flow.


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
flow  (flō),USA pronunciation v.i. 
  1. to move along in a stream:The river flowed slowly to the sea.
  2. to circulate:blood flowing through one's veins.
  3. to stream or well forth:Warmth flows from the sun.
  4. to issue or proceed from a source:Orders flowed from the office.
  5. Physiologyto menstruate.
  6. to come or go as in a stream:A constant stream of humanity flowed by.
  7. to proceed continuously and smoothly:Melody flowed from the violin.
  8. to hang loosely at full length:Her hair flowed over her shoulders.
  9. to abound in something:The tavern flowed with wine.
  10. to rise and advance, as the tide (opposed to ebb).

v.t. 
  1. to cause or permit to flow:to flow paint on a wall before brushing.
  2. to cover with water or other liquid;
    flood.

n. 
  1. an act of flowing.
  2. movement in or as if in a stream.
  3. the rate of flowing.
  4. the volume of fluid that flows through a passage of any given section during a unit of time:Oil flow of the well was 500 barrels a day.
  5. something that flows;
    stream.
  6. an outpouring or discharge of something, as in a stream:a flow of blood.
  7. menstruation.
  8. an overflowing;
    flood.
  9. the rise of the tide (opposed to ebb).
  10. Mechanical Engineering[Mach.]progressive distortion of a metal object under continuous service at high temperature.
  11. Physicsthe transference of energy:heat flow.
  • bef. 900; (verb, verbal) Middle English flowen, Old English flōwan; akin to Middle Low German vlōien, Old Norse flōa; (noun, nominal) late Middle English: surge of a wave, derivative of the verb, verbal
flowa•ble, adj. 
flow′a•bili•ty, n. 
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged Flow, gush, spout, spurt refer to certain of the movements characteristic of fluids. Flow is the general term:Water flows. A stream of blood flows.To gush is to rush forth copiously from a cavity, in as large a volume as can issue therefrom, as the result of some strong impelling force:The water will gush out if the main breaks.Spout and spurt both imply the ejecting of a liquid from a cavity by some internal impetus given to it. Spout implies a rather steady, possibly well-defined, jet or stream, not necessarily of long duration but always of considerable force:A whale spouts.Spurt implies a forcible, possibly sudden, spasmodic, or intermittent issue or jet:The liquid spurted out suddenly when the bottle cap was pushed in.Spout applies only to liquids; the other terms apply also to gases.
    • 7.See corresponding entry in Unabridged run.
    • 9.See corresponding entry in Unabridged teem.

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