flow
vi. 流; 垂; 流出; (談話、文體等)流暢
n. 流動; 滔滔不絕; 漲潮; 連貫
vt. 使氾濫; 淹沒; 排出
If a liquid, gas, or electrical current flows somewhere, it moves there steadily and continuously.
A stream flowed gently down into the valley...
一條小溪潺潺流進山谷。
The current flows into electric motors that drive the wheels.
電流流向電機,電機帶動輪子轉動。
If a number of people or things flow from one place to another, they move there steadily in large groups, usually without stopping.
Large numbers of refugees continue to flow from the troubled region into the no-man's land...
大批難民不斷從騷亂地區湧入無人地帶。
Troops would patrol major roads to ensure that traffic flows freely throughout the country.
軍隊將在主要道路巡邏以確保全國的交通通暢。
If information or money flows somewhere, it moves freely between people or organizations.
A lot of this information flowed through other police departments...
大量此類資訊在警察機關其他部門中流傳。
An interest rate reduction is needed to get more money flowing and create jobs.
需要下調利率來推動資金流動以及創造就業機會。
If an emotion flows through someone, they feel it very intensely, often so that other people notice it.
In that moment a surge of hatred flowed through my blood...
那一刻,一股仇恨在我的血液中翻湧。
Waves of emotion flowed across his huge face.
他那張大臉上一時間表情千變萬化。
If a quality or situation flows from something, it comes from it or results naturally from it.
Undesirable consequences flow from these misconceptions.
這些誤解造成了不良的影響。
...the psychological effects that can flow from childhood experiences of sexual abuse.
可能由於兒時受到性侵犯而產生的心理影響
If someone's words flow, they are spoken smoothly and continuously.
His words flowed more readily.
他說得更加流利了。
If someone's hair or clothing flows about them, it hangs freely and loosely.
...a long white dress which flowed over her body.
她身上穿的一條飄逸的白色長裙
...long black flowing hair.
飄逸的黑色長髮
If you say that something flows or that a place flows with it, you are indicating that there is a great deal of that thing in the place.
The wine flowed and we danced the night away...
我們喝了很多酒,跳了一個晚上的舞。
The square was packed, and the cobbled streets flowed with coloured petals.
廣場上擠滿了人,鵝卵石鋪就的街道上滿是五顏六色的花朵。
Someone who is in full flow is talking easily and continuously and seems likely to go on talking for some time.
He had been replying for some 40 minutes already and was still in full flow.
他已經就就此問題回答了 40 分鐘左右,仍然不見有停下來的意思。
If you say that an activity, or the person who is performing the activity, is in full flow, you mean that the activity has started and is being carried out with a great deal of energy and enthusiasm.
Lunch at Harry's Bar was in full flow when Irene made a splendid entrance...
當艾琳光彩照人地出現在門口時,哈里酒吧的午餐會正是熱鬧非凡。
The Everton keeper needed all his courage to thwart a charging Vinny Jones in full flow.
埃弗頓的守門員需要鼓足全部勇氣才有可能抵擋住狀態正佳的維尼·瓊斯的衝鋒射門。
If you go with the flow, you let things happen or let other people tell you what to do, rather than trying to control what happens yourself.
There's nothing I can do about the problem, so I might as well go with the flow.
關於這個問題我無能為力,所以我不如就順其自然好了。
1. the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
2. the amount of fluid that flows in a given time
3. the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression
4. any uninterrupted stream or discharge
5. something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously;
6. dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas;
7. the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause;
1. move or progress freely as if in a stream;
2. move along, of liquids;
3. cause to flow;
4. be abundantly present;
5. fall or flow in a certain way;
6. cover or swamp with water
7. undergo menstruation;
flow, run, stream, pour
這些動詞均有"流動,湧出"之意。
go with the flow
(非正式)順應潮流,隨波逐流,隨大溜
in full flow
(講話)流暢,連貫,滔滔不絕
The ice blocks up the river, making the upstream water unable to flow.
冰把河道堵住了, 上游的水流不下來.
Gently flow the autumn streams.
秋水潺暖.
The current from these parallel generators will add up to make a total flow of 500 amperes.
這些並聯的發電機所產生的電流累計在一起,總電流達到500安培.
In economic work, we should pay attention to opening up the source and regulating the flow from time to time.
在經濟工作中, 應該經常注意開源節流.
I love the still flow of the river.
我喜歡那條河靜靜的流淌.