flow
UK [fləʊ] US [floʊ] verb intransitive
MOVE 移动
IMPROVER
■(especially of liquids, gases or electricity) to move in one direction, especially continuously and easily （尤指液体、气体或电）流动•Lava from the volcano was flowing down the hillside.火山岩浆顺着山坡往下流。 •Many short rivers flow into the Pacific Ocean.许多小河汇入太平洋。 •The river flows through three counties before flowing into the sea just south of here.这条河流在汇入此处正南边的大海之前流经了三个郡县。 •With fewer cars on the roads, traffic is flowing (= moving forward) more smoothly than usual.路上的车少了，交通比平时更通畅了。
UK [fləʊ] US [floʊ] verb intransitive
CONTINUE 继续
■to continue to arrive or be produced 持续抵达；持续供应（或生产）•Please keep the money flowing in !请继续投钱进来！ •Offers of help are flowing into the disaster area from all over the country.援助源源不断地从全国各地到达灾区。 •My thoughts flow more easily if I work on a word processor.如果在文字处理机上工作，我的想法会更流畅一些。 •By eleven o'clock, the wine was starting to flow.到11点时，葡萄酒开始大量供应。 •After they'd all had a drink or two, the conversation began to flow.他们都喝了一两杯之后，谈话开始无拘无束起来。
UK [fləʊ] US [floʊ] verb intransitive
HANG DOWN 垂下
■to hang down loosely and often attractively 飘垂；飘拂•Her long red hair flowed down over her shoulders.她红色的长发飘垂在肩头。
UK [fləʊ] US [floʊ] noun
MOVEMENT 动作
ADVANCED countable usually singular
■the movement of something in one direction 流动，向某方向的移动•the flow of a river河水的流动 •the flow of traffic车流 •the flow of blood血液的流动
UK [fləʊ] US [floʊ] noun
CONTINUOUS NUMBER 持续的数目
IMPROVER countable usually singular
■a regular and quite large number of something 大量•There's been a steady flow of visitors.参观者络绎不绝。 only singular
■when something is produced or moved continuously 不断的供应；流，流动•the flow of ideas/information思想的流畅／资讯的流动
UK [fləʊ] US [floʊ] noun
go against the flow
■to do or say the opposite of what most people are doing or saying 逆流而动，与主流背道而驰•With this new book, she is going against the flow.她的这本新书是反社会主流的。
UK [fləʊ] US [floʊ] noun
go with the flow informal
■to do what other people are doing or to agree with other people because it is the easiest thing to do 随大溜，随波逐流•Just relax and go with the flow!干脆放松下来随波逐流吧！ |