funnel

英['fʌnl]美['fʌnl]
  • n. 漏斗；漏斗状物；烟囱
  • vt. 使成漏斗状；使经过漏斗
  • vi. 形成漏斗状；经过漏斗

    • 记忆方法

    词源记忆法
    缩写自拉丁语infundibulum，工厂灰斗或漏斗。in-，使，进入，-fund，注入，词源同foundry，-bulum，工具格后缀。后也用于指烟囱。

    双解例句

    noun(名词)
    1. 漏斗

      After you grind the coffee, use a funnel to pour it into the jar.

      磨好咖啡后，用漏斗将其倒入罐中。

    2. （轮船或蒸汽机车上的）烟囱
    verb(动词)
    1. [ I or T, usually + adv/prep ] （使）流经漏斗;（使）经过漏斗形口子

      The wind funnels down these narrow streets.

      风吹过狭窄的街道。

      The children funnelled along the corridor into the school hall.

      孩子们沿走廊涌进学校礼堂。

      If you funnel the oil into the engine, you're less likely to spill it.

      如果你用漏斗往发动机里注油，就不太可能洒出来。

    2. [ T usually + adv/prep ] 运送;输送

      No one knows who has been funnelling weapons to the terrorists.

      没人知道是谁一直在向恐怖分子输送武器。

    小知识

    The cone-shaped tool you use to pour liquid into a small hole is a funnel. The swirling winds of a tornado make the shape of a funnel. This is why they are called funnel clouds.

    You can also use the word metaphorically to describe something that goes from wide to narrow while moving. If six lanes of traffic must funnel through a tunnel, you'll probably see a traffic jam. And if you photographed the scene from above, the cars would make a triangular shape, as if they formed a flat funnel. If a company is funneling money into research and development, it is spending lots of money in that department. Funnel cake is made by pouring batter through a funnel in to hot oil. Yum!

    实用短语

    1. separatory funnel

    2. büchner funnel

      布氏漏斗,布赫纳漏斗

    3. filter funnel

      过滤漏斗,滤清漏斗,漏斗式滤器,滤网漏斗

    4. funnel plot

      漏斗图,倒漏斗图

    5. funnel chest

    6. drain funnel

      放液漏斗

    7. separating funnel

    8. funnel stand

      漏斗架,漏斗支座,翻译

    9. funnel cloud

      漏斗云漏斗云,龙卷云,唱片名

    常用短语

    1. funnel chest

      [医]漏斗胸

    单词用法

    重要短语
    funnel chest[医]漏斗胸

    同义词

    vt.使通过

    siphon  /  channel  /  pipe

    其他释义

    siphon  /  pipe  /  channel