flow

名词 flow:

1. the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
   同义词：flowing
2. the amount of fluid that flows in a given time
   同义词：flow rate, rate of flow
3. the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression
   同义词：stream
4. any uninterrupted stream or discharge
5. something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously
   同义词：stream
6. dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas
   同义词：stream, current
7. the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause--Aristotle
   同义词：menstruation, menses, menstruum, catamenia, period

动词 flow:

1. move or progress freely as if in a stream
   同义词：flux
2. move along, of liquids
   同义词：run, feed, course
3. cause to flow
4. be abundantly present
5. fall or flow in a certain way
   同义词：hang, fall
6. cover or swamp with water
7. undergo menstruation
   同义词：menstruate

1. Offers of help flowed into the office.
   人们接连不断地向办事处表示愿意提供帮助
2. The tide began to flow and our footprints were covered.
   开始涨潮了，潮水遮住了我们的脚印。
3. The flow of melted snow cascaded down the mountainside and into the river.
   溶化的雪水如瀑布般沿着山崖边泻入河里。
4. This river flowed southwest to the Atlantic Ocean.
   这条河流向西南，汇入大西洋。

flow

v.（动词）
flowed,flow.ing,flows
v.intr.（不及物动词）

To move or run smoothly with unbroken continuity, as in the manner characteristic of a fluid.
流，流动：如同有了液体特性似的连续不断地移动或流淌
To issue in a stream; pour forth:
向前流：涌向小溪；奔涌而出：
例句：
Sap flowed from the gash in the tree.
树液从树的切口处涌出

To circulate, as the blood in the body.
循环：如身体中的血液循环
To move with a continual shifting of the component particles:
流动：随成份微粒的不断变化而移动：
例句：
wheat flowing into the bin; traffic flowing through the tunnel.
小麦流入斗中；隧道中车辆川流不息

To proceed steadily and easily:
顺畅：稳健而轻松地进行：
例句：
The preparations flowed smoothly.
准备工作顺利地进行

To exhibit a smooth or graceful continuity:
流畅：显示出柔顺优雅的连续性：
例句：
The cadence of the poem flowed gracefully.
这首诗的韵律优美流畅

To hang loosely and gracefully:
垂挂：松散而优雅地悬挂：
例句：
The cape flowed from his shoulders.
斗篷披垂挂在他的肩上

To rise. Used of the tide.
涨潮：涨起。用于描绘涨潮
To arise; derive:
从…出来；出自：
例句：
Several conclusions flow from this hypothesis.
几个结论都出自他的假设

To abound or teem:
充满：富于或聚集于：
例句：
coffers flowing with treasure.
塞满宝物的保险箱

To stream copiously; flood:
泛滥：涨满了河水；淹没：
例句：
Contributions flowed in from all parts of the country.
从全国各地纷涌而至的捐助

To menstruate.
月经来潮
To undergo plastic deformation without cracking or breaking. Used of rocks, metals, or minerals.
变形：不经压碎或打破而产生的人为损坏或变形。用于岩石、金属或矿物质
v.tr.（及物动词）
To release as a flow:
流出：象流水一样的放出：
例句：
trees flowing thin sap.
流出少量汁液的树

To cause to flow:
使流动：
例句：
.One of the real keys to success is developing a system where you can flow traffic to yourselves.(Marc Klee)
.打开成功之门的真正钥匙就是发展一个系统：通过它，你们可以把知识源源不断地输入自己的心灵.(马克·克莱)

n.（名词）

The act of flowing.
流动：流动的行为
The smooth motion characteristic of fluids.
流动：液体具有特色的平稳移动性

A stream or current.
溪流，潮流
A flood or an overflow.
洪水，洪水泛滥
A residual mass that has stopped flowing:
停止流动的残余物：
例句：
a hardened lava flow.
变硬的滞流熔岩

A continuous output or outpouring:
滔滔不绝：不断的产出或涌出：
例句：
a flow of ideas; produced a steady flow of articles and stories.
蜂拥而来的念头；源源不绝的创作和故事

A continuous movement or circulation:
川流不息：连续的移动或循环：
例句：
the flow of traffic; a flow of paperwork across his desk.
川流不息的交通；他办公桌上永无休止的文件

The amount that flows in a given period of time.
流量：在一定期限内的流量
The rising of the tide.
涨潮
Continuity and smoothness of appearance.
（外观的）持续流畅：外表的连续性和顺滑性
A general movement or tendency:
潮流，趋向：一个普遍的运动或趋势：
例句：
As the lone dissenter in the group, she was going against the flow of opinion.
在这个团体里作为一名孤独的反对者，她正在逆思潮而为

The sequence in which operations are performed.
进行操作的连续
An apparent ease or effortlessness of performance:
安逸，从容不迫：明显的轻松或毫不费力的进行：
例句：
.An athlete must learn toforget the details of his or her training to achieve the instinctive sense of flow that characterizes a champion. (Frederick Turner)
.一名运动员必须学会忘记 他或她训练的细节，以获得一个冠军所特有的那种从容不迫的特质. (弗雷德里克·特纳)

Menstrual discharge.
月经来潮

来源：
Middle English flouen
中古英语 flouen
from Old English flôwan * see pleu-
源自 古英语 flôwan *参见 pleu-

【引伸】
flow.ingly
adv.（副词）
<参考词汇><同义词>flow,current,flood,flux,rush,stream,tideThe central meaning shared by these nouns is .something suggestive of running water.:
这些名词共的有中心意思是.某种让人联想起流水的东西.：
例句：
a flow of thought;
不断涌现的想法；

例句：
the current of history;
历史的潮流；

例句：
a flood of ideas;
不断冒出的主意；

例句：
a flux of words;
泛滥的作品；

例句：
a rush of sympathy;
突涌的同情；

例句：
a stream of complaints;
喋喋不休的埋怨；

例句：
a tide of immigration. See also Synonyms at stem
移民潮 参见同义词 stem