音标:[flәu] ; 柯林斯词典等级:4 级; 牛津三千核心词汇;
n. 流程, 流动, 流量, 洋溢, 泛滥, 涨潮
vi. 流动, 流泄, 畅流, 川流不息, 飘扬, 涌出
vt. 使流动, 淹没, 流出
n. the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
n. the amount of fluid that flows in a given time
n. the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression
n. any uninterrupted stream or discharge
词型变化:名词复数形式 : flows ; 现在分词 : flowing ; 第三人称单数 : flows ; 过去式 : flowed ; 过去分词 : flowed
考试类型:[高考/四级/考研]
词性分布:
名词61%
动词39%

flow的用法和样例:

例句

用作名词(n.)
  1. The government is trying to stop the increasing flow of refugees entering the country.政府正在设法阻止越来越多的难民流入本国。
  2. 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。
  3. I saw the ebb and flow of the sea.我目睹了海潮的涨落。
  4. A free flow of water came from the pipe.水从管道里通畅地流了出来。
  5. An expansion wave in accelerating flow broadens.膨胀波在加速流中变宽。
  6. There is a steady flow of traffic in the morning.早上总有川流不息的来往车辆。
用作不及物动词(vi.)
  1. This river flowed southwest to the Atlantic Ocean.这条河流向西南,汇入大西洋。
  2. She lost control and the tears began to flow.她禁不住泪如泉涌。
  3. Her hair flowed over her shoulders.她的头发飘垂在肩上。
  4. Conversation flowed freely when the speaker invited discussion.演讲人请大家讨论,于是人人畅所欲言。
用作及物动词(vt.)
  1. The low grounds along the river are annually flowed.沿河的低洼地每年都要受淹。

常见句型

用作动词(v.)
用作不及物动词S+~(+A)
  1. The stream flows past the house.小溪从房子旁边流过。
  2. Blood flows through our bodies.血液在我们体内循环。
  3. Tears flowed down his cheeks.他泪流满面。
  4. The old man's tears were flowing freely.老人的眼泪流出来了。
  5. The tears flowed past from her eyes.泪水从她的眼中涌出。
  6. Trucks and cars flowed along the highway all day.卡车和汽车整天在公路上川流不息。
  7. Electricity flows through a copper wire.电流通过铜线。
  8. The lines in this painting flow.这幅画线条流畅。
  9. That's a rich city; money flows like water there.那是个富有的城市; 那里金钱如流水。
  10. Her hair flowed down her back.她的头发飘垂在她的背后。
  11. Her hair flowed over her shoulders.她长发披肩。
  12. She let her hair down so that it flowed darkly over her shoulders.她让乌黑的头发披下来,飘垂到肩上。
  13. The colored flags flow in the wind.彩旗迎风飘扬。
  14. In front of the village there flows a stream.村前流过一条小溪。
用作名词(n.)
  1. I interrupted him while he was in full flow.他正在高谈阔论,我打断了他的话。
  2. Now we have a reservoir regulating the river flow.现在我们有一个水库来调节河水的流量。
  3. The tide is on the flow.正在涨潮。
~+of n. / pron.
  1. I love the still flow of the river.我喜欢那条河静静的流水。
  2. She expressed herself in a flow of words.她滔滔不绝地说明自己的想法。
  3. The flow of oil had to be cut off because of the threat of fire.由于火势的威胁,不得不把油源切断。
  4. The government is trying to stop the increasing flow of refugees entering the country.政府正在设法阻止越来越多的难民流入本国。
  5. The flow of traffic is always slow at rush hours.在交通高峰时间,路上的车总是开得很慢。
  6. The ebb and flow of the sea is certainly a sight to behold.海潮的涨落确实是个奇观。
  7. His method of treating the disease goes against the flow of current medical opinion.他治疗这种病的方法同流行的医学观点背道而驰。

常用短语

用作动词(v.)
flow away (v.+adv.)
    流逝 pass rapidlyflow away

    There was a block in the pipe and the water couldn't flow away.

    管子内有阻塞物,水无法流走。

    Time flows away.

    时间流逝。

flow from (v.+prep.)
    起因于…,产生于… result
flow in1 (v.+adv.)
    源源而来 receive in quantity
flow in2 (v.+prep.)
    流入 move inflow in sth

    The Thames River flows in the North Sea.

    泰晤士河注入北海。

    The cars flowed in steady stream along the main road.

    汽车川流不息地沿着干道行驶。

flow into (v.+prep.)
    流入 allow water to pass intoflow into sth

    The Yellow River flows into the Bohai Sea.

    黄河流进渤海。

    Rivers flow into the sea.

    百川归海。

    European scientists, engineers, and technicians are flowing into the United States.

    欧洲的科学家、工程师以及技术人员正在流入美国。

    On the night of National Day crowds of people flowed into the park to watch firework.

    国庆节之夜,成群结队的人涌入公园观看烟花。

flow out (v.+adv.)
    大量地花掉 be spent or sent out in quantity
flow over1 (v.+adv.)
    泛滥 floodflow over

    The river flowed over.

    那条河泛滥了。

flow over2 (v.+prep.)
    流过 passflow over sb

    All her complaints just flowed over him.

    她的那些牢骚对他都没有多大影响。

    Office politics just seem to flow over him.

    同事之间勾心斗角的事似乎并未波及他。

    flow over sth

    Water flowed over the sidewalks.

    水在人行道上流。

    The river flowed over the bank.

    河水漫过堤岸。

    Tears were flowing over his florid face.

    他通红的脸上淌着眼泪。

flow to (v.+prep.)
    流向 move toflow to sth

    The river flowed to the east.

    河水向东流去。

    The long line of cars flowed to the airport.

    一长列汽车像水一样开往机场。

    Money tends to flow to business that are already succeeding.

    钱流入生意兴隆的商业。

flow with (v.+prep.)
    被…漫过; 被…淹过; 富有… be covered withflow with sth

    The battlefield flowed with rivers of blood.

    战场上血流成河。

    Our motherland flows with natural resources.

    我们国家自然资源非常丰富。

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)
~+副词
  • flow freely自由地流出来
  • flow quietly缓缓地流
  • flow rapidly流得很快
  • flow out流出
~+介词
  • flow from several causes由好几个原因造成
  • flow in the wind迎风招展
  • flow into the sea流入大海
  • flow over banks决堤
  • flow through the city流经这个城市
  • flow to the North Sea流入北海
用作名词 (n.)
动词+~
  • alter the flow of the new channels新开了几条渠道
  • check the flow of blood止血
  • cut off the flow切断供应
  • facilitate the flow of blood活血
  • increase the flow of goods加速商品流通
  • interrupt sb's flow of thought打断某人的思路
  • obstruct the flow of the water堵塞水流
  • regulate a flow调节流速〔流量〕
  • retard the flow of the water减慢水流
形容词+~
  • constant flow源源不断的流
  • even flow均匀的流速
名词+~
  • air flow气流
  • production flow生产流程
~+名词
  • flow chart流程图,作业图
  • flow production流水作业
~+介词
  • a flow of blood from the cut血从伤口流出
  • a flow of distant melodies远处荡漾的音乐声
  • a flow of eloquence口才流利
  • a steady flow of news of victories捷报频传
  • the gentle flow of the river河水缓缓地流淌
  • a steady flow of traffic川流不息的来往车辆

经典引文

  • The flow Of sudden tears.

    出自:Shelley
  • The natural flow of water towards the lower level of the sea.

    出自:H. Read
  • All networks of radio and television and the flow of their waves.

    出自:R. L. Bruckberger
  • The 'flow' country of Caithness and Sutherland, an open peat bog.

    出自:Daily Telegraph
  • The water..was soon seen and heard to be flowing away at a rapid rate.

    出自:H. Allen
  • Usually the canal flows north, but today it was completely still.

    出自:I. McEwan
  • A little iron bridge..under which the small tortuous river flows.

    出自:O. Henry
  • The stream of the unconscious continues to flow undisturbed.

    出自:fig.
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