flow
flow
英[fləʊ]美[fləʊ]
vi.流，垂，流出，（谈话、文体等）流畅；
n.流动，滔滔不绝，涨潮，连贯；
vt.使泛滥，淹没，排出；
第三人称单数：flows;
过去式：flowed;
过去分词：flowed;
现在分词：flowing;
例句
The ice blocks up the river, making the upstream water unable to flow.冰把河道堵住了, 上游的水流不下来。
stratified flow分层流体流动
You must stem the flow of blood from the wound.你必须止住伤口流血。
The straight flow of the brook formed a ravine.不间断的溪水形成了一个峡谷。
menstrual flow月经
The stress of cash flow may let the banks pay higher attention to and even get involved in enterprise management in the capacity of loaners, thereby urging state-owned enterprises to improve management.对现金流量的关注，可以使银行以债权人的身份，更多地关注甚至介入企业的管理，进而促使国有企业改善经营管理。
You'd better measure the flow of water over the dam.你们*好测量一下从堤坝上面流出的水量。
I love the still flow of the river.我喜欢那条河静静的流淌。
Red flags flow in the east wind.红旗在东风中飘扬。
Some dense substances allow electricity to flow through them freely.有些密度大的物质容易让电流通过。
英语六级真题
By 1973, domestic US sources of oil were peaking, and the nation was importing more of its oil, depending on a constant flow from abroad to keep cars on the road and machines running.
出自-2013年6月阅读原文Instead of protecting speech and encouraging diversity and innovative thinking, the tenure system often stifles(压制)them: younger professors must win the approval of established colleagues for tenure, encouraging like-mindedness and sometimes inhibiting the free flow of ideas.
出自-2012年6月阅读原文In studies, he gave subjects a chance to deceive for monetary gain while examining their brains in a functional Mri machine, which maps blood flow to active parts of the brain.
2019年12月六级真题（第一套）阅读 Section CThe Los Angeles times reports that the industry is in the midst of an intense increase in cash flow.
2019年6月六级真题（第二套）阅读 Section CThis has led some to say that the expert operates in a zone "beyond thought", in a state of flow.
2019年6月六级真题（第一套）听力 Section C柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义
VERB
流动;流向
If a liquid, gas, or electrical current flows somewhere, it moves there steadily and continuously.
例句
A stream flowed gently down into the valley...一条小溪潺潺流进山谷。The current flows into electric motors that drive the wheels.电流流向电机，电机带动轮子转动。VERB
(人群或事物)流动，持续移动
If a number of people or things flow from one place to another, they move there steadily in large groups, usually without stopping.
例句
Large numbers of refugees continue to flow from the troubled region into the no-man's land...大批难民不断从骚乱地区涌入无人地带。Troops would patrol major roads to ensure that traffic flows freely throughout the country.*队将在主要道路巡逻以确保全国的交通通畅。VERB
(信息)传播，流传;(资金)流通
If information or money flows somewhere, it moves freely between people or organizations.
例句
A lot of this information flowed through other police departments...大量此类信息在**机关其他部门中流传。An interest rate reduction is needed to get more money flowing and create jobs.需要下调利率来推动资金流动以及创造就业机会。VERB
(感情)充满，洋溢
If an emotion flows through someone, they feel it very intensely, often so that other people notice it.
例句
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涌。Waves of emotion flowed across his huge face.他那张大脸上一时间表情千变万化。VERB
源自;由…引起
If a quality or situation flows from something, it comes from it or results naturally from it.
例句
Undesirable consequences flow from these misconceptions.这些误解造成了不良的影响。...the psychological effects that can flow from childhood experiences of sexual abuse.可能由于儿时受到性侵犯而产生的心理影响VERB
(话语)流畅，流利
If someone's words flow, they are spoken smoothly and continuously.
例句
His words flowed more readily.他说得更加流利了。VERB
(头发或衣服)垂下，飘拂
If someone's hair or clothing flows about them, it hangs freely and loosely.
例句
...a long white dress which flowed over her body.她身上穿的一条飘逸的白色长裙...long black flowing hair.飘逸的黑色长发VERB
充满;满是;到处是
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.
例句
The wine flowed and we danced the night away...我们喝了很多酒，跳了一个晚上的舞。The square was packed, and the cobbled streets flowed with coloured petals.广场上挤满了人，鹅卵石铺就的街道上满是五颜六色的花朵。PHRASE
滔滔不绝;口若悬河
Someone who is in full flow is talking easily and continuously and seems likely to go on talking for some time.
例句
He had been replying for some 40 minutes already and was still in full flow.他已经就就此问题回答了 40 分钟左右，仍然不见有停下来的意思。PHRASE
(活动)如火如荼地进行;(人)全力以赴，充满激情
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.
例句
Lunch at Harry's Bar was in full flow when Irene made a splendid entrance...当艾琳光彩照人地出现在门口时，哈里酒吧的午餐会正是热闹非凡。The Everton keeper needed all his courage to thwart a charging Vinny Jones in full flow.埃弗顿的守门员需要鼓足全部勇气才有可能抵挡住状态正佳的维尼·琼斯的冲锋射门。PHRASE
随波逐流;随大流
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.
例句
There's nothing I can do about the problem, so I might as well go with the flow.关于这个问题我无能为力，所以我不如就顺其自然好了。英汉词典释义
vi.
流, 流动; 循环
Blood flows through our bodies.血液在我们体内循环。垂; 飘拂
Her hair flowed down her back.她的头发飘垂在背后。Red flags flow in the east wind.红旗在东风中飘扬。流出；涌出；川流不息
(谈话、文体等)流畅，流利，通顺
[口语]来月经，行经
起源，由来，来自，源出
Wealth flows from industry and economy.财富由勤俭而来。(头发、衣服等)飘垂，飘拂，垂下
涨(潮)；上涨
The tide is flowing strongly today.今天潮水猛涨。盈出，泛滥；盈满，充满，丰富；(酒等)斟满
The river flowed over its banks.河水溢过岸堤。n.
流动, 流量
I love the still flow of the river.我喜欢那条河静静的流淌。You'd better measure the flow of water over the dam.你们*好测量一下从堤坝上面流出的水量。涨潮
持续生产；不断供应
滔滔不绝
连贯；流畅
vt.
使泛滥；淹没
流出，排出
英英词典释义
Noun
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;
"a stream of people emptied from the terminal""the museum had planned carefully for the flow of visitors"6. dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas;
"two streams of development run through American history""stream of consciousness""the flow of thought""the current of history"7. the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause;
"the women were sickly and subject to excessive menstruation""a woman does not take the gout unless her menses be stopped"--Hippocrates"the semen begins to appear in males and to be emitted at the same time of life that the catamenia begin to flow in females"--AristotleVerb
1. move or progress freely as if in a stream;
"The crowd flowed out of the stadium"2. move along, of liquids;
"Water flowed into the cave""the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi"3. cause to flow;
"The artist flowed the washes on the paper"4. be abundantly present;
"The champagne flowed at the wedding"5. fall or flow in a certain way;
"This dress hangs well""Her long black hair flowed down her back"6. cover or swamp with water
7. undergo menstruation;
"She started menstruating at the age of 11"行业词典
体育： 流畅状态；
力学： 流[动]；
医学： 流量：在指定时间内流经一器官或器官之一部分的液体总量；流动，流；月经；
土木工程： 流，又称“流动”。；
数学： 流；
电力： 流量；
