名詞 flow:

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

動詞 flow:

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

1. Offers of help flowed into the office.
   人們接連不斷地向辦事處表示愿意提供幫助
2. The tide began to flow and our footprints were covered.
   開始漲潮了，潮水遮住了我們的腳印。
3. The flow of melted snow cascaded down the mountainside and into the river.
   溶化的雪水如瀑布般沿著山崖邊瀉入河里。
4. This river flowed southwest to the Atlantic Ocean.
   這條河流向西南，匯入大西洋。

flow

v.（動詞）
flowed,flow.ing,flows
v.intr.（不及物動詞）

To move or run smoothly with unbroken continuity, as in the manner characteristic of a fluid.
流，流動：如同有了液體特性似的連續(xù)不斷地移動或流淌
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.
樹液從樹的切口處涌出

To circulate, as the blood in the body.
循環(huán)：如身體中的血液循環(huán)
To move with a continual shifting of the component particles:
流動：隨成份微粒的不斷變化而移動：
例句：
wheat flowing into the bin; traffic flowing through the tunnel.
小麥流入斗中；隧道中車輛川流不息

To proceed steadily and easily:
順暢：穩(wěn)健而輕松地進行：
例句：
The preparations flowed smoothly.
準備工作順利地進行

To exhibit a smooth or graceful continuity:
流暢：顯示出柔順優(yōu)雅的連續(xù)性：
例句：
The cadence of the poem flowed gracefully.
這首詩的韻律優(yōu)美流暢

To hang loosely and gracefully:
垂掛：松散而優(yōu)雅地懸掛：
例句：
The cape flowed from his shoulders.
斗篷披垂掛在他的肩上

To rise. Used of the tide.
漲潮：漲起。用于描繪漲潮
To arise; derive:
從…出來；出自：
例句：
Several conclusions flow from this hypothesis.
幾個結(jié)論都出自他的假設(shè)

To abound or teem:
充滿：富于或聚集于：
例句：
coffers flowing with treasure.
塞滿寶物的保險箱

To stream copiously; flood:
泛濫：漲滿了河水；淹沒：
例句：
Contributions flowed in from all parts of the country.
從全國各地紛涌而至的捐助

To menstruate.
月經(jīng)來潮
To undergo plastic deformation without cracking or breaking. Used of rocks, metals, or minerals.
變形：不經(jīng)壓碎或打破而產(chǎn)生的人為損壞或變形。用于巖石、金屬或礦物質(zhì)
v.tr.（及物動詞）
To release as a flow:
流出：象流水一樣的放出：
例句：
trees flowing thin sap.
流出少量汁液的樹

To cause to flow:
使流動：
例句：
.One of the real keys to success is developing a system where you can flow traffic to yourselves.(Marc Klee)
.打開成功之門的真正鑰匙就是發(fā)展一個系統(tǒng)：通過它，你們可以把知識源源不斷地輸入自己的心靈.(馬克·克萊)

n.（名詞）

The act of flowing.
流動：流動的行為
The smooth motion characteristic of fluids.
流動：液體具有特色的平穩(wěn)移動性

A stream or current.
溪流，潮流
A flood or an overflow.
洪水，洪水泛濫
A residual mass that has stopped flowing:
停止流動的殘余物：
例句：
a hardened lava flow.
變硬的滯流熔巖

A continuous output or outpouring:
滔滔不絕：不斷的產(chǎn)出或涌出：
例句：
a flow of ideas; produced a steady flow of articles and stories.
蜂擁而來的念頭；源源不絕的創(chuàng)作和故事

A continuous movement or circulation:
川流不息：連續(xù)的移動或循環(huán)：
例句：
the flow of traffic; a flow of paperwork across his desk.
川流不息的交通；他辦公桌上永無休止的文件

The amount that flows in a given period of time.
流量：在一定期限內(nèi)的流量
The rising of the tide.
漲潮
Continuity and smoothness of appearance.
（外觀的）持續(xù)流暢：外表的連續(xù)性和順滑性
A general movement or tendency:
潮流，趨向：一個普遍的運動或趨勢：
例句：
As the lone dissenter in the group, she was going against the flow of opinion.
在這個團體里作為一名孤獨的反對者，她正在逆思潮而為

The sequence in which operations are performed.
進行操作的連續(xù)
An apparent ease or effortlessness of performance:
安逸，從容不迫：明顯的輕松或毫不費力的進行：
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)
.一名運動員必須學(xué)會忘記 他或她訓(xùn)練的細節(jié)，以獲得一個冠軍所特有的那種從容不迫的特質(zhì). (弗雷德里克·特納)

Menstrual discharge.
月經(jīng)來潮

來源：
Middle English flouen
中古英語 flouen
from Old English flôwan * see pleu-
源自 古英語 flôwan *參見 pleu-

【引伸】
flow.ingly
adv.（副詞）
<參考詞匯><同義詞>flow,current,flood,flux,rush,stream,tideThe central meaning shared by these nouns is .something suggestive of running water.:
這些名詞共的有中心意思是.某種讓人聯(lián)想起流水的東西.：
例句：
a flow of thought;
不斷涌現(xiàn)的想法；

例句：
the current of history;
歷史的潮流；

例句：
a flood of ideas;
不斷冒出的主意；

例句：
a flux of words;
泛濫的作品；

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 參見同義詞 stem