Word · Frequency #1759
flow
流动；流出；涌出
To move or pass along continuously, as a liquid; to come out or proceed from somewhere.
- 1.
To move as a fluid from one position to another.
像流体一样从一个位置移动到另一个位置。
- 2.
To proceed; to issue forth; to emanate.
前进；流出；发出。
- 3.
To move or match smoothly, gracefully, or continuously.
平滑、优雅或连续地移动或匹配。
- 4.
To have or be in abundance; to abound, so as to run or flow over.
大量拥有或存在；充盈以致溢出。
- 5.
To hang loosely and wave.
松散地垂下并摆动。
- 6.
To rise, as the tide; opposed to ebb.
涨潮；与退潮相对。
- 7.
To arrange (text in a wordprocessor, etc.) so that it wraps neatly into a designated space; to reflow.
编排(如文字处理软件中的文本)使其整齐地换行到指定空间；重新排版。
- 8.
To allow (a liquid) to flow.
使(液体)流动。
- 9.
To cover with water or other liquid; to overflow; to inundate; to flood.
用水或其他液体覆盖；溢出；淹没；泛滥。
- 10.
To cover with varnish.
涂上清漆。
- 11.
To discharge excessive blood from the uterus.
子宫出血过多。
流畅；顺畅；飘垂；飘拂；充满；大量涌流；涨潮；使流动；让…流
In use
The river flows gently through the valley.
Traffic flows smoothly on the new highway.
Her long hair flowed down her back as she walked.
flow from + place/source
Water flows from the tap.
水从水龙头流出。
flow into + place
The river flows into the sea.
这条河流入大海。
flow through + place
Blood flows through veins.
血液流经静脉。
Verb forms
Connections
Collocations
- flow through
- 流过；流经
- The river flows through the city.这条河流经这座城市。
- flow into
- 流入
- The Nile flows into the Mediterranean Sea.尼罗河流入地中海。
- flow out of
- 从…流出
- Blood flowed out of the wound.血从伤口流出。
- flow smoothly
- 流畅地进行
- The conversation flowed smoothly.谈话进行得很顺畅。
- flow freely
- 自由流动；畅通无阻
- Once the dam opened, water flowed freely downstream.水坝一旦打开，水就顺畅地向下游流去。
- flow like water
- 像水一样源源不断
Learner notes
Memory Tip
flow 可拆成 f + low：f 像弯曲的水流，low 是低处，水往低处流，记住 flow 的“流动”。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：describing a river or liquid moving、describing traffic or people moving smoothly、everyday descriptive writing 表示液体或人流等顺畅移动时，flow 通常为中性表达，日常口语和书面描写都比较常见；在正式或文学性文字中也很自然，不显随意。实际语气取决于搭配和语境。
Grammar Note
作不及物动词时，常与into/through/from等介词连用表示方向；作及物动词时较少用，意为‘使流动’。
Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词都以相同的 /oʊ/ 音和 -ow 拼写结尾，因此与 flow /floʊ/ 押韵。注意：flower /ˈflaʊər/、plow /plaʊ/、cow /kaʊ/ 虽含 -ow，但发 /aʊ/ 音，不押韵。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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