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the flow of something
定冠词强调特定事物的流动或流量。
The flow of traffic was disrupted by the accident.
车流被事故打断了。
流动；涌流
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
流动；涌流
the steady continuous movement of a liquid, gas, or a large number of people or things
The flow of traffic was disrupted by the accident.
车流被事故打断了。
人或物连续移动的状态,涉及非固体物质或大量个体。
Movement in people or things characterized with a continuous motion, involving either a non solid mass or a multitude.
流体的运动特性
the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
实际或比喻中流体的运动。
The movement of a real or figurative fluid.
单位时间内的流量
the amount of fluid that flows in a given time
The river's flow was strong after the heavy rain.
大雨过后，河流的流量很大。
The flow of traffic was slow during rush hour.
高峰时段交通流量很慢。
The data flow from the sensor is continuous.
传感器的数据流是连续的。
定冠词强调特定事物的流动或流量。
The flow of traffic was disrupted by the accident.
车流被事故打断了。
不定冠词表示一股、一阵。
A flow of cold air came through the window.
一股冷空气从窗户进来。
习语，表示顺应形势，不抵抗。
It's easier to just go with the flow than to fight it.
顺其自然比对抗它更容易。
Not this
I have a flow.
Use this
I have the flu.
'flow' 和 'flu' 发音相似，但 'flu' 是'流感'的名词。这里应使用 'flu'。
Not this
The river flows are fast.
Use this
The river flow is fast.
作为名词，'flow' 在表示'流量、流动'时通常不可数，因此不能加 -s 变成复数。应使用单数形式。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
交通流量
The new road design improved traffic flow.
新的道路设计改善了交通流量。
现金流
The company has a positive cash flow.
该公司有正向现金流。
血流
Exercise increases blood flow to the brain.
运动增加流向大脑的血流。
气流
The air flow in the room is poor.
房间内的气流不畅。
水流
The water flow in the river is strong after the rain.
雨后河里的水流很急。
数据流
The data flow between servers is encrypted.
服务器之间的数据流是加密的。
随大流
I don't have a strong opinion, so I'll just go with the flow.
我没有强烈的意见，所以我就随大流吧。
正在起劲地
The speaker was in full flow and wouldn't stop for questions.
演讲者正在讲得起劲，不会停下来回答问题。
起伏；涨落
The relationship has its ebb and flow, but they always work things out.
这段关系有起有伏，但他们总能解决问题。
Use flow naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象河流不断流动，flow就是流动。
“flow” 作为名词表示流动时，语体中性，通常用于描述液体、气体等的连续运动，也可比喻信息、人群等的流动；常见于科技语境和日常表达。
Words like blow, grow, show rhyme with flow (stressed vowel /oʊ/). Words like cow, now, how are lookalikes: they share the -ow spelling but are pronounced with /aʊ/.
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