Word · Frequency #15381
funnel
漏斗；漏斗状物
a conical shape with a wider and a narrower opening at the two ends
- 1.
A utensil in the shape of an inverted hollow cone terminating in a narrow pipe, for channeling liquids or granular material; typically used when transferring said substances from any container into ones with a significantly smaller opening.
一种倒置锥形末端带细管的器具,用于引导液体或颗粒物进入小口容器。
- 2.
a conical shape with a wider and a narrower opening at the two ends
锥形物
- 3.
A passage or avenue for a fluid or flowing substance; specifically, a smoke flue or pipe; the chimney of a steamship or the like.
流体或流动物质的通道；尤指烟道、烟囱；轮船等的烟囱。
- 4.
a conically shaped utensil having a narrow tube at the small end; used to channel the flow of substances into a container with a small mouth
漏斗
- 5.
(nautical) smokestack consisting of a shaft for ventilation or the passage of smoke (especially the smokestack of a ship)
(航海)烟囱
一种倒置锥形末端带细管的器具,用于引导液体或颗粒物进入小口容器。；锥形物；流体或流动物质的通道；尤指烟道、烟囱；轮船等的烟囱。；漏斗；(航海)烟囱
In use
She used a funnel to pour the cooking oil into the narrow bottle.
The lab assistant placed a funnel over the flask before adding the liquid.
Rainwater ran through the funnel and into the barrel.
pour [sth] through a funnel
用漏斗倒液体时，说 pour sth through a funnel，介词 through 不能省略。
Pour the milk through a funnel into the bottle.
把牛奶通过漏斗倒进瓶子里。
a funnel for [v-ing]
a funnel for doing sth 表示该漏斗的用途，for 后接动词的 -ing 形式。
This is a funnel for putting oil into the car engine.
这是一个用于把油加进汽车发动机的漏斗。
Common mistakes
I used funnel to pour the juice into the bottle.
Connections
Collocations
- pour something through a funnel
- 用漏斗倒（液体）
- Please pour the juice through a funnel into the jar.请把果汁用漏斗倒入罐子里。
- funnel cloud
- 漏斗云
- The sky turned green and a funnel cloud formed.天空变成了绿色，并形成了一朵漏斗云。
- funnel-shaped
- 漏斗形的
- The bottle has a funnel-shaped neck.这个瓶子有一个漏斗形的瓶颈。
- ship's funnel
- 船上的烟囱
- The ship's funnel is visible from the shore.从岸上可以看到船上的烟囱。
Idioms & figurative uses
- funnel into
- （使）集中进入；（资金等）大量注入The company funnelled millions into research and development.该公司将数百万资金集中投入到研发中。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆：funnel 开头是 fun，宽口进窄口出，像把快乐收进瓶里。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：厨房、实验室 该词为中性词，日常口语和书面语中都较常见。多用于描述一种一端宽一端窄的锥形器具，如厨房或实验室中的漏斗，也可指漏斗状的东西。
Grammar Note
动词的过去式/过去分词有两种拼写：funnelled（英式）和 funneled（美式）；现在分词对应为 funnelling/funneling。
Pronunciation & Spelling
Rhymes with funnel (/ˈfʌnəl/): tunnel, gunwale. Note the -nnel spellings in flannel, fennel, channel, and kennel are lookalikes; their vowel sounds differ: /ˈflænəl/, /ˈfenəl/, /ˈtʃænəl/, /ˈkenəl/.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.