flow

1. 流动;流向
If a liquid, gas, or electrical current flows somewhere, it moves there steadily and continuously.

e.g. A stream flowed gently down into the valley...
一条小溪潺潺流进山谷。
e.g. The current flows into electric motors that drive the wheels.
电流流向电机，电机带动轮子转动。

2. (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.

e.g. 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。
e.g. Troops would patrol major roads to ensure that traffic flows freely throughout the country.
军队将在主要道路巡逻以确保全国的交通通畅。

3. (信息)传播，流传;(资金)流通
If information or money flows somewhere, it moves freely between people or organizations.

e.g. A lot of this information flowed through other police departments...
大量此类信息在警察机关其他部门中流传。
e.g. 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。

4. (感情)充满，洋溢
If an emotion flows through someone, they feel it very intensely, often so that other people notice it.

e.g. 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。
e.g. Waves of emotion flowed across his huge face.
他那张大脸上一时间表情千变万化。

5. 源自;由…引起
If a quality or situation flows from something, it comes from it or results naturally from it.

e.g. Undesirable consequences flow from these misconceptions.
这些误解造成了不良的影响。
e.g. ...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

6. (话语)流畅，流利
If someone's words flow, they are spoken smoothly and continuously.

e.g. His words flowed more readily.
他说得更加流利了。

7. (头发或衣服)垂下，飘拂
If someone's hair or clothing flows about them, it hangs freely and loosely.

e.g. ...a long white dress which flowed over her body.
她身上穿的一条飘逸的白色长裙
e.g. ...long black flowing hair.
飘逸的黑色长发

8. 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.

e.g. The wine flowed and we danced the night away...
我们喝了很多酒，跳了一个晚上的舞。
e.g. 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。

9. 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.

e.g. 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。

10. (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.

e.g. 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。
e.g. 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。

11. 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.

e.g. 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。

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1. flow：filament of water; 流线

2. flow：flow welding; 波峰焊