| 单词 | flue |
| 释义 | flue1[ floo ] / flu / SEE SYNONYMS FOR flue ON THESAURUS.COM nouna passage or duct for smoke in a chimney. any duct or passage for air, gas, or the like. a tube, especially a large one, in a fire-tube boiler. Music.
Origin of flue11555–65; earlier flew, perhaps representing Old English flēwsa a flowing, the form flews being taken as plural WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH flueflew, flu, flueWords nearby fluefluctuant, fluctuate, fluctuation, flucytosine, fludrocortisone acetate, flue, flue-cure, flue gas, fluellen, fluency, fluent Definition for flue (2 of 3)flue2 [ floo ] / flu / noundowny matter; fluff. Origin of flue21580–90; perhaps to be identified with Old English flug- (in flugol swift, fleeting); akin to fly1. Compare Low German flug Definition for flue (3 of 3)flue3 or flew[ floo ] / flu / nouna fishing net. Origin of flue31350–1400; Middle English flowe; compare Middle Dutch vluwe fishing net Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for flueBritish Dictionary definitions for flue (1 of 4)flue1 / (fluː) / nouna shaft, tube, or pipe, esp as used in a chimney, to carry off smoke, gas, etc music the passage in an organ pipe or flute within which a vibrating air column is set upSee also flue pipe Word Origin for flueC16: of unknown origin British Dictionary definitions for flue (2 of 4)flue2 / (fluː) / nounloose fluffy matter; down Word Origin for flueC16: from Flemish vluwe, from Old French velu shaggy British Dictionary definitions for flue (3 of 4)flue3 flew/ (fluː) / nouna type of fishing net Word Origin for flueMiddle English, from Middle Dutch vlūwe British Dictionary definitions for flue (4 of 4)flue4 / (fluː) / nounanother word for fluke 1 (def. 1), fluke 1 Derived forms of flueflued, adjectiveCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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