英语词汇“funnel”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

noun | verb

funnelfunnel1 /ˈfʌnl/ noun [countable]

ETYMOLOGYfunnel¹

Origin: 1400-1500 Old Provençal fonilh, from Latin infundibulum, from fundere to pour

a tube that is wide at one end and narrow at the other end, used for pouring liquids or powders into a container with a narrow opening

noun | verb

funnelfunnel2 verb

VERB TABLE

funnel

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	funnel
	he, she, it	funnels
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	funneled
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have funneled
	he, she, it	has funneled
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had funneled
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will funnel
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have funneled

1[intransitive, transitive] to pass or be passed through a narrow opening: funnel to/through/into Solar cells collect and funnel energy to the batteries. The four-lane highway funnels into a two-lane road.2[transitive] to send a large number of things or money from different places to a particular place: Economic aid from 24 countries will be funneled into the region.