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单词 fluid
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fluid

noun
 
/ˈfluːɪd/
/ˈfluːɪd/
[countable, uncountable] (formal or specialist)
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  1. a liquid; a substance that can flow
    • body fluids (= for example, blood)
    • The doctor told him to drink plenty of fluids.
    • cleaning fluid
    see also amber fluid, amniotic fluid, brake fluid, correction fluid
    Extra Examples
    • It's important to replace fluids and salts that are lost during exercise.
    • Retaining excess fluid could be a problem.
    • They drained a lot of fluid from his lungs.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • excess
    • amniotic
    • bodily
    verb + fluid
    • drain
    • drink
    • lose
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    Word Originlate Middle English (as an adjective): from French fluide or Latin fluidus, from fluere ‘to flow’.

fluid

adjective
/ˈfluːɪd/
/ˈfluːɪd/
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  1. (formal) (of movements, designs, music, etc.) smooth and beautiful synonym flowing
    • a loose, fluid style of dancing
    • fluid guitar playing
    • the fluid lines of the drawing
  2. (formal) (of a situation) likely to change; not fixed
    • The fluid political situation made investment impossible.
    • a fluid relationship between managers and staff
    • the growth of a socially fluid urban society
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • become
    • remain
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
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  3. (specialist) that can flow freely, as gases and liquids do
    • a fluid consistency
  4. Word Originlate Middle English (as an adjective): from French fluide or Latin fluidus, from fluere ‘to flow’.
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