| 单词 | funnel |
| 释义 | funnel (once / 1600 pages) nv The cone-shaped tool you use to pour liquid into a small hole is a funnel. The swirling winds of a tornado make the shape of a funnel. This is why they are called funnel clouds. You can also use the word metaphorically to describe something that goes from wide to narrow while moving. If six lanes of traffic must funnel through a tunnel, you'll probably see a traffic jam. And if you photographed the scene from above, the cars would make a triangular shape, as if they formed a flat funnel. If a company is funneling money into research and development, it is spending lots of money in that department. Funnel cake is made by pouring batter through a funnel in to hot oil. Yum! WORD FAMILYfunnel: funneled, funneling, funnelled, funnelling, funnels USAGE EXAMPLES“Blank Face LP” paints life as a funnel from one system to another: school to jail. Washington Post(Jan 01, 2017) He says Trump doesn’t need to funnel his comments through mainstream media outlets. Seattle Times(Jan 01, 2017) Now federal officials allege he funneled $600 million in fraudulent claims to this impoverished pocket of Appalachia, and the government turned off the spigot. Seattle Times(Dec 29, 2016) 1n 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 Hyper utensil an implement for practical use (especially in a household) 2n a conical shape with a wider and a narrower opening at the two ends Syn|Hyper funnel shape cone, cone shape, conoid a shape whose base is a circle and whose sides taper up to a point 3n (nautical) smokestack consisting of a shaft for ventilation or the passage of smoke (especially the smokestack of a ship) Hyper smokestack, stack a large tall chimney through which combustion gases and smoke can be evacuated 4v move or pour through a funnel funnel the liquid into the small bottle Hyper displace, move cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense |
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