[ˈfʌnəl]
n. 漏斗,漏斗形物;通风筒;[矿]通风井;(火车等的)烟囱
vt. 把...灌进漏斗,使成漏斗形;使集中
vi. 从漏斗中漏过;通过烟囱或通道
funnel(l)ed, funnel(l)ed, funnel(l)ing, funnels
来源于拉丁语in-(入,向内)和fundere(熔,注)的复合词infundere, infundibulum, fundibulum、普罗旺斯语fonilh、古法语。
例:
n.
He poured the petrol into the car through a funnel. 他用一个漏斗把汽油灌入汽车。
I like the ship with a yellow funnel. 我喜欢那条有黄烟囱的船。
vt.
to funnel something into an opening. 把某物导进通道。
vi.
Some $12.8 billion was funnelled through the Marshall Plan. 约128亿美元通过马歇尔计划输送出来了。
The crowd funneled through the hall. 群众从走廊中鱼贯而过。