vi.流; 垂; 流出; （谈话、文体等）流畅
n.流动; 滔滔不绝; 涨潮; 连贯
vt.使泛滥; 淹没; 排出

n.(名词)

流（动），流出，流入，川流不息
涨潮
泛滥
流畅，连贯
大量
飘垂
流量
气流
流水，迳流
消耗量
流速，流率
生产量
持续生产
金流动性运营工作流
浮游世界
v.(动词)

（使）流动，川流不息
涌出，流出，流泄
（使）泛滥
涨
垂（下）
随风飘动，飘扬，飘拂
流畅，流利，通顺
溢过，淹没
源自，来自，由来
使充溢
流通
流过
飞逝
有的是，大量供应
强烈感到
循环
滑动，滑行
倾诉，诉说

flow浮动
来自PIE*pleu, 浮动，流动，词源同float, fleet, pluvial.

cash flow → 现金流量；现金流；银根；现金流量表
flow control → 流量控制；流程控制；支持以及对流的支持；信息流控制
Flow Chart → 流程图；流程表单；流程窗体
debris flow → 泥石流；岩屑流；土石流；泥石流岩屑流
Free cash flow → 自由现金流量；自由现金流；流量
Cash Flow Statement → 现金流量表；第三节；现金收支一览表
potential flow → 势流位流；位势流
gene flow → 基因流；基因漂移
pyroclastic flow → 火山碎屑流；火成碎屑流；力的火成碎屑流；火山碎屑岩流

1. She unbound her hair and let it flow loose in the wind.
[汉]她把头发解开，让它随风飘动。
——来自柯林斯例句
2. These dams have restricted the flow of the river downstream.
[汉]这些堤坝限制了河水顺流而下。
——来自柯林斯例句
3. A French-based pharmaceuticals company ran into cash-flow problems and faced liquidation.
[汉]法国的一家制药公司陷入资金周转问题，面临清算的危机。
——来自柯林斯例句
4. She watched the frantic flow of cars and buses along the street.
[汉]她注视着街上小汽车和巴士汇成的滚滚车流。
——来自柯林斯例句
5. A barrage would halt the flow upstream and lift the water level.
[汉]一道拦河坝将会在上游拦住水流，抬升水位。
——来自柯林斯例句

【Noun】

1. the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
2. the amount of fluid that flows in a given time
3. the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression
4. any uninterrupted stream or discharge
5. something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously;
"a stream of people emptied from the terminal"
"the museum had planned carefully for the flow of visitors"
6. dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas;
"two streams of development run through American history"
"stream of consciousness"
"the flow of thought"
"the current of history"
7. the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause;
"the women were sickly and subject to excessive menstruation"
"a woman does not take the gout unless her menses be stopped"--Hippocrates
"the semen begins to appear in males and to be emitted at the same time of life that the catamenia begin to flow in females"--Aristotle
【Verb】

1. move or progress freely as if in a stream;
"The crowd flowed out of the stadium"
2. move along, of liquids;
"Water flowed into the cave"
"the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi"
3. cause to flow;
"The artist flowed the washes on the paper"
4. be abundantly present;
"The champagne flowed at the wedding"
5. fall or flow in a certain way;
"This dress hangs well"
"Her long black hair flowed down her back"
6. cover or swamp with water
7. undergo menstruation;
"She started menstruating at the age of 11"