【flow音标】 英[fləʊ] 美[floʊ]
【单词释义】 flow是什么意思：
vi.流；垂；流出；（谈话、文体等）流畅
n.[U]流动；滔滔不绝；涨潮；连贯
vt.使泛滥；淹没；排出
[单词分级] 高考英语词汇
[第三人称单数] flows
[单词现在分词] flowing
[单词过去式] flowed
[单词过去分词] flowed
【flow形近词/近似词】
overflow v. 溢流；溢出，漫出；挤满 n.溢出；溢出物；溢流管
outflow n. 流出；流出量；流出物 v. 流出
【单词例句】
◇ "Your saliva is your natural protective mechanism," says Nigel Carter, chief executive of the Oral Health Foundation in the UK, inhibiting bacterial growth and tooth decay. "The saliva flow reduces overnight, so that's why it's very important that all the plaque is cleared away before you sleep."
英国口腔健康基金会首席执行官奈杰尔·卡特说：“你的唾液是你的天然保护机制，”可以抑制细菌生长和蛀牙。“唾液流动在夜间减少，这就是为什么在睡觉前清除所有牙菌斑非常重要。”
---- How to properly brush your teeth
◇ When the boys heard this they became angry and cried out, "Are we to suffer death for the sake of a girl! We swear that we will take revenge. Wherever we find a girl, her red blood shall flow."
当便雅明的哥哥们听到这个消息后都气坏了，说：“难道要我们大家为一个女孩去死吗？我们发誓要为自己报仇，不管在甚么地方，只要见到女孩，就一定让她流出鲜红的血液！”
---- The Twelve Brothers
◇ Our journey was along a river flowing from a high altitude. Our pace was slow because the river frequently had many sharp bends through deep valleys, where the water seemed to boil.
我们的旅程沿着一条从高海拔处流下来的河流前行。但我们的步伐很慢，因为当流经深深的峡谷时，这条河流急转弯很多，急湍的河水都似乎沸腾起来。
---- A Hard Trip
◇ A study has demonstrated that having a chuckle causes the tissue inside the heart to expand – and increases oxygen flow around the body.
一项研究表明，笑能让心脏内部组织扩张，从而增加在体内四处流动的氧气。
---- Study finds laughter is good for heart health
◇ "This provides rest for shoulders and back and also helps acid reflux, (in which stomach acid flows backward into the oesophagus)," he said.
他说：“这能让肩膀和背部放松，也可以抑制胃酸反流（胃酸反流到食道）。
---- The Best Positions in Bed Revealed
◇ This seems obvious, but wearing clothing that is loose rather than tight allows air to flow past the skin.
这一条似乎显而易见，比起穿紧身的衣服，宽松的衣服可以使空气在皮肤上流动。
---- How to keep your body cool
◇ "Increased blood flow causes congestion in one nostril for about 3 to 6 hours before switching to the other side. There is also increased congestion when one is lying down, which can be especially noticeable when the head is turned to one side," Jennifer Shu reports for CNN.
据美国有线新闻网的詹妮弗-舒报道：“血流增加会导致一边的鼻孔堵塞3-6个小时，之后才会转移到另一边。人们躺下来的时候，鼻孔堵塞程度也会增加。人们将头转向一边的时候，这一点会格外明显。”
---- Only One Side of Your Nose Gets Blocked at a Time
◇ But if some form of combination between one-way television flow and interactive Internet is to be the basis of our future media,it is hard to see how it could be operated.
但是，单向传播的电视和互动网络之间某些方式的结合是我们未来媒体的基础。很难知道它是如何操作的。
◇ My mother had a disease that was cutting the blood flow to her brain. It was deteriorating her life and it would take it in three years. Her life could be prolonged if the surgery was done now. Twelve brave hearts had gone before her but only three of them had walked away.
母亲患的是脑血栓，这凶险的疾病有可能在三个月内夺走她的生命。现在立即手术有希望延长她的生命，可是，在她之前十二个人接受这种手术，仅有三人活了下来。
---- To Love Enough
◇ Tears flowed like river. When you love someone, let them know. You never know what will happen the next minute.
老夫人读着读着，泪水如小河流水般奔涌而出。当你爱着一个人的时候，务必要让他们知道，因为你永远不知道下一分钟将会发生什么事。
---- Life Together