funnel /ˈfʌnəl/ TEM4 ( funneling, funneled, funnels )

• 1. 

  N-COUNT A funnel is an object with a wide, circular top and a narrow short tube at the bottom. Funnels are used to pour liquids into containers which have a small opening, for example, bottles. 漏斗

  例：

  Rain falls through the funnel into the jar below.

  雨水通过漏斗落进下面的罐子里。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT A funnel is a metal chimney on a ship or railway engine powered by steam. (蒸汽轮船或火车机车的) 烟囱

  例：

  ...a ship with three masts and two funnels.

  …一艘有3根桅杆和2个烟囱的轮船。

• 3. 

  N-COUNT You can describe as a funnel something that is narrow, or narrow at one end, through which a substance flows and is directed. 漏斗状物

  例：

  Along the road, funnels of dark grey smoke rose from bombed villages.

  沿那条公路，暗灰色烟成漏斗状从遭到轰炸的村庄里升起。

• 4. 

  V-T/V-I If something funnels somewhere or is funnelled there, it is directed through a narrow space. 使经过狭窄空间; 经过狭窄空间

  例：

  The winds came from the north, across the plains, funnelling down the valley.

  风从北方吹来，刮过平原，穿过山谷。

• 5. 

  V-T If you funnel money, goods, or information from one place or group to another, you cause it to be sent there as it becomes available. 传送 (资金、商品、信息等)

  例：

  He secretly funnelled credit-card information to counterfeiters.

  他秘密地将信用卡信息传送给了伪造者们。