funnel
noun[C]
uk/ˈfʌn.əl/us/ˈfʌn.əl/funnelnoun[C](TUBE)
anobjectthat has awideroundopeningat thetop,slopingsides, and anarrowtubeat thebottom, used forpouringliquidsorpowdersintocontainerswithnarrownecks:
漏斗After yougrindthecoffee, use a funnel topourit into thejar.磨好咖啡后，用漏斗将其倒入罐中。
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Straining & filtering devices
- air filter
- butter paper
- coffee filter
- filter
- filter bed
- filter paper
- greaseproof paper
- HEPA filter
- hopper
- parchment paper
- salad spinner
- sieve
- sifter
- skimmer
- strainer
- tea strainer
- water filter
- wringer
funnelnoun[C](ON A SHIP/TRAIN)
(USalsosmokestack)
averticalmetalpipeon thetopof ashiporsteamtrainthrough whichsmokecomes out
（轮船或蒸汽机车上的）烟囱
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Parts of ships & boats
- abaft
- bilge water
- boathook
- boiler room
- bowline
- cleat
- cockpit
- couchette
- escape hatch
- keel
- mast
- paddle
- periscope
- spar
- steerage
- stem
- sun deck
- superstructure
- topsail
- waterline
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Railways: trains & parts of trains
funnel
verb
uk/ˈfʌn.əl/us/ˈfʌn.əl/-ll-orUSusually-l-[IorT,usually+ adv/prep]
to put something, or totravel, through a funnel or something thatactslike a funnel:
（使）流经漏斗；（使）经过漏斗形口子Thewindfunnelsdownthesenarrowstreets.风吹过狭窄的街道。
Thechildrenfunnelledalongthecorridorinto theschoolhall.孩子们沿走廊涌进学校礼堂。
If you funnel theoilintotheengine, you're lesslikelytospillit.如果你用漏斗往发动机里注油，就不太可能洒出来。
[Tusually+ adv/prep]
tosendsomethingdirectlyandintentionally:
运送；输送No oneknowswho has been funnellingweaponstotheterrorists.没人知道是谁一直在向恐怖分子输送武器。
Movement of liquids
- backsplash
- be dripping withsomethingidiom
- bleed
- decant
- drainage
- drip
- eddy
- leakage
- ripple
- run a bathphrase
- runsomeone/somethingover
- runnel
- seep
- seepage
- spit
- swill
- swirl
- topsomethingup
- trickle
- tub
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Delivering and despatching