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flux

UK /flʌks/US /flʌks/

词源

源自拉丁语 'fluxus',意为流动,过去分词形式为 'fluere'(流动)。

noun

❶ 指持续的变化或不稳定的状态,常用于描述事物处于不断变动中的情况。

“The political situation is in a state of flux.”

(政治局势处于不断变化中。)

“Technology is always in flux, with new developments every day.”

(科技日新月异,每天都在发展变化。)

❶ 物理学中指流动的物质或能量,如液体、气体或磁力线的流动。

“The flux of water through the pipe was measured.”

(测量了通过管道的水流量。)

“Magnetic flux is an important concept in electromagnetism.”

(磁通量是电磁学中的重要概念。)

同义词:change, flow, fluctuation, movement, transition

verb

❶ 使流动或变化,常用于技术或科学语境中描述物质的流动或状态的改变。

“The molten metal was fluxed to remove impurities.”

(熔融金属被流动以去除杂质。)

“The system is designed to flux the materials efficiently.”

(该系统旨在高效地使材料流动。)

同义词:flow, circulate, melt, liquefy, dissolve

常见短语

in flux — 描述事物处于不断变化或不确定的状态中,常用于形容局势、计划或情绪。

“Our plans for the trip are still in flux.”

(我们的旅行计划仍在变动中。)

flux and reflux — 指潮汐的涨落,也可比喻事物的起伏或周期性变化。

“The flux and reflux of the ocean tides fascinate me.”

(海洋潮汐的涨落让我着迷。)