
funnel
词源
源自中古英语 'fonel',来自古法语 'founil',最终源自拉丁语 'fundibulum'(漏斗),与 'fundere'(倾倒)相关。
noun
❶ 漏斗,一种顶部宽大底部窄小的锥形工具,用于将液体或粉末倒入小口容器中。
“She poured the oil into the bottle using a funnel.”
(她用漏斗将油倒入瓶中。)
“The chemist used a glass funnel to filter the solution.”
(化学家使用玻璃漏斗过滤溶液。)
❶ 漏斗形的东西,指任何形状类似漏斗的物体或结构。
“The tornado formed a deadly funnel in the sky.”
(龙卷风在空中形成了一个致命的漏斗状云。)
“The flower's petals opened into a beautiful funnel shape.”
(花瓣展开成一个美丽的漏斗形状。)
verb
❶ 使通过漏斗;用漏斗倒入,指通过漏斗状物体输送或引导某物。
“She funneled the homemade wine into clean bottles.”
(她用漏斗将自酿酒倒入干净的瓶子中。)
“The workers funneled the grain into the storage silo.”
(工人们用漏斗将谷物倒入储藏仓。)
❶ 集中输送或引导,比喻将资源、信息等集中导向特定方向或目标。
“The company funneled most of its profits into research and development.”
(公司将大部分利润投入研发。)
“The school funnels talented students into special programs.”
(学校将天赋学生引导进入特殊项目。)
常见短语
funnel cloud — 漏斗云,指龙卷风形成初期从云层垂下的旋转漏斗状云柱。
“The weather service issued a warning when a funnel cloud was spotted.”
(气象部门发现漏斗云后立即发布了预警。)
sales funnel — 销售漏斗,营销术语,描述潜在客户从认知到购买的转化过程。
“Our marketing team is working to improve conversion rates at each stage of the sales funnel.”
(我们的营销团队正在努力提升销售漏斗每个阶段的转化率。)