funnel /'fʌnl/
Meaning
English definition
- (n.) a conical shape with a wider and a narrower opening at the two ends
- (n.) a conically shaped utensil having a narrow tube at the small end; used to channel the flow of substances into a container with a small mouth
- (n.) (nautical) smokestack consisting of a shaft for ventilation or the passage of smoke (especially the smokestack of a ship)
Chinese translation
- n. 漏斗, 漏斗状的东西, 烟囱
- [化] 漏斗
Word details
- Part of speech
- noun / verb
- Pronunciation
- /'fʌnl/
- Syllables
- 2
- Exam levels
- TOEFL · IELTS
- Frequency
- Zipf 3.47 · Super Super Rare
Word forms
funnelled, funnelling, funnels
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