funnel
n
1 tube or pipe that is wide at the top and narrow at the bottom, used for pouring liquids, powders, etc into a small opening 漏斗
I need a funnel to pour petrol into the tank. 我需要一個漏斗把汽油灌進油箱. =>illus at filter 見filter插圖.
2 metal chimney on a steam-engine, ship, etc, through which smoke escapes (蒸汽機、 輪船等的)煙囪. funnel, v (-ll-; US -l-) [Ipr, Ip, Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p]
(cause sth to) move through a funnel or a narrow space (使某物)通過漏斗或狹窄的空間
funnel petrol into a can 用漏斗把汽油注入罐中
The water funnelled through the gorge and out onto the plain. 水穿過峽谷流到平原.