funnel

1. N-COUNT A funnel is an object with a wide, circular top and a narrow short tube at the bottom. Funnels are used to pour liquids into containers which have a small opening, for example, bottles. 漏斗

Rain falls through the funnel into the jar below. 雨水通过漏斗落进下面的罐子里。

2. N-COUNT A funnel is a metal chimney on a ship or railway engine powered by steam. (蒸汽轮船或火车机车的) 烟囱

...a ship with three masts and two funnels. …一艘有3根桅杆和2个烟囱的轮船。

3. N-COUNT You can describe as a funnel something that is narrow, or narrow at one end, through which a substance flows and is directed. 漏斗状物

Along the road, funnels of dark grey smoke rose from bombed villages. 沿那条公路，暗灰色烟成漏斗状从遭到轰炸的村庄里升起。

4. V-T/V-I If something funnels somewhere or is funnelled there, it is directed through a narrow space. 使经过狭窄空间; 经过狭窄空间

The winds came from the north, across the plains, funnelling down the valley. 风从北方吹来，刮过平原，穿过山谷。

5. V-T If you funnel money, goods, or information from one place or group to another, you cause it to be sent there as it becomes available. 传送 (资金、商品、信息等)

He secretly funnelled credit-card information to counterfeiters. 他秘密地将信用卡信息传送给了伪造者们。