inflow

/ˈɪnfləʊ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈɪnfləʊ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈin-ˌflō/ (ame, mw)

inflow — noun

  • inflowsingular
  • inflowsplural

1. a steady arrival of people, money, or things coming into a particular place from

1.名詞C1
釋義

a steady arrival of people, money, or things coming into a particular place from outside it

例句

The sudden inflow of tourists overwhelmed the small fishing village near Bao's home.

inflow of [people] for arrivals into a place

Heloísa's startup saw a large inflow of investment after winning the pitch contest.

inflow of [money] in finance contexts

同義詞
  • influx

    near-identical; slightly more formal and often used for sudden waves of people or money

  • arrival

    more general; can refer to a single coming as well as a continuous stream

  • intake

    focuses on what an organization or system takes in (students, water, calories) rather than the flow itself

反義詞
  • outflow

    the matching opposite — movement leaving a place rather than entering it

  • outpouring

文法句型

inflow of [noun]

an inflow of

用法筆記

Subject is typically a quantity or stream — people, capital, goods, water, or data — moving from somewhere else into a defined place. Often paired with adjectives such as 'steady', 'sudden', 'heavy', or 'net'.

常見錯誤

❌The inflow to the company was high.
✅The inflow of cash into the company was high.
💡'inflow' usually takes 'of + noun' to name what is arriving.