outflow
/ˈaʊtfləʊ/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈaʊtfləʊ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈau̇t-ˌflō ˌau̇t-ˈflō/ (ame, mw)
outflow — 名詞
- outflowsingular
- outflowsplural
1. the movement of money, people, liquid, or other things from a place to somewhere
外流；流出
人、錢或液體離開某處的流動
the movement of money, people, liquid, or other things from a place to somewhere else
A sharp outflow of cash forced the family business to delay its expansion plans.
現金的急劇外流迫使這家家庭企業延後擴張計畫。
outflow of [money] in finance reporting
A fast outflow of water left the canal nearly dry by noon.
大量水流出後，運河在中午前幾乎乾了。
outflow of [liquid] leaving a source
The village school saw an outflow of young families after the factory closed.
工廠關閉後，這所村裡的學校出現年輕家庭外流的情況。
Officials tracked the weekly outflow of grain from the emergency warehouse.
官員追蹤每週從緊急倉庫外流的穀物數量。
Rania warned that the reservoir's outflow would leave downstream farms dry.
Rania 警告，這座水庫的外流會讓下游農地變得乾涸。
- inflow
the opposite movement into a place or system
文法句型
outflow of [noun]
outflow from [place/source]
用法筆記
Often used in reporting about finance, water, migration, or supplies. The noun commonly appears with 'of' to name what leaves, or with 'from' to show the place it is leaving.
常見錯誤
outflow — 動詞
- outflowpresent simple I / you / we / they
- outflows3rd person singular
- outflowing-ing form
- outflowedpast simple
1. to move outward in a steady stream from a place, especially of liquid, air, or m
流出
從某處往外流動或排出
to move outward in a steady stream from a place, especially of liquid, air, or money
Warm air outflowed through the broken window all night during the storm.
暴風雨期間，暖空氣整夜從破掉的窗戶流出。
outflow through [opening] for air leaving a space
Water outflowed from the cracked pipe and soaked the market floor.
水從裂開的水管流出，把市場地板都弄濕了。
outflow from [source] with liquid subjects
Steam outflowed from the kitchen vent as Minho boiled the soup.
Minho 煮湯時，蒸氣從廚房排氣口流出。
Money outflowed from smaller banks after investors grew nervous.
投資人開始不安後，資金從較小的銀行流出。
- flow in
describes movement into a place instead of out of it
文法句型
outflow from [place/source]
outflow through [opening]
用法筆記
Most common in technical, scientific, or financial writing rather than everyday conversation. The subject is usually liquid, gas, heat, steam, or money leaving a source.