Funnel

funnel



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漏斗

(輪船火車頭等的) 煙囪



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–noun 

1. a cone-shaped utensil (器皿) with a tube at the apex for conducting liquid or other substance through a small opening, as into a bottle, jug (水罐), or the like.  



2. a smokestack, 

esp. 

of a steamship.  



3. a flue, tube, or shaft, as for ventilation. 

4. Eastern New England. a stovepipe.  



–verb (used with object) 

5. to concentrate, 

channel, 

or 

focus: They funneled all income [into] research projects.  



6. to pour through or as if through a funnel.  



–verb (used without object) 

7. to pass through 

or 

as if through a funnel. 





　

In January, "Che" will be released through IFC In Theaters, the company's day-and-date distribution platform, meaning the biopic will be available at the same time in theaters and via video-on-demand. 



It also will be funneled [through] 

IFC's exclusive video rental deal with Blockbuster Video.





tack & tact

Joe [hammered] a [tack] into the wall to hang a picture.

A [diplomat] must have [tact].

gauge 

The only problem is that it's hard to [gauge] just how big of a role chemistry plays 

in the [greatness] of a film when all the participants do their jobs perfectly.

[gage] is a glove or some other item offered as a [pledge], as in giving a challenge to a [duel].   

throw down the gage to his [opponent].

gouge

(n.) a tool, the mark

(v.) [gouging] cheating, extorting esp. overcharging 

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