◙ noun 1. a substance that has no fixed shape and yields easily to external pressure; a gas or (especially) a liquid • 流体;气体,液体(尤指液体) »drink a litre of fluid a day. 每天喝一升液体。 »[count noun] a cleaning fluid. 去污液。 ◙ adjective 1. (of a substance) able to flow easily • (物质)能流动的,易流动的 »the paint is more fluid than tube watercolours. 这种颜料比筒状水彩颜料更湿软。 »a fluid medium. 流动介质。 not settled or stable; likely or able to change • 不固定的,不稳定的,易变的 »our plans are still fluid. 我们的计划还没定死。 »the fluid political situation of the 1930s. 20世纪30年代不稳定的政治局势。 smoothly elegant or graceful • 优美的,流畅的 »her movements were fluid and beautiful to watch. 她的动作流畅优美。 (of a clutch or coupling) using a liquid to transmit power • (离合器,联轴节)液体传力的,液力的
【派生】
♦ fluidity noun ♦ fluidly adverb
【语源】
1. late Middle English (as an adjective): from French fluide or Latin fluidus, from fluere 'to flow'