# flu

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  1. fluctuation
    an instance of change
    Normal fluctuations in stock prices are nothing to worry about.
    Fluctuation: 波動
  2. fluent
    expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively
    I’m fluent in wriiten and spoken English.
    Fuent: 流利
  3. fluid
    continuous amorphous matter that tends to flow
    Honey is a viscous fluid.
    Fluid: 流體, 流動的
  4. flush
    rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid
    You can flush dead cockroaches down to the toilet.
    Flush: 沖
  5. flux
    a state of constant change
    The Tai-Ex has been in the state of flux for months.
    Flux: 動盪
  6. affluent
    having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
    The USA is one of the most affluent society in the world.
    Affluent: (af/ad: to , flu: flow) 富裕
  7. confluence
    a place where things merge or flow together
    Town often flourish at the confluence of two rivers.
    Confluence: ( con: together, flu: flow) 匯流, 合流
  8. effluent
    water mixed with waste matter
    The EPA has send someone to take samples from the factory effluents for analysis.
    Effluent: 汙染
  9. influential
    having or exercising power
    The speaker of the House is a highly influential personage in Congress.
    Influential: (in: into, flu: flow) 有影響力的
  10. influx
    the process of flowing in
    Should a famine break out in china, there would be an influx of refugees to Southeast Asian countries.
    Influx: 湧入
  11. superfluous
    more than is needed, desired, or required
    Online shopping may one day makes bookstore superfluous.
    Superfluous: 多餘的
  12. floe
    a flat mass of ice drifting at sea
    Sailing near Antarctica, you can see giant ice floes passing by.
    Floe: 浮冰
  13. flotilla
    a fleet of small craft
    A flotilla of fishing boats plies the water around Taiwan.
    Flotilla: 船隊
  14. flotsam
    the floating wreckage of a ship
    After a Typhoon, seaside residents often go to the breach to pickup flotsam and jetsam.
    Flotsam: 漂流物
Created on Sat Aug 17 10:51:40 EDT 2013 (updated Sat Aug 17 10:56:09 EDT 2013)

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