streamline
- IPA[ˈstriːmlʌɪn]
英式
- design or provide with a form that presents very little resistance to a flow of air or water, increasing speed and ease of movement；make (an organization or system) more efficient and effective by employing faster or simpler working methods
- a line along which the flow of a moving fluid is least turbulent.
- (of fluid flow) free from turbulence.；having a streamlined shape
verb: streamline, 3rd person present: streamlines, gerund or present participle: streamlining, past tense: streamlined, past participle: streamlined
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動詞
- 1. design or provide with a form that presents very little resistance to a flow of air or water, increasing speed and ease of movement engineers can reduce a vehicle's fuel consumption by reducing its size and weight and by streamlining its body
- 2. make (an organization or system) more efficient and effective by employing faster or simpler working methods the company streamlined its operations by removing whole layers of management
名詞
- 1. a line along which the flow of a moving fluid is least turbulent.
形容詞
- 1. (of fluid flow) free from turbulence.
- 2. dated having a streamlined shape a streamline aeroplane
- having a form that presents very little resistance to a flow of air or water: streamlined passenger trains the fish has a sleek streamlined body
Oxford Dictionary
- having a form that presents very little resistance to a flow of air or water: streamlined passenger trains the fish has a sleek streamlined body
Oxford American Dictionary
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- IPA[ˈstrēmˌlīn]
美式
- design or provide with a form that presents very little resistance to a flow of air or water, ... engineers can reduce a vehicle's fuel consumption by reducing its size and weight and by streamlining its body
- a line along which the flow of a moving fluid is least turbulent.
- (of fluid flow) free from turbulence.
Oxford American Dictionary
