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 funnelling
 漏斗作用; 狹管效應

 funnelling
      See funnel

 funnel
      n 1: a conical shape with a wider and a narrower opening at the
           two ends [syn: funnel shape]
      2: a conically shaped utensil having a narrow tube at the small
         end; used to channel the flow of substances into a
         container with a small mouth
      3: (nautical) smokestack consisting of a shaft for ventilation
         or the passage of smoke (especially the smokestack of a
         ship)
      v : move or pour through a funnel; "funnel the liquid into the
          small bottle"
      [also: funnelling, funnelled]