从词源上来看， funnel 一词源自拉丁语infundere（倒入），先后经拉丁语infundibulum（磨坊中的漏斗或料斗）的缩短词fundibulum和中古法语funell, fonel最早于15世纪进入英语，也是用来表示“漏斗”，即一种通常上宽下窄且上部为圆锥体下部为细长管的器具，用于将液体或粉末导入小开口中

After you grind the coffee, use a funnel to pour it into the jar.磨好咖啡后，用漏斗将其倒入罐中。

a merchantman propelled by steam with three masts and two funnels进而 funnel 也被用来表示“漏斗状物”以及轮船、蒸汽机车等上用于排烟或通风的“烟囱”。比如：一艘有三根桅杆和两个烟囱的用蒸汽推进的商船

The winds came from the north, across the plateaus, funnelling down the valley.等到了1594年后， funnel 开始用作动词使用，先是从形状上拓展指“（使）成漏斗状”或者如漏斗般“逐渐变狭窄或开阔”。然后从功能上引申指“（使）流经漏斗或狭窄空间”或者“（使）经过漏斗形口子”。比如：风从北方吹来，刮过高原，穿过山谷。

If you funnel the oil into the engine, you're less likely to spill it.如果你用漏斗往发动机里注油，就不太可能洒出来。

No one knows who has been funnelling weapons to the terrorists.从这个概念出发， funnel 常用来引申指“使汇集、使集中”以及“输送、传送”，常意味通过某个狭窄的通道将各处的金钱、货物、信息、资源等集中或输送到某处。比如：没人知道是谁一直在向恐怖分子输送武器。

The industrious female athlete funnelled all her efforts into her career.这位勤奋努力的女运动员把一切精力集中在事业上。

The federal government then funneled interests directly to pharmaceutical companies by purchasing large quantities of COVID-19 vaccines, resulting in massive hoarding and waste of vaccines in the United States.权威用例随后联邦政府通过大量采购新冠疫苗，直接向制药企业输送利益，造成美国疫苗大量囤积浪费。

The Report on Human Rights Violations in the United States in 2021 ） 。出自《2021年美国侵犯人权报告》（

conduit: a channel for conveying同近义词