04.08【每日一词】influx

influx n.

释义：the arrival of large numbers of people or large amounts of money, goods etc, especially suddenly

“influx”是可数名词，意思是“大量涌入”。它后面接的对象比较有限，一般是人、资金、商品等。这个词的特点是它的表达准确，可以突出大量和集中。

虽然 influx 本身就有“大量涌入”的意思，不过也常和形容量级的形容词搭配使用，比如 great/massive/huge。

例① 欧洲国家最近几年都在头疼怎样应对大量涌入的中东难民，我们就可以说：

European countries have been troubled in recent years as to how to handle a great influx of refugees from the Middle East.

例② 现在印度互联网市场发展迅猛，很多中国投资人开始投资印度，因此印度有大量资本涌入。

India is welcoming a huge influx of venture capital from China.

例③ 如果哪天朝鲜对外开放了，肯定会一下子涌入很多商品、技术和资本。

When North Korea opens up to the outside world one day, there will be an influx of goods, technology, and capital.

例④ 最近《经济学人》一篇关于澳洲政治和移民的文章中就出现了 influx：

Days before the vote, a video surfaced in which Michael Daley, the local Labor leader, complained about an influx of PhD-wielding Asians.

另一篇《经济学人》文章中写道，丹麦先于美国在边境修建了一道围栏，里面就用到了 an influx of immigrants：

At the behest of the Danish government, a five-foot steel fence is being built along the 70 km (40-mile) border to prevent an influx of immigrants from the rest of Europe.

翻译：每年暑假都会有全国各地的游客涌入北京。

Every summer holiday, Beijing will face a huge influx of tourists from across the country.

参考翻译：Every summer Beijing sees a massive influx of tourists from around the country.）