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chan·nel¹ /ˈtʃænəl/ n. | vt. | vi. | a. | phr.
I n.
1. 海峡；水道，航道
the English Channel 英吉利海峡
a channel for traffic between the Pacific and Indian Oceans 沟通太平洋和印度洋航运交通的水道
The channel is marked by buoys. 航道是用浮标作标志的。
Ships must follow the channel into the port. 船舶必须沿着航道进港。
2. 河床，河槽
Rivers cut their own channels to the sea. 江河能自然冲出多条通海的河槽。
3. 沟渠，沟槽；(液体流过的)管道
a channel in the street to help rainwater flow away 便于雨水流掉的街沟
the poison channel in a snake's fangs 蛇牙中的毒液管道
4. (石头或柱子中的)凹槽；【机】槽铁，凹形铁
5. 途径；门径
through diplomatic (legal) channels 通过外交(法律)途径
It takes a week for a memo to reach the boss by the normal channels. 把签呈送到上司那儿用正常途径要花一星期。
the channels of communication between teachers and children's parents 教师和学生家长之间沟通的渠道
He considers the Senate a channel to the White House. 他把参议院看作是通向白宫的门径。
6. [常作channels] 官方渠道，正式程序；系统
The commercial attaché wrote a couple of reports and put them through channels. 商务专员写了两三份报告，通过官方渠道上报。
The officer hadn't gone through established military channels about his accepting private invitations. 这位军官接受私人邀请，事先未通过军方规定程序办理请示手续。
the Navy's code channels 海军的代号(或密码)系统
7. 传递信息的人
The president's military aide was a channel for campaign contributions. 总统的陆军助理为竞选筹款沟通信息。
8. 方向；路线；方面，领域
new channels of exploration 新的探索方向
channels of trade 贸易路线
Conversation drifted into other channels. 谈话转移到别的方面去了。
9. 【电子】【电信】【电】频道，信道，波道；电路，通路；(电缆的)管道
What channel did you watch on television last night? 昨天晚上你收看的是哪个电视频道?
a commercial on channel 8 8频道的一档广告节目
A stereo set has two channels. 立体声收音机有两个信道。
10. 【计】通道
II (-nel(l)ed;-nel·(l)ing)
❶ vt.
1. 在…上挖沟，在…上开筑水道；开辟(道路)
channel a street 在一条街上筑沟(排水)
The river has channel(l)ed its way through the soft rock. 这条河流已在质地疏松的岩石上冲成一条水道。
2. 在…上开槽
channel a chair leg 在椅子脚上做凹形线条
3. (通过某种渠道)输送，传送
He channel(l)ed the information to us. 他给我们传递了信息。
More funds will be channel(l)ed into research to find cleaner ways to burn coal. 为了找到较少污染的燃煤方法，将调拨更多资金用到科研上去。
4. 使经过某种路线行动；引导；集中，贯注
They fitted a shield over the stove so that it channel(l)ed the heat sideways. 他们在炉子上装了个档罩，使热气向一边散布。
channel water to arid land by building irrigation canals and dams 通过开渠、筑坝引水灌溉旱地
channel one's energy into technical innovation 把精力贯注在技术革新上
❷ vi.
1. 在某种路线上移动
The dive bombers channel(l)ed off in a thousand directions. 那些俯冲轰炸机向四面八方飞开去了。
2. 做(或形)成凹槽
III a.
凹形的
[<OFr chanel < L canālis pipe, groove, conduit; 见 CANAL] phr. change the channel 〈美俚〉转移话题 (此语流行于青少年中，原指换收电视频道) |