/ʃʌnt/ vt.1.(send)(尤指不想应付而)把…送走
He has spent most of his life being shunted between his mother and father.他大部分时间都在父母之间被推来推去。
2.(push)猛推;推搡
It hit the car broadside and shunted it sideways.它从侧面撞上去, 把车撞歪了。
3.(demote)使降级;使降职
Independent thinkers are shunted into minor jobs or refused promotion.有独立思考力的人要么下放到次要岗位, 要么得不到晋升。
4.【铁路】使转轨
5.【电子】使分流;为…配置分路
6.+ car使撞毁;使撞坏