| [/ˈtʃænl; ˋtʃænl/] n 用法:
1 [C] (a) sunken bed of a river, stream or canal 河床.
(b) passage along which a liquid may flow （液体的）通道. 用法:
2 [C] navigable part of a stretch of water, deeper than the parts on either side of it 航道:
The channel is marked by buoys. 航道有浮标标明. 用法:
3 (a) [C] stretch of water joining two seas 海峡.
(b) the Channel [sing] = the English Channel (English):
[attrib 作定语] The Channel crossing was very calm. 这次横渡英吉利海峡风平浪静. 用法:
4 [C] (fig 比喻) any way by which news, information, etc may travel （新闻、 信息等传递的）途径, 线路:
Your complaint must be made through the proper channels. 你的意见必须通过正当途径投诉. *
He has secret channels of information. 他有秘密的消息来源. 用法:
5 [C] (a) band of frequencies (frequency 2) used for broadcasting a particular set of radio or television programmes 频道.
(b) particular television station 某电视台:
What's your favourite channel? 你喜欢哪个电视台? channel 2
v (-ll-; US also -l-) 用法:
1 [Tn] form a channel or channels in (sth) 在（某物）上形成槽或沟:
Deep grooves channelled the soft rock. 在软岩石上形成许多深槽. 用法:
2 [Tn, Tn.pr] carry (sth) in a channel; direct 经水道运送（某物）; 引导:
Water is channelled through a series of irrigation canals. 把水引入一系列灌溉渠中. *
(fig 比喻) We must channel all our energies into the new scheme. 我们必须把一切精力都用到新的计划上. |