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shunting

UK //ˈʃʌntɪŋ//US //ˈʃʌntɪŋ//

词源

源自中古英语'shunen'(避开),可能受古诺尔斯语'skunda'(推动)影响,最早用于描述铁路操作(19世纪中期),医学用法出现于20世纪。

noun

❶ 指铁路调车作业,即机车将车厢移动到不同轨道或编组站的操作过程。

“The shunting of goods wagons took most of the morning.”

(货车车厢的调车作业占用了大半个上午。)

“Shunting operations are usually carried out by small locomotives.”

(调车作业通常由小型机车完成。)

❶ 在医学中指血液分流,通过人工方式改变血液流动路径的治疗手段。

“The surgeon performed a shunting procedure to relieve the pressure.”

(外科医生实施了分流手术以减轻压力。)

“Portosystemic shunting is used to treat certain liver conditions.”

(门体分流术用于治疗某些肝脏疾病。)

同义词:switching, diverting, rerouting

verb

❶ 指将火车车厢移动到不同轨道的行为,或比喻将事物转移到其他地方。

“The engine was shunting the carriages into the siding.”

(机车正在将车厢推入侧线轨道。)

“They spent the afternoon shunting freight cars.”

(他们整个下午都在调运货车车厢。)

同义词:diverting, redirecting, transferring

常见短语

shunting yard — 铁路调车场,专门用于列车编组和车厢调动的场地。

“The new shunting yard can handle up to 500 wagons daily.”

(新建的调车场每天可处理多达500节车厢。)

shunt surgery — 分流手术,通过建立旁路通道治疗血管或体液循环问题的医疗手段。

“The baby underwent shunt surgery to treat hydrocephalus.”

(这个婴儿接受了治疗脑积水的分流手术。)