
shunts
词源
源自中古英语 'shunten',意为'迅速移动',可能源自日耳曼语系,与德语 'schünden'(急转)有关。
verb
❶ 将某物或某人转移到另一处,通常是为了避开障碍或改变方向。常用于描述交通、电流或液体的改道。
“The train was shunted onto a side track to let the express pass.”
(火车被转移到侧轨上,以便让快车通过。)
“Blood is shunted away from the skin during cold weather.”
(在寒冷天气里,血液会从皮肤转移走。)
❶ 在医学上,指通过手术建立旁路,使体液(如血液或脑脊液)绕过阻塞部位流动。
“The surgeon shunted cerebrospinal fluid to relieve pressure.”
(外科医生分流脑脊液以减轻压力。)
“A tube was inserted to shunt blood between the arteries.”
(植入了一根管子来在动脉之间分流血液。)
noun
❶ 用于转移或分流的人造通道或装置,如铁路调车轨道、电子分流器或医疗导管。
“The railway shunt allowed trains to switch tracks.”
(铁路调车轨道让火车可以切换轨道。)
“An electrical shunt measures current in the circuit.”
(电子分流器用于测量电路中的电流。)
常见短语
shunt aside — 将某人或某事推到一边,通常表示忽视或不重视。
“She felt her ideas were constantly being shunted aside in meetings.”
(她感觉自己的观点在会议上总是被忽视。)