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shunts

UK //ʃʌnts//US //ʃʌnts//

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。)

同义词:divert, redirect, reroute

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。)

同义词:bypass, conduit, detour

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。)