channel
n
1 [C]
(a) sunken bed of a river, stream or canal 河床.
(b) passage along which a liquid may flow (液體的)通道.
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?quot;甌昝?
3
(a) [C] stretch of water joining two seas 海峽.
(b) the Channel [sing]
= the English Channel (English)
[attrib 作定語]
The Channel crossing was very calm. 這次橫渡英吉利海峽風(fēng)平浪靜.
4 [C] (fig 比喻) any way by which news, information, etc may travel (新聞、 信息等傳遞的)途徑, 線路
Your complaint must be made through the proper channels. 你的意見必須通過正當(dāng)途徑投訴.
He has secret channels of information. 他有秘密的消息來源.
5 [C]
(a) band of frequencies (frequency 2) used for broadcasting a particular set of radio or television programmes 頻道.
(b) particular television station 某電視臺(tái)
What's your favourite channel? 你喜歡哪個(gè)電視臺(tái)? channel, v (-ll-; US also -l-)
1 [Tn] form a channel or channels in (sth) 在(某物)上形成槽或溝
Deep grooves channelled the soft rock. 在軟巖石上形成許多深槽.
2 [Tn, Tn.pr]
carry (sth) in a channel; direct 經(jīng)水道運(yùn)送(某物); 引導(dǎo)
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. 我們必須把一切精力都用到新的計(jì)劃上.