channel
- IPA[ˈtʃanl]
英式
- a length of water wider than a strait, joining two larger areas of water, especially two seas.；the English Channel
- direct towards a particular end or object；cause to pass along or through a specified route or medium
verb: channel, 3rd person present: channels, gerund or present participle: channelling, past tense: channelled, past participle: channelled
noun: channel, plural noun: channels
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. a length of water wider than a strait, joining two larger areas of water, especially two seas. 同義詞
- ▪ the English Channel the movement has spread across the Channel
- ▪ a navigable passage in a stretch of water otherwise unsafe for vessels buoys marked the safe limits of the channel 同義詞
- ▪ a hollow bed for a natural or artificial waterway the river is confined in a narrow channel 同義詞
- 2. a band of frequencies used in radio and television transmission, especially as used by a particular station.
- ▪ a service or station using a channel of frequencies a new television channel
- 3. a method or system for communication or distribution they didn't apply through the proper channels some companies have a variety of sales channels 同義詞
- 4. an electric circuit which acts as a path for a signal an audio channel
- ▪ the semiconductor region in a field-effect transistor that forms the main current path between the source and the drain.
- 5. a tubular passage or duct for liquid fish eggs have a small channel called the micropyle
- 6. a groove or furrow a solid block of metal that is machined to create channels into which screw-in cartridge valves can be installed
動詞
- 1. direct towards a particular end or object the council is to channel public funds into training schemes 同義詞
- ▪ cause to pass along or through a specified route or medium many countries channel their aid through charities 同義詞
- 2. (of a person) serve as a medium for (a spirit) she was channelling the spirit of Billie Holiday
- ▪ emulate or seem to be inspired by Meg Ryan plays Avery as if she's channelling Nicole Kidman
