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shunt

释义

shunt

noun countable

UK /ʃʌnt/

Word Forms

singular	shunt
plural	shunts

1
medicala small tube placed in your body to carry blood or fluid from one place to another
Synonyms and related words
Medical equipment
catheter
defibrillator
drain
2
a situation in which several cars crash into each other in a line
Synonyms and related words
Vehicle accidents and breakdowns
accident
aquaplane
bang up

shunt

noun countable

US /ʃʌnt/

Word Forms

singular	shunt
plural	shunts

1
medicala small tube placed in your body to carry blood or fluid from one place to another
Synonyms and related words
Medical equipment
balloon
catheter
defibrillator
2
a situation in which several cars crash into each other in a line
Synonyms and related words
Vehicle accidents and breakdowns
accident
aquaplane
bang up

shunt

verb transitive

UK /ʃʌnt/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	shunt
he/she/it	shunts
present participle	shunting
past tense	shunted
past participle	shunted

1
to move someone or something to a different place or position, especially to avoid dealing with them
We can’t just shunt patients off to other hospitals.
The children are constantly shunted around to various relatives.
Synonyms and related words
General words meaning to move something
budge
propel
guide
1. 1a
  to cause something to move along a path that is different from the one it normally uses
  shunt something onto something:
  Traffic will be shunted onto other roads.
  Synonyms and related words
  General words meaning to move something
  budge
  propel
  guide
2. 1b
  to move a train to a different track
  Synonyms and related words
  Rail passengers and rail travel
  class
  coach
  first class
2
shunt aside/to the side
to neglect something or someone; make it so that something or someone is not needed
Older journalists have been shunted aside in favor of lower-paid reporters who use Twitter well, but lack foundations in history and investigation.
Submitted by:
Ruslan from Belarus on 24/11/2017
Open Dictionary - November2017

shunt

verb transitive

US /ʃʌnt/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	shunt
he/she/it	shunts
present participle	shunting
past tense	shunted
past participle	shunted

1
to move someone or something to a different place or position, especially to avoid dealing with them
We can’t just shunt patients off to other hospitals.
The children are constantly shunted around to various relatives.
Synonyms and related words
General words meaning to move something
propel
guide
transfer
1. 1a
  to cause something to move along a path that is different from the one it normally uses
  shunt something onto something:
  Traffic will be shunted onto other roads.
  Synonyms and related words
  General words meaning to move something
  propel
  guide
  transfer
2. 1b
  to move a train to a different track
  Synonyms and related words
  Rail passengers and rail travel
  class
  coach
  first class
2
shunt aside/to the side
to neglect something or someone; make it so that something or someone is not needed
Older journalists have been shunted aside in favor of lower-paid reporters who use Twitter well, but lack foundations in history and investigation.
Submitted by:
Ruslan from Belarus on 24/11/2017
Open Dictionary - November2017

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