| 单词 | channel |
| 释义 | channel 1. n. & v. --n 1. a a length of water wider than a strait, joining two larger areas, esp. seas. b (the Channel) the English Channel between Britain and France. 2. a medium of communication; an agency for conveying information (through the usual channels). 3. Broadcasting a a band of frequencies used in radio and television transmission, esp. as used by a particular station. b a service or station using this. 4. the course in which anything moves; a direction. 5. a a natural or artificial hollow bed of water. b the navigable part of a waterway. 6. a tubular passage for liquid. 7. Electronics a lengthwise strip on recording tape etc. 8. a groove or a flute, esp. in a column. --vtr. (channelled, channelling; US channeled, channeling) 1. guide, direct (channelled them through customs). 2. form channels in; groove. Etymology: ME f. OF chanel f. L canalis CANAL 2. n. Naut. any of the broad thick planks projecting horizontally from a ship's side abreast of the masts, used to widen the basis for the shrouds. Etymology: for chain-wale: cf. gunnel for gunwale |
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