单词 | shunt |
释义 | shunt v. & n. --v   1. intr. & tr. diverge or cause (a train) to be diverted esp. on to a siding.   2. tr. Electr. provide (a current) with a shunt.   3. tr. a postpone or evade. b divert (a decision etc.) on to another person etc. --n   1. the act or an instance of shunting on to a siding.   2. Electr. a conductor joining two points of a circuit, through which more or less of a current may be diverted.   3. Surgery an alternative path for the circulation of the blood.   4. sl. a motor accident, esp. a collision of vehicles travelling one close behind another. Derivatives shunter n. Etymology: ME, perh. f. SHUN |
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