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Shunted Shunt Verb Railway 英[ʃʌnt 美[ʃʌnt V.使转轨;使分流;转向一边;避开;N.转轨;分流器 通常因为不方便而)将…转移至别处,将…调往别处

单词 shunt
音标
英[ʃʌnt] 美[ʃʌnt]
解释
v.使转轨;使分流;转向一边;避开;n.转轨;分流器;
例句

VERB
(通常因为不方便而)将…转移至别处,将…调往别处
If a person or thing is shunted somewhere, they are moved or sent there, usually because someone finds them inconvenient.
例:He has spent most of his life being shunted between his mother, father and various foster families...他一生中的大部分时间都在他母亲、父亲及各种各样的寄养家庭之间辗转度过。
例:Independent thinkers are shunted into minor jobs or refused promotion.见解独到的人士要么被调往次要的岗位,要么就不被提升。

VERB
使(火车车皮或车厢)转轨
When railway engines shunt wagons or carriages, they push or pull them from one railway line to another.
例:The GM diesel engine shunted the coaches to Platform 4.通用柴油动力火车头将车厢转轨到了 4 号月台。
变形
third:shunts~done:shunted~ing:shunting~past:shunted~

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