query | If you c______ your energies or emotions into something, you concentrate on or do that one thing, rather than a range of things.If you channel your energies or emotions into something, you concentrate on or do that one thing, rather than a range of things. Stephen is channelling his energies into a novel called Blue. |
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word | channel |
full-definition | noun A channel is a television station . ...the only serious current affairs programme on either channel. ...the proliferating number of television channels in America. ...the presenter of Channel 4 News. A channel is a band of radio waves on which radio messages can be sent and received. If you do something through a particular channel, or particular channels, that is the system or organization that you use to achieve your aims or to communicate. The government will surely use the diplomatic channels available. The Americans recognise that the U.N. can be the channel for greater diplomatic activity. Keeping channels of communication open was crucial. A channel is a passage along which water flows. Keep the drainage channel clear. A channel is a route used by boats . The Channel or the English Channel is the narrow area of water between England and France. verb If you channel money or resources into something, you arrange for them to be used for that thing, rather than for a wider range of things. ...a nonprofit foundation through which to channel funds to alleviate poverty. Revenues from 'green taxes' could then be channelled back into energy efficiency. If you channel your energies or emotions into something, you concentrate on or do that one thing, rather than a range of things. Stephen is channelling his energies into a novel called Blue. |
inflections | channelschannellingchannelled |
cefr-level | B1 |
Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:b1
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