| 单词 | channel |
| 释义 | channel channel1 —channeler; esp. Brit., channeller, n. /chan"l/, n. , v. , channeled, channeling or (esp. Brit.) channelled, channelling. n. 1. the bed of a stream, river, or other waterway. 2. Naut. a navigable route between two bodies of water. 3. the deeper part of a waterway. 4. a wide strait, as between a continent and an island. 5. a course into which something may be directed: He hoped to direct the conversation to a new channel. 6. a route through which anything passes or progresses: channels of trade. 7. channels, the specific, prescribed, or official course or means of communication: In an emergency he was able to reach the governor without going through channels. 8. a groove or furrow. 9. a means of access: He considers the Senate a channel to the White House. 10. Archit. a. a flute in a column, esp. one having no fillet between it and other flutes. b. any of the prominent vertical grooves in a triglyph. 11. (in jazz or popular music) a bridge. 12. a frequency band of sufficient width for one- or two-way communication from or to a transmitter used for television, radio, CB radio, telephone, or telegraph communication. 13. Computers. a path for the transfer of signals or data within a computer or between a computer and its peripheral equipment. 14. either of the two signals in stereophonic or any single signal in multichannel sound recording and reproduction. 15. Cell Biol. a transient opening made by a protein embedded in a cell membrane, permitting passage of specific ions or molecules into or out of the cell: calcium channel. 16. a tubular passage for liquids or fluids. 17. Building Trades. a. any structural member, as one of reinforced concrete, having the form of three sides of a rectangle. b. a number of such members: channel in 100-foot lengths. c. See channel iron. v.t. 18. to convey through or as through a channel: He channeled the information to us. 19. to direct toward or into some particular course: to channel one's interests. 20. to excavate as a channel. 21. to form a channel in; groove. v.i. 22. to become marked by a channel: Soft earth has a tendency to channel during a heavy rain. [1250-1300; ME chanel < OF < L canalis waterpipe; see CANAL] Syn. 8. trough, gash, cut. 18. route, direct, steer. channel2 /chan"l/, n. a horizontal timber or ledge built outboard from the side of a sailing vessel to spread shrouds and backstays outward. Also, chain wale, chain-wale. [1760-70; var. of CHAIN WALE] |
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