channel

channel
noun

a length of water wider than a strait, joining two larger areas of water, especially two seas
海峡
■(the Channel)the English Channel
英吉利海峡
■a navigable passage in a stretch of water otherwise unsafe for vessels
航道
■a hollow bed for a natural or artificial waterway
河床，河槽
■(Biology)a tubular passage or duct for liquid
(生)输液道，输液管
■a narrow gap, passage, or groove
缺口；通道；凹槽
a channel opened up between two lines of cars.
两排小汽车间空出的通道。
■an electric circuit which acts as a path for a signal
信道
an audio channel.
音频信道。
■(Electronics)the semiconductor region in a field-effect transistor that forms the main current path between the source and the drain
(电子)沟道
a band of frequencies used in radio and television transmission, especially as used by a particular station
（电视）频道；（广播）波段
■a service or station using such a band
（特定频道）电视台；（特定波段）广播电台
a medium for communication or the passage of information
（交流）途径；（信息）通道
they didn't apply through the proper channels.
他们没有通过正常途径提出申请。

(channelled, channelling; 美 channeled, channeling)
[with obj.]

direct towards a particular end or object
导入；导向
the council is to channel public funds into training schemes.
市政会将把公共基金注入培训计划。
■cause to pass along or through a specified route or medium
输送；传送
many countries channel their aid through charities.
很多国家通过慈善团体输送援助。
■(of a person) serve as a medium for (a spirit)
（人）通灵
[usu. as adj. channelled]form channels or grooves
开辟水道；开槽
pottery with a distinctive channelled decoration.
刻有明显槽状花纹的陶器。

派生
channeller
noun
语源

Middle English: from Old French chanel, from Latin canalis 'pipe, groove, channel', from canna 'reed' (see cane). Compare with canal

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