| 釋義 |
shunt /Ant; jAnt/ vt, vi 1 [VP6A, 15B] send (railway wagons, coaches, etc) from one track to another, esp to keep a track clear for important traffic: 使(鐵路之貨車，客車等)調(diào)到另一軌道上以讓更重要車輛通過; 使轉(zhuǎn)軌： ~ a train on to a siding. 將一列火車調(diào)至旁軌。 2 [VP2A] (of a train) be ~ed to a siding. (M 火車)被轉(zhuǎn)至旁軌。 3 [VP6A, 15A] (fig, colloq) divert; postpone or evade discussion of (sth): (喻，俗)轉(zhuǎn)移; 拖延或回避討論(某事)： She ~ed the conversation on to less morbid topics. 她把話轉(zhuǎn)向比較不可怕的話題上。 4 [VP6A, 15A] (fig) lay aside (a project); leave (sb) unoccupied, or inactive. (喻)擱置(計劃); 使(某人)閑散或無事可做。 ~er n (esp) railway employee who ~s wagons, etc. (尤指)調(diào)動貨車等于旁軌之鐵路工人; 轉(zhuǎn)轍手。 |