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shunt
v
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(a) [Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p]
move (a railway locomotive, wagons, etc) from one track to another 使(火车头、 货车等)转轨、 调轨
shunting a train into a siding 把火车开到岔轨上.
(b) [I, Ipr, Ip]
(of a train) be shunted (指火车)转轨, 调轨.
2 (fig infml 比喻, 口)
(a) [Tn.pr, Tn.p]
move sb/sth to a different (often less important) place 将(某人[某事物])转至另一(常指次要)地方
She´s been shunted off to an office in the annexe. 她已调到附属建筑的办事处去了.
The luggage was shunted slowly into the lift. 已把行李慢慢移进电梯里.
(b) [Tn.pr] change the direction or course of (sth); divert 改变(某事物)的方向或路线; 转移
shunt the conversation towards more pleasant topics 转换话题谈些愉快的事.
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