Word · Frequency #14287
shunt
分流管；旁路
a passage or tube used to divert a bodily fluid, especially blood, from one channel to another
医学术语，指将体液（尤指血液）引流的通道或植入管。
- 1.
An act of moving (suddenly), as due to a push or shove.
(因推或挤而)突然移动的动作。
- 2.
A connection used as an alternative path between parts of an electrical circuit.
用作电路各部分之间替代路径的连接。
- 3.
The shifting of the studs on a projectile from the deep to the shallow sides of the grooves in its discharge from a shunt gun.
弹丸从分路炮发射时,其销钉从沟槽深侧移到浅侧的过程。
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An abnormal passage between body channels.
身体通道之间的异常通道。
- 5.
A passage between body channels constructed surgically as a bypass; a tube inserted into the body to create such a passage.
通过外科手术构建的旁路通道；插入体内以形成这种通道的管子。
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A switch on a railway used to move a train from one track to another.
铁路上用于将列车从一条轨道移到另一条轨道的道岔。
分流器；分流电阻；(因推或挤而)突然移动的动作。；用作电路各部分之间替代路径的连接。；弹丸从分路炮发射时,其销钉从沟槽深侧移到浅侧的过程。；身体通道之间的异常通道。
In use
The director shunts every difficult question to her deputy.
The old files were shunted into the basement to make room for the new servers.
They are shunting the extra work onto the new intern this week.
shunt sth onto sb
及物动词用法：把（责任、问题等）转嫁给某人。
He tried to shunt the blame onto his teammates.
他试图把责任推给队友。
shunt sth aside
及物动词短语：将某事物搁置或回避不予处理。
The manager shunted the question aside.
经理把这个问题搁置一旁。
shunt into sth
不及物动词用法：指列车转轨或转向旁轨。
Connections
Collocations
- brain shunt
- 脑分流管
- The surgeon inserted a brain shunt to drain excess fluid.外科医生植入脑分流管以引流多余的液体。
- current shunt
- 电流分流器
- The multimeter uses a current shunt to extend its range.万用表使用电流分流器来扩展量程。
- shunt blood
- 使血液改道
- The operation shunts blood away from the damaged area.手术使血液绕开受损区域。
- shunt a train
- 使列车转轨
- The locomotive shunted the freight train into a siding.机车将货运列车转轨至侧线。
- shunt aside
- 把…搁置一旁
- The proposal was shunted aside by the committee.该提案被委员会搁置一旁。
Synonyms
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆联想：shunt 读来像“闪特”，列车在岔道一闪，就转入另一条轨或支路——即“分流、转轨”。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：医学：分流管/分流术、电子工程：分流电阻/分流器、铁路交通：调车转轨、日常口语：转移人或话题 该词在医学和电子工程中多作名词，指‘分流管’或‘分流器’，语域较正式；在日常口语中作动词，表示‘转移、调车、回避’，语气可较随意。使用时通常根据搭配领域判断，日常动词用法比较口语化。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with “shunt” /ʃʌnt/: each ends with the same stressed sound /-ʌnt/. Beware of lookalikes that sound different: “aunt” is usually /ɑːnt/ or /ænt/, “count” /kaʊnt/, and “haunt” /hɔːnt/ do not rhyme with these words.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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