shunts

英[ʃʌnt] 美[ʃʌnt]
  • v.使(火车头等)转轨;转移(方向等)n.分流器;转轨
shunter shunted shunted shunting shunts
Noun:
  1. a passage by which a bodily fluid (especially blood) is diverted from one channel to another;

    "an arteriovenus shunt"

  2. a conductor having low resistance in parallel with another device to divert a fraction of the current

  3. implant consisting of a tube made of plastic or rubber; for draining fluids within the body

Verb:
  1. transfer to another track, of trains

  2. provide with or divert by means of an electrical shunt

    用作动词 (v.)
    1. Can we shunt the talks onto a new topic?
      我们谈话换个新话题好吧?
    2. She tried to shunt the blame onto Miss Williams.
      她试图把责任推至威廉姆斯小姐身上。
    用作名词 (n.)
    1. The range can be increased by use of a shunt.
      量程可以通过加上一个分流器来增大。
    2. The shunt many be contained within the meter housing or connected externally.
      这个分流器可以容置与仪表表壳中也可以外接。