shunt
柯林斯詞典
1. V-T If a person or thing is shunted somewhere, they are moved or sent there, usually because someone finds them inconvenient. (因嫌礙事) 把…移走或打發(fā)走[usu passive] [表不滿]
He has spent most of his life being shunted between his mother, father and various foster families. 他生命中大部分時間都在母親、父親和各個收養(yǎng)家庭之間被推來推去。
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shunt /??nt/ (shunting,shunted,shunts)
劍橋詞典
shunt verb (TRAINS)
[ 及物動詞:后面接賓語的動詞 ]to move a train or carriage onto a different track in or near a station using a special railway engine designed for this purpose
使(火車或車廂)轉(zhuǎn)軌
shunt verb (MOVE)
[ 及物動詞:后面接賓語的動詞 經(jīng)常 后面必須接副詞或介詞的動詞 ]to move someone or something from one place to another, usually because that person or thing is not wanted , and without considering any unpleasant effects
把…轉(zhuǎn)至,調(diào)往(另一地方)
I spent most of my childhood being shunted (about) between my parents who had divorced when I was five. 我5歲時父母離異,童年的大部分時間都輾轉(zhuǎn)在離婚的父母之間。
He shunts his kids off to a camp every summer . 他每年夏天都送孩子們?nèi)⒓酉牧顮I。
Viewers are sick of their favourite sitcoms being shunted to later times to make way for live sports coverage . 因現(xiàn)場直播體育比賽而把深受觀眾喜歡的情景喜劇往后推遲,許多人對此表示不滿。 返回 shunt