n.[C]

1. 水道，航道
   The channel is marked by buoys.

   航道由浮標標示。

2. 海峽
   The English Channel separates France from England.

   英吉利海峽將法國與英國分開。

3. 溝渠；河床
4. 途徑；管道；手段[P1]
   You should go through the official channels if you want the government to help.

   你應該透過正式管道來爭取政府的幫助。

5. 方向；路線；領域
6. 頻道，波段
   There are at present three television channels.

   目前有三個電視頻道。

7. 電路；通訊管道

vt.

1. 在……開水道；在……開溝（或槽）
2. 輸送，傳送
   She channeled information to me.

   她給我傳遞了消息。

3. 將……導向[O]
   The engineers channeled the water off without difficulty.

   工程師們毫不費力地就把水疏導走了。

vi.

1. 在某條路線上前進

n.

1. a length of water wider than a strait, joining two larger areas of water, especially two seas.
   ▸ (the Channel) the English Channel.
   ▸a navigable passage in a stretch of water otherwise unsafe for vessels.
2. a band of frequencies used in radio and television transmission, especially as used by a particular station.
3. a medium for communication or the passage of information.
4. an electric circuit which acts as a path for a signal.
5. Biology  a tubular passage or duct for liquid.

v.

1. direct towards a particular end.
   ▸cause to pass along or through a specified route or medium:

   many countries channel their aid through charities.
2. [usu. as adj. channelled] form channels or grooves in.
3. (in spiritualism) serve as a medium for (a spirit).
   ▸emulate or seem to be inspired by:

   Meg Ryan plays Avery as if she's channelling Nicole Kidman.

[名]

1. ①波段（通信電路中的特定頻率範圍）。
2. ②通道；途徑。
   다양한 채널을 통하여 접촉하다.

   通過多種途徑接觸。