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shunt

verb
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Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they shunt
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he / she / it shunts
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past simple shunted
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past participle shunted
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-ing form shunting
🔊/ˈʃʌntɪŋ/
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  1. shunt something to move a train or a coach of a train from one track to another使（火车或火车车厢）转轨Topics Transport by bus and trainc2
  2. shunt somebody/something + adv./prep. (usually disapproving) to move somebody/something to a different place, especially a less important one调往，转至（次要的地方）
    • John was shunted sideways to a job in sales.约翰被平级调动到销售部门的一个岗位上。🔊🔊
    3. Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘move suddenly aside’): perhaps from shun.

shunt

noun
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  1. (British English, informal) a road accident in which one vehicle crashes into the back of another车辆追尾事故Topics Transport by car or lorryc2
  2. (medical医学) a small tube put in your body in a medical operation to allow the blood or other fluid to flow from one place to another分流管
    • If the artery is too narrow, a small 4mm shunt is inserted to widen it.如果动脉太窄，则插入一个小的4mm分流器以使其变宽。
    3. Word OriginMiddle English (in the sense ‘move suddenly aside’): perhaps from shun.