shunted

英 [ˈʃʌntɪd]

美 [ˈʃʌntɪd]

v.  使(火车或火车车厢)转轨; 调往，转至(次要的地方)
shunt的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• VERB (通常因为不方便而)将…转移至别处，将…调往别处
  If a person or thingis shuntedsomewhere, they are moved or sent there, usually because someone finds them inconvenient.
  1. He has spent most of his life being shunted between his mother, father and various foster families...
     他一生中的大部分时间都在他母亲、父亲及各种各样的寄养家庭之间辗转度过。
  2. Independent thinkers are shunted into minor jobs or refused promotion.
     见解独到的人士要么被调往次要的岗位，要么就不被提升。
• VERB 使(火车车皮或车厢)转轨
  When railway enginesshuntwagons or carriages, they push or pull them from one railway line to another.
  1. The GM diesel engine shunted the coaches to Platform 4.
     通用柴油动力火车头将车厢转轨到了 4 号月台。

双语例句

• She's been shunted off to an office in the annexe.
  她已调到附属建的办事处去了。
• He shunted the conversation ( on) to more interesting subjects.
  他把谈话转到更有趣的话题上。
• Visitor-buyers are rarely shunted to courtesy interviews.
  来访的买方极少有被搁置到礼节性的会谈。
• He even noted that the Japanese prime minister was shunted to the edge of a group photo, the diplomatic equivalent of banishment to Siberia.
  他甚至指出，在合影时，日本首相被挤到了最边上，这在外交上相当于被流放到了西伯利亚。
• The GM diesel engine shunted the coaches to Platform 4.
  通用柴油动力火车头将车厢转轨到了4号月台。
• Break [ make] contact The circuit-breaker capacitors are shunted to the break of AC breaker to equalize while closing ( or breaking) a circuit.
  断路器电容器可并联于工频交流断路器的断口上，使各断口间的电压在开断时达到均匀。
• The train was shunted to a branch line.
  列车被转入支轨。
• A factory where heavy plant is being shunted about.
  重型机器正被闲置在一边的工厂。
• She was expecting to be promoted but ended up being shunted aside to make way for a younger person.
  她等着被提升，最后却被搁置一边以便给年轻人让路。
• I don't know about you, but I'm much more concerned about the teenagers who watch television when the little tykes have been shunted off to bed.
  我不了解你，但是，我非常关心十几岁的年轻人；当那些小淘气们被弄去睡觉后，他们还在看电视。