canalize
v.在...开运河(水道),改造或使似运河
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canalize为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
动词过去式:canalized 过去分词:canalized 现在分词:canalizing 第三人称单数:canalizes
canalize
/'knəlaɪz; `kænl,aɪz/
v [Tn]
1 make a canal through (an area) 开掘运河通过(一区域).
2 convert (a river) into a canal (by straightening it, building locks, etc) 将(河流)改造成运河(如改直河床, 修建闸门等).
3 direct (sth) to achieve a particular aim; channel 引导(某事物)以达到某目的
*canalize one's energies into voluntary work 把精力放到义务工作上.
canalize
v [T]
technical to make a river deeper or straighter, especially in order to prevent flooding
formal to direct people's energy or feelings towards one particular thing