/ʃʌnt; ʃʌnt/
v
1 (a) [Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p] move (a railway locomotive, wagons, etc) from one track to another 使（火车头、货车等）转轨、调轨
*shunting a train into a siding 把火车开到岔轨上.
(b) [I, Ipr, Ip] (of a train) be shunted （指火车）转轨, 调轨.
2 (fig infml 比喻, 口)
(a) [Tn.pr, Tn.p] move sb/sth to a different (often less important) place 将（某人[某事物]）转至另一（常指次要）地方
*She's been shunted off to an office in the annexe. 她已调到附属建筑的办事处去了.
* The luggage was shunted slowly into the lift. 已把行李慢慢移进电梯里.
(b) [Tn.pr] change the direction or course of (sth); divert 改变（某事物）的方向或路线; 转移
*shunt the conversation towards more pleasant topics 转换话题谈些愉快的事.