channelise

Thân thiện

The engineers channelise the river to prevent flooding.

Definition

1. Verb (transitive):
   • To cause to form a channel: To create or direct a watercourse or pathway.
   • To send from one person or place to another; to transmit: To direct something along a specific route or to a specific recipient.
   • To make a channel for; to provide with a channel: To construct a conduit or passageway for something.
   • To direct the course; to determine the direction of travelling: To guide or steer something along a particular path.

Usage Examples

• Verb:
  • The engineers plan to channelise the river to prevent flooding. (They will create a defined course for the river.)
  • We need to channelise these funds directly to the disaster relief effort. (We need to transmit these funds specifically to that effort.)
  • The government aims to channelise the country's resources into renewable energy. (It aims to direct the resources toward that specific area.)
  • The air traffic controller had to channelise the planes to different runways. (The controller had to direct the planes' courses.)

Advanced Usage

• "to channelise one's efforts/energies": to focus one's efforts or energies in a specific, productive direction.
  • You will achieve more if you channelise your creativity into a single project. (You will achieve more by focusing your creativity.)

Variants and Related Words

• Channel (verb): The more common form meaning to direct along a particular course. is a variant spelling, primarily British English.
• Channelization (noun): The act or process of channelising.
  • The channelization of the stream altered the local ecosystem.
• Channelize (verb): An alternative spelling, more common in American English.

Synonyms

• Direct: To aim or guide in a particular direction.
• Convey: To transport or carry, often along a specific path.
• Funnel: To direct something through a narrow space or toward a specific point.
• Steer: To guide the course of movement.

Related Phrasal Verbs

(Note: 'Channelise' itself is not typically used in phrasal verb constructions. The related verb 'channel' is used instead.) - Channel into: To direct something (effort, money, emotion) into a particular activity or area. - She learned to channel her anger into her artwork. (She learned to direct her anger into her artwork.)

Related Idioms

(Note: There are no common idioms using 'channelise'. The concept is expressed with 'channel'.) - Channel one's inner [someone]: To try to behave or think like a particular person, often one known for a specific quality. - Before the speech, he tried to channel his inner statesman. (He tried to direct his thoughts/behavior to be like a statesman.)

Học thuật

Verb

1. cause to form a channel
   • channelize a stream
2. send from one person or place to another
   • transmit a message
3. make a channel for; provide with a channel
   • channelize the country for better transportation
4. direct the course; determine the direction of travelling

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• channelize
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• transport
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