chan‧nel 1 S3 W2 AC / tʃænl / 名词 [可数名词]

1 television a television station and all the programmes that it broadcasts :

the news on Channel 4

The kids are watching cartoons on the Disney Channel.

What channel is ‘ER’ on?

He changed channels to watch the basketball game.

2 for getting information/goods etc a system or method that you use to send or obtain information, goods, permission etc :

The U.S. is working through diplomatic channels to find a solution.

The new software will be sold through existing distribution channels .

channel of

It is important that we open channels of communication with the police.

3 sea/river

a) an area of water that connects two larger areas of water :

St George’s Channel

b) the Channel British English the area of water between France and England 同义词 the English Channel

c) the deepest part of a river, harbour , or sea, especially where it is deep enough to allow ships to sail in

4 water a passage that water or other liquids flow along :

an irrigation channel

5 radio a particular range of sound wave s which can be used to send and receive radio messages

6 in a surface a long deep line cut into a surface or a long deep space between two edges 同义词 groove :

The sliding doors fit into these plastic channels.

7 way to express yourself a way of expressing your thoughts, feelings, or physical energy 同义词 vehicle

channel for

Art provides a channel for the children’s creativity.

COLLOCATIONS

types of channel

a television channel NTV is Russia’s leading television channel.

a news/movie/sports etc channel What’s on the movie channel tonight?

a satellite channel (= using signals sent from a machine in space ) CNN and other satellite channels

a cable channel (= using signals sent through a wire ) ABC an 名词 ced its plans for a new cable channel.

a terrestrial channel (= not using satellite ) Channel 5 is the newest terrestrial channel in the UK.

a digital channel (= using electronic signals sent out in the form of numbers ) You can’t record one digital channel while watching another.

a commercial channel (= paid for by people advertising on it ) On commercial channels they have advertisement breaks.

动词

change channels Use the remote control to change channels.

switch channels He kept switching channels.

launch a channel (= start a channel broadcasting on TV ) In 1994, SKY launched two new channels.

watch a channel The kids are always watching the cartoon channel.

a channel broadcasts something All the channels are broadcasting the match live.

channel-hop (= keep changing from one channel to another ) I usually start channel-hopping when the adverts are on.