LEARNit Dictionary
shunt
verb
/ʃʌnt/
UK
/ʃʌnt/
US
1
to move a train or a coach of a train from one track to another
جابجا کردن, تغییر خط, خط عوض کردن
2
to move somebody/something to a different place, especially a less important one
انتقال دادن, جابجا کردن, منتقل کردن, جابجاکردن, تغییر مکان دادن, به مکان پایینتری فرستادن, تغییر دادن محل
John was shunted sideways to a job in sales.
noun
/ʃʌnt/
UK
/ʃʌnt/
US
1
a road accident in which one vehicle crashes into the back of another
تصادف از پشت, برخورد از عقب, ضربه از پشت, اصابت از پشت
2
a small tube put in your body in a medical operation to allow the blood or other fluid to flow from one place to another
شنت, لوله شنت
If the artery is too narrow, a small 4mm shunt is inserted to widen it.