shunts

英 [ʃʌnts]

美 [ʃʌnts]

v. 使(火车或火车车厢)转轨; 调往，转至(次要的地方)
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柯林斯词典

VERB (通常因为不方便而)将…转移至别处，将…调往别处
If a person or thingis shuntedsomewhere, they are moved or sent there, usually because someone finds them inconvenient.
1. He has spent most of his life being shunted between his mother, father and various foster families...
  他一生中的大部分时间都在他母亲、父亲及各种各样的寄养家庭之间辗转度过。
2. Independent thinkers are shunted into minor jobs or refused promotion.
  见解独到的人士要么被调往次要的岗位，要么就不被提升。
VERB 使(火车车皮或车厢)转轨
When railway enginesshuntwagons or carriages, they push or pull them from one railway line to another.
1. The GM diesel engine shunted the coaches to Platform 4.
  通用柴油动力火车头将车厢转轨到了 4 号月台。