canalize

US ['kænəlaɪz]
UK 
  • v.变直;把(河流)改建成运河;把(情绪、行为等)引向某一渠道
  • Web诱逼;开运河;开掘运河,改建运河
Past Participle:canalized  Present Participle:canalizing  Simple Present:canalizes  
canalize
v.
1.
~ sth
把(河道)加宽,加深,变直;把(河流)改建成运河to make a river wider, deeper or straighter; to make a river into a canal
2.
~ sth
把(情绪、行为等)引向某一渠道to control an emotion, activity, etc. so that it is aimed at a particular purpose

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