channel/'tʃænəl/

n.

➊ a television or radio station

➋ a passage for water or other liquids to flow along

n. [C]

➊ （电视或收音机的）频道；（电视）台：change channels 换台

◇a movie/sports channel 电影/体育频道

◇the news on Channel 1 一台的新闻

➋ 水渠；水道：an irrigation channel 灌溉渠

◇The boats all have to pass through this narrow channel. 所有的船都得通过这狭窄的水道。

◇the (English) Channel 英吉利海峡

构词源自canal

音组-el/-əl/

cancel; channel; model; novel; quarrel; travel

巧记 海峡、海湾名要用the。如the Gulf of Mexico 墨西哥湾。