Channel meaning in English
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Definition
(a distribution) channel: (a distribution) avenue, way; means, method
(a television) channel: (a television) station (for example, BBC, CNN)
to channel: to carry, to convey, to direct, to send, to transfer, to transmit, to transport
Examples
- "I channel this aggression."
- "Icarus : I mean, stress could actually be an asset to this company if we learn how to channel all of our fight or flight hormones, rather than letting them build up and damage our brain cells!"
- "Bruno : The Adult Channel."
- "It's just that they've changed the channel on the television."
- "Do not hesitate to watch something else on a different channel."
- "CHANNEL 896"
- "Brian : What channel is that on?"
- "That's from noon to 2pm. Then on Wednesday there's a shark documentary on the Nature Channel that I absolutely must not miss!"
Exercise 1
It's time to find some useful vocabulary from the dialogue and put them in the blanks in the paragraph below:
I read an article in Vague magazine about a you can take to learn to all your negative thoughts into positive actions. I showed it to a depressed friend of mine and she took up mountaineering as a way of combating her post-divorce blues. She fell 2000 ft from a cliff edge. I blame myself and stupid Vague magazine for her death.
I read an article in Vague magazine about a you can take to learn to all your negative thoughts into positive actions. I showed it to a depressed friend of mine and she took up mountaineering as a way of combating her post-divorce blues. She fell 2000 ft from a cliff edge. I blame myself and stupid Vague magazine for her death.
It's time to find some useful vocabulary from the dialogue and put them in the blanks in the paragraph below:
I read an article in Vague magazine about a course 1 you can take to learn to channel 2 all your negative thoughts into positive actions. I showed it to a depressed friend of mine and she took up mountaineering as a way of combating her post-divorce blues. She fell 2000 ft from a cliff edge. I blame myself and stupid Vague magazine for her untimely 3 death.
I read an article in Vague magazine about a course 1 you can take to learn to channel 2 all your negative thoughts into positive actions. I showed it to a depressed friend of mine and she took up mountaineering as a way of combating her post-divorce blues. She fell 2000 ft from a cliff edge. I blame myself and stupid Vague magazine for her untimely 3 death.
1 course: This is the right answer. A "course" is a training session or series of lessons. For example, "I've just completed a free online scuba-diving course. I'm a qualified instructor now!".
2 channel: Correct! This is the right answer. To "channel" means to concentrate solely on something or to direct it to a particular aim. A synonym of to "channel" is to "divert". For example, "After my divorce I needed to channel my depression into something more constructive, so I learned how to knit."
3 untimely: "Untimely" means "unexpectedly early" and is often used in the context of an early, unexpected death. For example; "My hamster Henry met a very untimely demise. He was in his exercise ball and my brother took it to the park to play football".
Exercise 2
Fill in the blank with a term from the dialogue!
This term means to deal successfully with something difficult. It is a synonym of "to manage". "You have an easy life as a student. But how would you if your father stopped paying your rent?"
This term means to deal successfully with something difficult. It is a synonym of "to manage". "You have an easy life as a student. But how would you if your father stopped paying your rent?"
Fill in the blank with a term from the dialogue!
This term means to deal successfully with something difficult. It is a synonym of "to manage". "You have an easy life as a student. But how would you [not done] cope if your father stopped paying your rent?"
This term means to deal successfully with something difficult. It is a synonym of "to manage". "You have an easy life as a student. But how would you [not done] cope if your father stopped paying your rent?"
cope: This is the correct answer. "To cope (with something)" is to deal successfully with something difficult or to survive under difficult conditions. Example: Submarines are designed to COPE with extreme water pressures. Note, this term is often used in the negative form. Example: He quit being an architect because he wasn't able to COPE with the long hours.
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