channel, Czech senate president channels JFK in ‘I am Taiwanese’ speech

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Czech senate president channels JFK in ‘I am Taiwanese’ speech

channel

verb [ T ]

UK 

 /ˈtʃæn.əl/ US 

 /ˈtʃæn.əl/

-ll- or US usually -l-

channel verb [T] (DIRECT)

 

C2

to direct something into a particular place or situation:

Ditches were constructed to channel water away from the buildings.

If she could only channel all that energy into something useful.

A lot of money has been channelled into research in that particular field.

 類義語辞典: 同義語と関連した言葉

channel verb [T] (ACT LIKE)

 

to behave like or copy another person, so that you almost seem to be that other person:

The band were dressed in 1960s outfits and seemed to be channelling the Beatles.