Tra từ Channel - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

chan·nel AW [channel channels channelled channeled channelling channeling] noun, verb BrE [ˈtʃænl] NAmE [ˈtʃænl]
noun

ON TELEVISION/RADIO
1. countable a television station
• What's on Channel 4 tonight?
•a movie/sports channel
•to change/switch channels
2. countable a band of radio waves used for broadcasting television or radio programmes
•terrestrial/satellite channels

FOR COMMUNICATING
3. countable (also channelsplural)a method or system that people use to get information, to communicate, or to send sth somewhere
• Complaints must be made through the proper channels.
• The newsletter is a useful channel of communication between teacher and students.
•The company has worldwide distribution channels.
•Steps are being taken to implement a ceasefire through diplomatic channels.

FOR IDEAS/FEELINGS
4. countable a way of expressing ideas and feelings
•The campaign provided a channel for protest against the war.
•Music is a great channel for releasing your emotions.

WATER
5. countable a passage that water can flow along, especially in the ground, on the bottom of a river, etc
•drainage channels in the rice fields
6. countable a deep passage of water in a river or near the coast that can be used as route for ships
7. countable a passage of water that connects two areas of water, especially two seas
•the Bristol Channel
8. the Channelsingular the area of sea between England and France, also known as the English Channel
•the Channel Tunnel
•cross-Channel ferries
•news from across the Channel (= from France)

Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old French chanel, from Latin canalis ‘pipe, groove, channel’, from canna ‘reed’ from Greek kanna, kannē, of Semitic origin. Compare with ↑canal.

Thesaurus:
channel noun
1. C
•a movie/sports channel
station • • network • |technical frequency •
a television channel/station/network
a radio station/network/frequency
tune to a channel/station/frequency
2. C
•Music is a channel for releasing emotions.
vehicle • • medium •
a channel/vehicle/medium of/for sth
the proper/appropriate/right channels/vehicle/medium
channels/a vehicle/a medium of communication/expression
Channel or vehicle? Channel is used especially to talk about a way of giving information or expressing feelings that might otherwise become difficult to deal with. Vehicle is used more to talk about a way of getting creative or political ideas across to people.

Collocations:
Television
Watching
watch television/TV/a show/(BrE) a programme/(NAmE) a program/a documentary/a pilot/a rerun/a repeat
see (especially BrE) an ad/(especially NAmE) a commercial/the news/the weather
catch/miss a show/a programme/a program/an episode/the news
pick up/reach for/grab the remote (control)
change/switch channel
surf (through)/ (especially NAmE) flip through/ (especially BrE) flick through the channels
sit in front of/switch on/switch off/turn on/turn off the television/the TV/the TV set
have/install satellite (TV)/cable (TV)/a satellite dish
Showing
show a programme/a documentary/an ad/a commercial
screen a programme/a documentary
run an ad/a commercial
broadcast/ (especially NAmE) air/repeat a show/a programme/a documentary/an episode/a series
go out/air/be recorded live
attract/draw (in)/pull (in) viewers
be a hit with viewers/audiences/critics
get (low/high) ratings
Appearing
be on/appear on television/TV/a TV show
take part in a phone-in/a game show/a quiz show/a reality TV show
host a show/a programme/series/a game show/a quiz show/a talk show/(BrE) a chat show
be/become/work as a (BrE) TV presenter/talk-show host/sports commentator/anchorman/(BrE) newsreader
read/present the news
appear/perform live (on TV)
Programme-making
do/film/make a show/a programme/a documentary/an episode/a pilot/a series/an ad/a commercial
work on a soap (opera)/a pilot (episode)/a sitcom
write/produce a drama/sitcom/spin-off/comedy series

Example Bank:
•I changed channels when the news came on.
•If you want a visa, you will have to go through the proper channels.
•Irrigation channels supply the crops with water.
•Journalists always have indirect channels for getting information.
•Last year, the company launched its own TV channel.
•Lily surfed the channels on the television.
•She first tried to get a doctor's certificate through official channels.
•The estate has fountains and water channels.
•The government hopes to settle the dispute through diplomatic channels.
•The government is watching economic developments across the Channel with great interest.
•There's an interesting documentary on Channel 4 tonight.
•This channel broadcasts 24 hours a day.
•We crossed the Channel in stormy weather.
•an effective channel for communication
•attempts to open up new channels of communication
•worldwide distribution channels
•A channel is being dug to divert the river.
•Complaints must be made through the proper channels.
•Steps are being taken to implement a ceasefire through diplomatic channels.
•The drainage channels had survived since the Roman occupation.
•The newsletter is a useful channel of communication between teacher and students.
•What's on Channel 4 tonight?
•a movie/sports channel
•terrestrial/satellite/cable/digital channels

verb (-ll-, especially US -l-)

IDEAS/FEELINGS
1. ~ sth (into sth) to direct money, feelings, ideas, etc. towards a particular thing or purpose
•He channels his aggression into sport.

MONEY/HELP
2. ~ sth (through sth) to send money, help, etc. using a particular route
•Money for the project will be channelled through local government.

WATER/LIGHT
3. ~ sth to carry or send water, light, etc. through a passage
•A sensor channels the light signal along an optical fibre.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
Middle English: from Old French chanel, from Latin canalis ‘pipe, groove, channel’, from canna ‘reed’ from Greek kanna, kannē, of Semitic origin. Compare with ↑canal.