v .
to direct ; to cause to follow a certain path 관심 등을 어떠한 방향으로 돌리다 ; 어떤 길로 따르도록 유도하다

• When the dean asked Eddie to explain how he had managed to earn three Ds and a C-minus during the previous semester, Eddie said, "Well, you know what can happen when you channel all your efforts into one course.
  학생부 선생님이 에디에게 어쩌다가 지난 학기의 학점을 D 세 게와 C- 하나를 받게 되었는지 설명해보라고 요구했다. "모든 노력을 한 과목에만 쏟게 되면 어떻게 되는지 잘 아시면서 그러세요." 에디가 대답했다.
• Young people arrested for painting graffiti on subway cars were placed in a rehabilitation program that attempted to channel their artistic abilities into socially acceptable pursuits, such as painting the interiors of subway station bathrooms.