shunt /ʃʌnt/ TEM8 ( shunting, shunted, shunts )

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  V-T If a person or thing is shunted somewhere, they are moved or sent there, usually because someone finds them inconvenient. (因嫌碍事) 把…移走或打发走 [usu passive] [表不满]

  例：

  He has spent most of his life being shunted between his mother, father and various foster families.

  他生命中大部分时间都在母亲、父亲和各个收养家庭之间被推来推去。