托福阅读写作必备抽象词汇总解析(3)

托福阅读写作必备抽象词汇总解析（3）

capture：

①If you capture someone or something， you catch them or take possession of them， especially in a war， or after a struggle or chase．

②If you capture something that you are trying to obtain in competition with other people， you succeeding obtaining it．

③If something captures your attention or imagination， you begin to be interested in it or excited by it．

④If something or someone captures a particular quality，

feeling， or atmosphere， they represent or express it successfully．

⑤If an event is captured in a photograph or on film， it is photographed or filmed．

channel：

①If you do something through a particular channel， that is the system or organization that you use to achieve your aims or to communicate．

②If you channel money or resources into something， you arrange for them to be used for that thing， rather than for a wide range of things．

③If you channel your energies or emotions into something， you concentrate on or do that one thing， rather than a range of things．

check：

①To check something， usually something bad， means to stop it from spreading or continuing．

②If someone or something is held or kept in check， they are prevented from becoming too great or powerful．