Canalize
vt. 开掘运河, 开掘渠道, (喻)把...引向某一途径
✅ 同义词
📖 牛津释义
canalize
-ise, v [Tn]
1 make a canal through (an area) 开掘运河通过（一区域）.
2 convert (a river) into a canal (by straightening it, building locks, etc) 将（河流）改造成运河（如改直河床, 修建闸门等）.
3 direct (sth) to achieve a particular aim; channel 引导（某事物）以达到某目的
canalize one's energies into voluntary work 把精力放到义务工作上.
🗣️ 情景例句
When did you buy a house?
那你们在什么时候买房子呢?
I'm serious.
我是认真的。
from the search for what his world contains at its inmost point.
脱离了对自己灵魂最深处世界的探索。