canalizes

1.在...上开运河[沟];把(河道)改造成运河

2.使(水)流向一定方向;〈比喻〉把(思想等)导向某一途径

3.流入渠道

1.to provide an area with canals, or convert existing waterways into canals

2.to flow into or form a new channel

3.to direct or focus something such as energy or enthusiasm in a particular direction

4.to drive enemy forces into a narrow space, either by firing on them or by erecting obstacles in their way

5.make a canal or canals through