Question

这段文字中的channel是什么意思？

The upcoming discussions of how to solve the fiscal cliff might be another opportunity for the president to channel some of that inner Roosevelt. As he looks to negotiate with basically the same people in Congress as he did in 2011, what's different this time is the legacy he, and those in the debt talks, will leave behind

Answer 1

The upcoming discussions of how to solve the fiscal cliff might be another opportunity for the president to channel some of that inner Roosevelt.

关于如何解决财政悬崖问题的辩论即将到来，这将可能成为总统先生（熬爸妈）从罗斯福那里现学现卖的又一个机会。

追问

就是挖掘的意思咯，辞典上查不到，应该不是规则用法吧

追答

引申义，就是从谁谁那里学点什么，模仿点什么的意思。