[N-VAR 可变名词]分散注意力的事;使人分心的事 A distraction is something that turns your attention away from something you want to concentrate on.
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I feel this is getting to be a distraction from what I really want to do...
我觉得这开始让我无法集中精神做我真正想做的事情了。
Total concentration is required with no distractions.
要全神贯注,不能有丝毫分神。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]娱乐;消遣 A distraction is an activity which is intended to entertain and amuse you.
...every conceivable distraction from show jumping to bouncy castles...
每一个能想象得到的娱乐项目,从跳跃障碍赛到塑料充气城堡
Their national distraction is going to the disco.
他们的全民消遣就是去蹦迪。
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[PHRASE 短语]让人心烦意乱;让人恼火 If you say that something or someone drives you to distraction, you are emphasizing that they annoy you a great deal.
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A very clingy child can drive a parent to distraction.
一个非常黏人的孩子会让父母不胜其烦。
Oxford
dis·trac·tion/dɪˈstrækʃn; NAmEdɪˈstrækʃn/noun1[countable , uncountable ]a thing that takes your attention away from what you are doing or thinking about 分散注意力的事;使人分心的事◆I find it hard to work at home because there are too many distractions.我发觉在家里工作很难,因为使人分心的事太多。◆cinema audiences looking for distraction寻求解闷的电影观众2[countable ]an activity that amuses or entertains you 娱乐;消遣IDIOMto diˈstractionso that you become upset, excited or angry, and not able to think clearly 到心烦意乱(或激动、气愤)的地步◆The children are driving me to distractiontoday. 今天孩子们闹得我心烦意乱。distractiondistractionsdis·trac·tion/dɪˈstrækʃn; NAmEdɪˈstrækʃn/
LDC
distractiondis‧trac‧tion /dɪˈstrækʃən/ ●○○ noun
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1[countable, uncountable] something that stops you paying attention to what you are doing: I study in the library as there are too many distractions at home.distraction from Demands for equality were seen as a distraction from more serious issues.2drive somebody to distraction to continue annoying or upsetting someone very much: The baby’s constant crying drove me to distraction.3[countable] old-fashioned a pleasant activity