Front | distract |
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Pron | [dɪ'strækt] |
Back | 【DISTRACT】 What can we do to distract her mind from sorrow? 我们要怎么做才能使她不伤心? 【重点词汇】 distract v. 转移 |
Vocab | distractdraw someone's attention away from something
Distract is what you do when you draw someone’s attention — Hey! Look! Over there! Oh. Never mind. What was I saying? That’s right: distract is to draw attention away from what someone is doing. Distract comes from the Latin word for “draw apart.” It can be annoying when someone or something distracts you. A loud car alarm or a talkative friend might distract you when you’re watching your favorite TV show. But being distracted is not always bad. Playing a round of miniature golf might distract you from feeling sad about the death of your parakeet. All forms of 'distract' will appear on average once every 321 pages. distract distracted distraction distractedly |
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