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divert v.转移,转向,使高兴 The police will divert traffic if there has been an accident that blocks the road, and it's a good idea to divert some of your income into a savings account so you don't spend it all. Are you throwing a surprise party for a friend at his house? Have a neighbor divert him for a little while if he comes home early so that you can finish getting ready. While these uses concern physically guiding something to a different location, divert can also be used to mean "distract" or "entertain." If your friend can't stop worrying about her grades, you might want to divert her with the latest school gossip. ★★☆☆☆ 2017.1

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[dai'və:t] To divert means to shift or turn from one thing to another. A magician might attempt to divert your attention as he shoves the rabbit into the hat. The TSA cannot continue diverting resources into underused PreCheck lanes while most of the traveling public suffers in unnecessary lines. 1[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词]（使）转向；（使）绕道 To divert vehicles or travellers means to make them follow a different route or go to a different destination than they originally intended. You can also say that someone or something diverts from a particular route or to a particular place.   [V n from/to n]  [V n]  [V from/to n]  [V-ed]  [BRIT 英]...Rainham Marshes, east London, where a new bypass will divert traffic from the A13...伦敦东部的雷纳姆泽，那儿有一条新的旁道将会分流 A13 公路的交通During the strike, ambulances will be diverted to private hospitals...在罢工期间，救护车将被转到私人医院去。We diverted a plane to rescue 100 passengers...我们让一架飞机改变航线去营救 100 名乘客。She insists on diverting to a village close to the airport...她坚持改道去机场附近的一个村庄。The capital remained jammed with diverted traffic.尽管实行了交通分流，首都依旧很堵。in AM, use 美国英语用 detour2[VERB 动词]改变(资金、资源)的用途；转移 To divert money or resources means to cause them to be used for a different purpose.   [V n prep/adv]  [Also V n]The government is trying to divert more public funds from west to east.政府正试图将更多的公共基金从西部转到东部。...government departments involved in diverting resources into community care.负责将资源用于社区保健的政府部门3[VERB 动词]转接(电话) To divert a phone call means to send it to a different number or place from the one that was dialled by the person making the call.   [V n prep/adv]  [Also V n]He instructed switchboard staff to divert all Laura's calls to him.他让总机接线员将劳拉所有的电话都转给他。Customers will only incur additional call charges if the call is diverted outside the UK.只有当电话被转接到英国之外，客户才会被加收额外的电话费。4[VERB 动词]转移，分散（注意力） If you say that someone diverts your attention from something important or serious, you disapprove of them behaving or talking in a way that stops you thinking about it.   [V n prep/adv]  [Also V n]  [disapproval]They want to divert the attention of the people from the real issues.他们想要把人们的注意力从真正的问题上转移开。The President needed to divert attention away from his own economic record.总统需要将人们的视线从他以往在经济上的表现上转移开。

英语单词	divert
英美音标	[dai'və:t]
中文释义	v.转移,转向,使高兴
vocab简明	To divert means to shift or turn from one thing to another. A magician might attempt to divert your attention as he shoves the rabbit into the hat.
vocab扩展	The police will divert traffic if there has been an accident that blocks the road, and it's a good idea to divert some of your income into a savings account so you don't spend it all. Are you throwing a surprise party for a friend at his house? Have a neighbor divert him for a little while if he comes home early so that you can finish getting ready. While these uses concern physically guiding something to a different location, divert can also be used to mean "distract" or "entertain." If your friend can't stop worrying about her grades, you might want to divert her with the latest school gossip.
真题原句	The TSA cannot continue diverting resources into underused PreCheck lanes while most of the traveling public suffers in unnecessary lines.
柯林斯星级	★★☆☆☆
柯林斯解释	1 [V-ERG 及物/不及物动词]（使）转向；（使）绕道 To divert vehicles or travellers means to make them follow a different route or go to a different destination than they originally intended. You can also say that someone or something diverts from a particular route or to a particular place. [V n from/to n] [V n] [V from/to n] [V-ed] [BRIT 英] ...Rainham Marshes, east London, where a new bypass will divert traffic from the A13... 伦敦东部的雷纳姆泽，那儿有一条新的旁道将会分流 A13 公路的交通 During the strike, ambulances will be diverted to private hospitals... 在罢工期间，救护车将被转到私人医院去。 We diverted a plane to rescue 100 passengers... 我们让一架飞机改变航线去营救 100 名乘客。 She insists on diverting to a village close to the airport... 她坚持改道去机场附近的一个村庄。 The capital remained jammed with diverted traffic. 尽管实行了交通分流，首都依旧很堵。 in AM, use 美国英语用 detour 2 [VERB 动词]改变(资金、资源)的用途；转移 To divert money or resources means to cause them to be used for a different purpose. [V n prep/adv] [Also V n] The government is trying to divert more public funds from west to east. 政府正试图将更多的公共基金从西部转到东部。 ...government departments involved in diverting resources into community care. 负责将资源用于社区保健的政府部门 3 [VERB 动词]转接(电话) To divert a phone call means to send it to a different number or place from the one that was dialled by the person making the call. [V n prep/adv] [Also V n] He instructed switchboard staff to divert all Laura's calls to him. 他让总机接线员将劳拉所有的电话都转给他。 Customers will only incur additional call charges if the call is diverted outside the UK. 只有当电话被转接到英国之外，客户才会被加收额外的电话费。 4 [VERB 动词]转移，分散（注意力） If you say that someone diverts your attention from something important or serious, you disapprove of them behaving or talking in a way that stops you thinking about it. [V n prep/adv] [Also V n] [disapproval] They want to divert the attention of the people from the real issues. 他们想要把人们的注意力从真正的问题上转移开。 The President needed to divert attention away from his own economic record. 总统需要将人们的视线从他以往在经济上的表现上转移开。
来源	2017.1

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