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Distract Attention Distracted Draw Playing   [V N Ed

英语单词 distract
英美音标 英 [dɪ'strækt] 美 [dɪ'strækt]
中文释义 vt.分散;转移;分心;困扰
英语例句 (1) The film managed to distract me from these problems for a while.
(2) It was all a ploy to distract attention from his real aims.
(3) We must change our route to distract the attention of the enemy.
(4) Grief distracted him.
中文例句 (1) 这部影片分散了我的注意力,让我暂时忘记了这些难题。
(2) 那纯粹是障眼法,用以分散人们对他真正意图的注意力。
(3) 我们必须改变行军路线以转移敌人的注意力。
(4) 悲伤使他精神错乱。
vocabulary简明 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.
vocabulary扩展 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.
柯林斯解释
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[VERB 动词]分散(注意力);使分心 If something distracts you or your attention from something, it takes your attention away from it.
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  • Tom admits that playing video games sometimes distracts him from his homework...

    汤姆承认玩电子游戏有时会使他无心做作业。

  • Don't let yourself be distracted by fashionable theories...

    不要让自己被流行的理论分散了注意力。

  • A disturbance in the street distracted my attention.

    街上的一阵骚乱分散了我的注意力。

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