英语单词 | divert |
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英美音标 | 英 [daɪ'vɜːt] 美 [daɪ'vɜːrt] |
中文释义 | v.转移;娱乐 |
英语例句 | (1) A loud noise diverted my attention. (2) They diverted the river to supply water to the town. (3) She dished up the anti-pollution business to divert the attention of the public. (4) I found a computer game to divert the children. (5) How otherwise can we divert ourselves? |
中文例句 | (1) 一阵喧闹声转移了我们的注意力。 (2) 他们使河流改道以便向城市供水。 (3) 她把防止污染的事情说得十分重要,以便转移公众的注意。 (4) 我发现了一种供孩子娱乐的电脑游戏。 (5) 我们还有什么别的消遣呢? |
vocabulary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. |
vocabulary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. |
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 [V n] [V [V-ed] [BRIT 英]
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]
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]
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]
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