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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary de·flect ETYMOLOGY Latin deflectere to bend down, turn aside, from de-+ flectere to bend DATE circa 1555 transitive verb : to turn aside especially from a straight course or fixed direction intransitive verb : to turn aside : deviate English Etymology deflect 1550s, from L. deflectere "to bend aside or downward," from de-"away" + flectere "to bend." Originally transitive, the intrans. sense is first recorded 1640s. Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 deflect de·flect / di5flekt / verb1. to change direction or make sth change direction, especially after hitting sth (尤指击中某物后)偏斜,转向,使偏斜,使转向: ▪ [V] The ball deflected off Reid's body into the goal. 球打在里德身上反弹进球门。 ▪ [VN] He raised his arm to try to deflect the blow. 他举起手臂试图挡开这一击。 2. [VN] to succeed in preventing sth from being directed towards you 转移；引开 SYN divert :
All attempts to deflect attention from his private life have failed. 本想转移人们对他私生活的注意,但一切努力都失败了。 She sought to deflect criticism by blaming her family. 她责怪她的家人,想这样来转移对她的批评。 3. [VN] ~ sb (from sth) to prevent sb from doing sth that they are determined to do 阻止(某人做已决定做的事): The government will not be deflected from its commitments. 政府决不会因任何阻碍而放弃承诺。 OLT deflect verb ⇨ fend sb/sth off Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged de·flect \də̇ˈflekt, (ˈ)dē|f\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Latin deflectere to bend downward, turn aside, from de- + flectere to bend, turn transitive verb : to turn from a straight course or fixed direction: a. : bend < deflect rays passing through a lens > b. : to change away from an accustomed, preferred, or likely course, pattern, or way to a goal < deflected the course of the stream > intransitive verb : to turn aside : deviate from a straight line or from a position, course, or direction < deflect from the line of truth and reason — William Warburton > Synonyms: see turn |
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