divert

动词 v.
/daɪˈvɜːt/    /daɪˈvɝt/|/dɪˈvɝt/

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To turn aside from a course. transitive
    — The workers diverted the stream away from the road.
  2. To distract. transitive
    — Don't let him divert your attention; keep your eye on the ball.
  3. To entertain or amuse (by diverting the attention) transitive
    — We are amused by a tale, diverted by a comedy.
  4. To turn aside; to digress. intransitive,obsolete
    — I diverted to see one of the prince's palaces.

词形变化

diverts present,singular,third-person diverting participle,present diverted participle,past diverted past

词源

From Middle English diverten, Old French divertir (“to turn or go different ways, part, separate, divert”), from Latin di- (“apart”) + vertere (“to turn”); see verse.
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