divert
动词 v.
英 /daɪˈvɜːt/
美 /daɪˈvɝt/|/dɪˈvɝt/
英文释义
动词 v.
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To turn aside from a course.
— The workers diverted the stream away from the road.
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To distract.
— Don't let him divert your attention; keep your eye on the ball.
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To entertain or amuse (by diverting the attention)
— We are amused by a tale, diverted by a comedy.
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To turn aside; to digress.
— I diverted to see one of the prince's palaces.
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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