divert

英 [daɪ'vɜːt] 美 [daɪ'vɜːrt]

• v. 转移；娱乐

双解释义

v. (动词)

1. vt. & vi. (使)转移,转向

   (cause to) turn aside of change from one direction to another

2. vt. 使得到消遣

   amuse

详尽释义

v. 动词

1. 转移，使转移，使转向
2. 使分心，转移（某人）的注意力
3. 使改道，使改行，使绕道
4. 使消遣，使解闷，使娱乐，使欢娱，使高兴，给…娱乐，逗...开心
5. 【军】箝制，佯攻，牵制（敌人）
6. 岔开，使偏斜
7. 转向，转到，转移到

英英释义

Verb:

1. turn aside; turn away from

2. send on a course or in a direction different from the planned or intended one

3. occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion;

   "The play amused the ladies"
   

4. withdraw (money) and move into a different location, often secretly and with dishonest intentions

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. A loud noise diverted my attention.
   一阵喧闹声转移了我们的注意力。
2. They diverted the river to supply water to the town.
   他们使河流改道以便向城市供水。
3. She dished up the anti-pollution business to divert the attention of the public.
   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. I found a computer game to divert the children.
   我发现了一种供孩子娱乐的电脑游戏。
5. How otherwise can we divert ourselves?
   我们还有什么别的消遣呢?

常见句型

用作动词 (v.)

用作及物动词

S+～+ n./pron.

1. They divert the course of a river.
   他们使河流改道。
2. Such games divert the children.
   此种游戏孩子们感兴趣。
3. The new play diverted the audience.
   这出戏抓住了观众的心。
4. Music diverts me after a day's work.
   我一天工作完了以后,以听音乐为娱乐。
5. She often diverts herself in reading novels.
   她常看小说消遣。
6. In his spare time, he usually diverts himself by playing chess.
   业余时间他常下棋取乐。
7. After the conference, the diplomats diverted their minds by attending the dance.
   外交官们开完会以后,去参加舞会消遣。
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8. The traffic had to be diverted because of the accident.
   由于出了车祸,行人车辆只好改道。
9. Some people are easily diverted.
   有些人的注意力容易分散。
10. The children were immensely diverted by his funny stories.
    孩子们被他的幽默故事逗得乐不可支。
11. There are few children or adults who are not diverted by a circus.
    几乎没有一个小孩或成人不喜欢看马戏。

经典引文

• Some of the reinforcements..were afterwards diverted to other services.

  出自： T. Arnold

• I had to get planning permission to divert the stream.

  出自： E. Figes

常用短语

用作动词 (v.)

divert from (v.+prep.)

(使)偏离(某目标、路线、方向等) turn (sth) in a different direction from (sth)
divert sb/sth from sth/v-ing
To prevent flooding, we shall have to divert the river from its course.

为防止水涝,我们必须使河水改道。
A ditch diverted water from the stream into the fields.

一条沟渠把水从河里引向田间。
Using a mirror, you can divert light from its path.

用镜子可以使光折射。
The sound of the bell diverted the boy's attention from the toy.

铃声转移了这婴儿对玩具的注意力。
How can we divert her thoughts from her sad loss?

我们怎样才能使她不去想她惨痛的损失呢?
A loud noise diverted my attention from studying.

吵闹声转移了我学习的注意力。
Money collected through taxes is often diverted from the purpose for which it was intended.

税款的使用常背离最初的意图。
He was diverted from his purpose.

他背离了原来的目的。
Some students are easily diverted from listening to the teacher in class.

有些学生在课堂上容易分心。

divert into (v.+prep.)

改变领域或话题 change the field or theme of conversation
divert sb/sth into sth
He diverted himself into a new field of study.

他转入新的研究领域。
Don't divert the subject into a side issue.

别把话题转向枝节问题。

divert onto (v.+prep.)

使(车辆)改行(另一条路) turn (traffic) onto (another way)
divert onto sth
Traffic was ordered to divert onto another road.

命令行人车辆改道行驶。 divert sth onto sth
Traffic is being diverted onto a side road because of the accident.

由于交通事故,车辆、行人改走边道。

divert to (v.+prep.)

使转向(某目标、方向等) turn (sth) aside , towards (sth)
divert sb/sth to sth
They diverted the plane to another airport because of the weather.

由于天气原因,他们把飞机导航到另一机场。
Competition can divert your trade to other markets.

竞争会使你的贸易转向其他市场。
The train was diverted to Cambridge because of engineering works on the main line.

由于干线上正在施工,火车改道去剑桥。

divert with (v.+prep.)

以…使(某人)欢娱、高兴 amuse (sb) with (sth)
divert sb with sth
The little girl diverted the people at her mother's party with her funny sayings.

那个小姑娘在她母亲的宴会上说的俏皮话,把大家逗乐了。
John used to divert himself with billiards.

约翰过去总打台球自娱。
The people diverted themselves with games.

这些人以各种游戏为消遣。
The crowd was greatly diverted with the performance.

这场演出使观众十分开心。
He was highly diverted with himself.

他很会自得其乐。

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)

～+名词

• divert attention 转移注意力
• divert interest 转移兴趣
• divert a stream 使小河改道
• divert thoughts 转移思想

～+副词

• divert agreeably 令人愉快地消遣
• divert constantly 不断地转向
• divert frequently 不断地转移
• divert healthfully 有益于健康地消遣
• divert immensely 乐不可支
• divert magnificently 宏伟地转向

～+介词

• divert by 靠…消遣
• divert by playing table-tennis 打乒乓球消遣
• divert from 使…转移或改道
• divert from one's purpose 背离原来的目的
• divert in singing 唱歌消遣
• divert into 把…转向
• divert into a side issue 把(话题)转向枝节问题
• divert onto 改道
• divert onto a side road 改边道行驶
• divert to 改行
• divert to diplomacy 改行做外交工作

词语用法

v. (动词)

1. divert的基本意思是“(使)转向”,可指改变现有的或自然的路线或方向,也可指改变人(已集中)的思想、(固定的)注意力或(坚定的)目的; 含有“迫使”的意味。
2. divert所表示的“注意力转移”,一般多指人的注意力被另一件有趣的事所吸引,由此而引申。divert还可表示使人把注意力从令人烦恼或老一套的日常事物上转移开,使人感到轻松愉快,即“得到消遣”。
3. divert是及物动词,接名词或代词作宾语,可用于被动结构。
4. divert可接from表示“(使)偏离…”; 接to表示“转向”; 接with表示“以…使欢娱 ”。

词义辨析

v. (动词)

divert into, divert onto, divert to

• 这组短语的共同意思是“改变到某处”。其区别是：
• divert into指改变领域、话题等; divert onto指(车辆)等改道; divert to指改变工作、目的等。

divert, alienate, divorce, remove

• 这四个词的共同意思是“脱离”。其区别是：
• remove强调所处位置上的“脱离”,常用于指脱离生产、实际等; divert原意指方向上的“改变”,引申表示“转移”某人的注意力等; alienate和divorce的意思相同,用于指和经常在一起的人或物相“脱离”,如脱离人民、群众等。例如:
• By adopting this policy, they risk alienating many of their supporters.他们采取这个政策,就要冒着同许多支持者疏远的风险。
• The outbreak of the North war has diverted public attention away from other national problems.北方战事的爆发已把公众的注意力从其他全国性问题上转移开来。
• It is difficult to divorce politics from sport.把政治与体育完全分开是很难的。

divert, amuse, entertain, recreate

• 这组词都有“娱乐”的意思。amuse强调娱乐时的专心致志,主要指轻松、琐碎、没有什么目的的消遣活动。divert强调以不同的乐事去分散注意力。entertain指能够提供娱乐的消遣活动。recreate则指为使头脑清醒,身体松弛而变换的消遣活动。

近反义词

【近义词】

• amuse 娱乐
• distract 分散
• entertain 娱乐
• delight 高兴
• deflect 使偏斜
• please 请（=plz）
• detract 减损
• confuse 使困惑
• redirect 再直接的
• tickle 使发痒
• reroute 变更旅行路线...
• switch 转换
• sidetrack 使降至次要地位...
• turn away 把 ... 打发走...
• avert 转开
• deter 阻止
• gladden (使)高兴
• regale 盛情招待
• occupy 占用
• alienate 使疏远
• pervert 误用
• deviate 偏离
• disport 玩
• hive off 分群