distract
- IPA[dəˈstrak(t)]
美式
- prevent (someone) from giving full attention to something；divert (attention) from something
verb: distract, 3rd person present: distracts, gerund or present participle: distracting, past tense: distracted, past participle: distracted
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. prevent (someone) from giving full attention to something don't allow noise to distract you from your work she found his nearness distracting
- ▪ divert (attention) from something it was another attempt to distract attention from the truth
- ▪ divert one's attention from something worrying or unpleasant by doing something different or more pleasurable I tried to distract myself by concentrating on Jane
- ▪ perplex and bewilder horror and doubt distract His troubl'd thoughts
