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  1. sidetrack

    • IPA[ˈsī(d)ˌtrak]

    美式

    • v.
      cause (someone) to be distracted from an immediate or important issue;divert (a project or debate) away from a central issue or previously determined plan
    • n.
      a minor path or track;a railroad branch line or siding.
    • verb: sidetrack, 3rd person present: sidetracks, gerund or present participle: sidetracking, past tense: sidetracked, past participle: sidetracked

    • 釋義

    動詞

    • 1. cause (someone) to be distracted from an immediate or important issue he does not let himself get sidetracked by fads and trends
    • divert (a project or debate) away from a central issue or previously determined plan the effort at reform has been sidetracked for years
    • 2. North American direct (a train) into a branch line or siding the train is sidetracked onto a line leading to a terminal
    • divert (a well or borehole) to reach a productive deposit or to avoid an obstruction a development well drilled in the southwest field is flowing at thousands of barrels a day after being sidetracked

    名詞

    • 1. a minor path or track the horse took a sidetrack which led uphill his monologue launches into too many rambling sidetracks
    • a railroad branch line or siding.
    • a well or borehole which runs partly to one side of the original line of drilling a sidetrack to the original discovery well
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    • IPA[ˈsʌɪdtrak]

    英式

    • v.
      cause (someone) to be distracted from an immediate or important issue: he does not let himself get sidetracked by fads and trends
    • n.
      a minor path or track: the horse took a sidetrack which led uphill his monologue launches into too many rambling sidetracks

    Oxford Dictionary