搜尋結果
sidetrack
- IPA[ˈsī(d)ˌtrak]
美式
- 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
- 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
- 更多解釋
- IPA[ˈsʌɪdtrak]
英式
- cause (someone) to be distracted from an immediate or important issue: he does not let himself get sidetracked by fads and trends
- a minor path or track: the horse took a sidetrack which led uphill his monologue launches into too many rambling sidetracks
Oxford Dictionary