释义 |
diˈversionary, a. [f. prec. + -ary1.] Pertaining or tending to a diversion; divertive.
1846Landor Wks. II. 179 What a farce in the meanwhile is the diversionary talk about the abolition of the slave-trade! 1957P. Worsley Trumpet shall Sound vii. 142 Diversionary action was sometimes taken. 1958Times Lit. Suppl. 21 Nov. 677/2 The book tells the story in great detail..explaining..why the diversionary bombing failed. 1960Times 12 Aug. 6/3 Waddington is not only a V-bomber base but a diversionary airfield for civil aircraft. |