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(saɪdtræk) also side-track

Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense sidetracks, present participle sidetracking, past tense, past participle sidetracked

verb

If you are sidetracked by something, it makes you forget what you intended to do or say, and start instead doing or talking about a different thing.

He'd managed to avoid being sidetracked by Schneider's problems. [be VERB-ed]

The leadership moved to sidetrack the proposal. [VERB noun]

They have a tendency to try to sidetrack you from your task. [VERB noun + from]

Synonyms: distract, divert, lead off the subject, deflect More Synonyms of sidetrack

sidetrack in British English

(ˈsaɪdˌtræk)

verb

to distract or be distracted from a main subject or topic

noun

2. US and Canadian

a railway siding

the act or an instance of sidetracking; digression

sidetrack in American English

(ˈsaɪdˌtræk)

verb transitive, verb intransitive

to switch from a main line to a siding

said of a train, etc.

to turn away from the main issue or course; divert or be diverted

noun

a railroad siding

sidetrack in the Oil and Gas Industry

(saɪdtræk)

Word forms: (present) sidetracks, (past) sidetracked, (perfect) sidetracked, (progressive) sidetracking

verb

(Extractive engineering: Field development, Drilling)

To sidetrack is to drill a directional hole to avoid an obstruction.

If the pipe cannot be freed a cut may be made just above the bit and an attempt madeto sidetrack the obstruction.

The use of a whipstock to sidetrack around a stuck fish dates back to the late 1890s.

To sidetrack is to drill a directional hole to avoid an obstruction.

Examples of 'sidetrack' in a sentence
sidetrack

Don't get sidetracked by the issues or the spectators.When the going gets tough, he goes on the missing list or gets sidetracked by personal issues. Instead he became sidetracked by the "green matter' he found coating the glass of some of his jars.But I won't be sidetracked.

Chinese translation of 'sidetrack'

sidetrack

(ˈsaɪdtræk)

vt

使 ... 转(轉)移目标(標) (shǐ ... zhuǎnyí mùbiāo)

Nearby words of
sidetrack

sideburns
sidelight
sideline
sidetrack
sideview mirror
sidewalk
sideways

(verb) in the sense of distract

Definition

to distract (someone) from a main subject

They have a tendency to try to sidetrack you.

Synonyms

distract

Video games sometimes distract him from his homework.

divert

They want to divert the attention of the people from the real issues.

lead off the subject

deflect

a manoeuvre to deflect our attention from what was happening

lead away

draw away

Additional synonyms

in the sense of deflect

Definition

to turn or cause to turn aside from a course

a manoeuvre to deflect our attention from what was happening

Synonyms

distract,

divert,

sidetrack,

draw away,

turn aside

in the sense of divert

Definition

to distract the attention of

They want to divert the attention of the people from the real issues.

Synonyms

distract,

shift,

deflect,

detract,

sidetrack,

draw away,

be a distraction,

lead astray,

draw or lead away from

Nearby words of
sidetrack

sideline
sidelong
sidestep
sidetrack
sidewalk
sideways
sidle

Synonyms of 'sidetrack'

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单词	sidetrack
释义	Trends of sidetrack View usage for: sidetrack (saɪdtræk) also side-track Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense sidetracks, present participle sidetracking, past tense, past participle sidetracked verb If you are sidetracked by something, it makes you forget what you intended to do or say, and start instead doing or talking about a different thing. He'd managed to avoid being sidetracked by Schneider's problems. [be VERB-ed] The leadership moved to sidetrack the proposal. [VERB noun] They have a tendency to try to sidetrack you from your task. [VERB noun + from] Synonyms: distract, divert, lead off the subject, deflect More Synonyms of sidetrack sidetrack in British English (ˈsaɪdˌtræk) verb 1. to distract or be distracted from a main subject or topic noun 2. US and Canadian a railway siding 3. the act or an instance of sidetracking; digression sidetrack in American English (ˈsaɪdˌtræk) US verb transitive, verb intransitive 1. to switch from a main line to a siding said of a train, etc. 2. to turn away from the main issue or course; divert or be diverted noun 3. a railroad siding sidetrack in the Oil and Gas Industry (saɪdtræk) Word forms: (present) sidetracks, (past) sidetracked, (perfect) sidetracked, (progressive) sidetracking verb (Extractive engineering: Field development, Drilling) To sidetrack is to drill a directional hole to avoid an obstruction. If the pipe cannot be freed a cut may be made just above the bit and an attempt madeto sidetrack the obstruction. The use of a whipstock to sidetrack around a stuck fish dates back to the late 1890s. To sidetrack is to drill a directional hole to avoid an obstruction. Examples of 'sidetrack' in a sentence sidetrack Don't get sidetracked by the issues or the spectators. Times, Sunday Times (2009) When the going gets tough, he goes on the missing list or gets sidetracked by personal issues. The Sun (2007) Instead he became sidetracked by the "green matter' he found coating the glass of some of his jars. Oliver Morton Eating the Sun: How Plants Power the Planet (2007) But I won't be sidetracked. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Chinese translation of 'sidetrack' sidetrack (ˈsaɪdtræk) vt 使 ... 转(轉)移目标(標) (shǐ ... zhuǎnyí mùbiāo) Nearby words of sidetrack sideburns sidelight sideline sidetrack sideview mirror sidewalk sideways (verb) in the sense of distract Definition to distract (someone) from a main subject They have a tendency to try to sidetrack you. Synonyms distract Video games sometimes distract him from his homework. divert They want to divert the attention of the people from the real issues. lead off the subject deflect a manoeuvre to deflect our attention from what was happening lead away draw away Additional synonyms in the sense of deflect Definition to turn or cause to turn aside from a course a manoeuvre to deflect our attention from what was happening Synonyms distract, divert, sidetrack, draw away, turn aside in the sense of divert Definition to distract the attention of They want to divert the attention of the people from the real issues. Synonyms distract, shift, deflect, detract, sidetrack, draw away, be a distraction, lead astray, draw or lead away from Nearby words of sidetrack sideline sidelong sidestep sidetrack sidewalk sideways sidle Synonyms of 'sidetrack' sidetrack Explore 'sidetrack' in the dictionary
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