divert

divert

to turn from a path or course; deflect; to veer: divert one’s talents to trivial pursuits
Not to be confused with:advert – to comment; to refer to: He adverted to the news release.; to turn attention to: The chairman adverted to the agenda.avert – to turn away or aside: avert one’s eyes; ward off: to avert evil; prevent: avert an accident

di·vert

D0302700 (dĭ-vûrt′, dī-)v. di·vert·ed, di·vert·ing, di·verts v.tr.1. To turn aside from a course or direction: Traffic was diverted around the scene of the accident.2. To distract: My attention was diverted by an argument between motorists.3. To entertain by distracting the attention from worrisome thoughts or cares; amuse. See Synonyms at amuse.v.intr. To turn aside.

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[Middle English diverten, from Old French divertir, from Latin dīvertere : dī-, dis-, aside; see dis- + vertere, to turn; see wer- in Indo-European roots.]

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di·vert′er n.di·vert′ing·ly adv.

divert

(daɪˈvɜːt) vb1. to turn (a person or thing) aside from a course; deflect2. (tr) to entertain; amuse3. (tr) to distract the attention of[C15: from French divertir, from Latin dīvertere to turn aside, from di-² + vertere to turn] diˈverter n diˈvertible adj diˈverting adj diˈvertingly adv diˈvertive adj

di•vert

(dɪˈvɜrt, daɪ-)

v.t. 1. to turn aside or from a path or course; deflect. 2. to draw off to a different course, purpose, etc. 3. to distract from serious occupation; entertain or amuse. v.i. 4. to turn aside; veer. [1400–50; < Latin dīvertere to leave (a spouse or partner), be different =dī- di-² + vertere to turn (in E with sense of dēvertere; see diverticulum)] syn: See amuse.

divert

Past participle: diverted
Gerund: diverting

Imperative
divert
divert

Present
I divert
you divert
he/she/it diverts
we divert
you divert
they divert

Preterite
I diverted
you diverted
he/she/it diverted
we diverted
you diverted
they diverted

Present Continuous
I am diverting
you are diverting
he/she/it is diverting
we are diverting
you are diverting
they are diverting

Present Perfect
I have diverted
you have diverted
he/she/it has diverted
we have diverted
you have diverted
they have diverted

Past Continuous
I was diverting
you were diverting
he/she/it was diverting
we were diverting
you were diverting
they were diverting

Past Perfect
I had diverted
you had diverted
he/she/it had diverted
we had diverted
you had diverted
they had diverted

Future
I will divert
you will divert
he/she/it will divert
we will divert
you will divert
they will divert

Future Perfect
I will have diverted
you will have diverted
he/she/it will have diverted
we will have diverted
you will have diverted
they will have diverted

Future Continuous
I will be diverting
you will be diverting
he/she/it will be diverting
we will be diverting
you will be diverting
they will be diverting

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been diverting
you have been diverting
he/she/it has been diverting
we have been diverting
you have been diverting
they have been diverting

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been diverting
you will have been diverting
he/she/it will have been diverting
we will have been diverting
you will have been diverting
they will have been diverting

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been diverting
you had been diverting
he/she/it had been diverting
we had been diverting
you had been diverting
they had been diverting

Conditional
I would divert
you would divert
he/she/it would divert
we would divert
you would divert
they would divert

Past Conditional
I would have diverted
you would have diverted
he/she/it would have diverted
we would have diverted
you would have diverted
they would have diverted

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	divert - turn aside; turn away fromdeviateturn - change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense; "Turn towards me"; "The mugger turned and fled before I could see his face"; "She turned from herself and learned to listen to others' needs"yaw - deviate erratically from a set course; "the yawing motion of the ship"detour - travel via a detoursidetrack, straggle, digress, depart - wander from a direct or straight course
	2.	divert - send on a course or in a direction different from the planned or intended onesend, direct - cause to go somewhere; "The explosion sent the car flying in the air"; "She sent her children to camp"; "He directed all his energies into his dissertation"route - divert in a specified direction; "divert the low voltage to the engine cylinders"deviate - cause to turn away from a previous or expected course; "The river was deviated to prevent flooding"
	3.	divert - occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion; "The play amused the ladies"amuse, disportentertain - provide entertainment for
	4.	divert - withdraw (money) and move into a different location, often secretly and with dishonest intentionshive offdraw off, take out, withdraw, draw - remove (a commodity) from (a supply source); "She drew $2,000 from the account"; "The doctors drew medical supplies from the hospital's emergency bank"

divert

verb1. redirect, switch, avert, deflect, deviate, change the course of, sidetrack, draw away, turn aside, channel away A new bypass will divert traffic from the A13.2. distract, shift, deflect, detract, sidetrack, draw away, be a distraction, lead astray, draw or lead away from They want to divert the attention of the people from the real issues.3. entertain, delight, amuse, please, charm, gratify, beguile, regale diverting her with jokes and fiery arguments

divert

verb1. To change the direction or course of:avert, deflect, deviate, pivot, shift, swing, turn, veer.2. To persuade (a person) not to do something:deter, discourage, dissuade.Idiom: talk out of.3. To occupy in an agreeable or pleasing way:amuse, entertain, recreate, regale.

Translations

使得到消遣使转向娱乐

divert

(daiˈvəːt) verb1. to cause to turn aside or change direction. Traffic had to be diverted because of the accident. 使轉向 使转向2. to amuse or entertain. 解悶，娛樂 使得到消遣，娱乐