distraction

noun

/dɪˈstrækʃn/

Idioms

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[countable, uncountable] a thing that takes your attention away from what you are doing or thinking about
- I find it hard to work at home because there are too many distractions.
- cinema audiences looking for distraction
- distraction from something The TV provided a distraction from his work.
Extra Examples
- Her odd appearance is a major distraction whenever she is on screen.
- She caused a distraction by setting off the alarm.
- She worked hard all morning, without distraction.
- Work was a welcome distraction from her problems at home.
- new laws to address driver distraction caused by phone conversations
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- unwanted
- good
- nice
- …
verb + distraction
- cause
- create
- provide
- …
preposition
- without distraction
- distraction from
phrases
- drive somebody to distraction
- love somebody to distraction
See full entry
[countable] an activity that entertains you

Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin distractio(n-), from the verb distrahere, from dis- ‘apart’ + trahere ‘to draw, drag’.

Idioms

to distraction

so that you become upset, excited or angry, and not able to think clearly
- The children are driving me to distraction today.
- She was alone in the house all day and bored to distraction.
- My kids drive me to distraction at times.

单词	distraction
释义	distraction noun /dɪˈstrækʃn/ /dɪˈstrækʃn/ Idioms jump to other results [countable, uncountable] a thing that takes your attention away from what you are doing or thinking about I find it hard to work at home because there are too many distractions. cinema audiences looking for distraction distraction from something The TV provided a distraction from his work. Extra Examples Her odd appearance is a major distraction whenever she is on screen. She caused a distraction by setting off the alarm. She worked hard all morning, without distraction. Work was a welcome distraction from her problems at home. new laws to address driver distraction caused by phone conversations Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective unwanted good nice … verb + distraction cause create provide … preposition without distraction distraction from phrases drive somebody to distraction love somebody to distraction See full entry [countable] an activity that entertains you Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin distractio(n-), from the verb distrahere, from dis- ‘apart’ + trahere ‘to draw, drag’. Idioms to distraction so that you become upset, excited or angry, and not able to think clearly The children are driving me to distraction today. She was alone in the house all day and bored to distraction. My kids drive me to distraction at times.
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