| 单词 | deflect |
| 释义 | deflect (once / 1708 pages) v The verb deflect describes blocking something or changing its course. Hockey goalies deflect the flying puck with their sticks or blockers, making it travel in a different direction, preferably to a teammate's stick. In a cartoon, a mouse might ask an approaching cat, "Hey, what's that up in the sky?" When the cat looks up, the mouse runs away, successful in his attempt to deflect the cat's attention. When you deflect, you throw someone or something off course, often by using a distraction. Another way to deflect something — such as criticism — is to blame someone else. Eventually the truth, like the cat who quickly sees there's nothing unusual up in the sky, catches up with those who deflect. WORD FAMILYdeflect: deflected, deflecting, deflection, deflective, deflector, deflects, deflexion+/deflection: deflections/deflective: deflectively/deflector: deflectors/deflexion: deflexions USAGE EXAMPLESThat year, her first Oscars season, Ms. Bening playfully deflected personal questions about her budding romance and attended the ceremony with her parents. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) And a few of them performed some of the more hilarious contortions seen on the campaign trail to deflect attention from the damaging revelations. Salon(Jan 01, 2017) Crucially this time, however, his fingertips proved the difference between Romelu Lukaku’s deflected drive hitting the crossbar and flying beneath it. The Guardian(Dec 30, 2016) 1v turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest Syn|Hyper bend, turn away turn change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense 2v turn aside and away from an initial or intended course Hyper turn change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense 3v prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening Syn|Hyper avert, avoid, debar, fend off, forefend, forfend, head off, obviate, stave off, ward off forbid, foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent keep from happening or arising; make impossible 4v impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball) Syn|Hyper block, parry fence fight with fencing swords 5v draw someone's attention away from something He deflected his competitors Syn|Hyper distract confuse, disconcert, flurry, put off cause to feel embarrassment |
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