| 单词 | diversionary |
| 释义 | diversionary (once / 66776 pages) adj WORD FAMILY diversion: diversionary, diversionist, diversions+/diversionist: diversionists/divert: diversion, diverted, diverting, diverts/diverting: divertingly USAGE EXAMPLESAn overly simplistic explanation of shooters as mentally ill is used as a diversionary political tactic against gun reform. Salon(Dec 14, 2016) The halfhearted attempt to tweak the boxing-movie formula is a diversionary tactic. Washington Post(Nov 17, 2016) “We always found ourselves wishing for more space on ‘Gilmore’ to do the offbeat things or the diversionary side stories,” Mr. Palladino said. New York Times(Nov 17, 2016) adj (of tactics e.g.) likely or designed to confuse or deceive Syn indirect not direct in spatial dimension; not leading by a straight line or course to a destination |
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