英语词汇“divert”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

1v 2v

To divert means to shift or turn from one thing to another. A magician might attempt to divert your attention as he shoves the rabbit into the hat.

The police will divert traffic if there has been an accident that blocks the road, and it's a good idea to divert some of your income into a savings account so you don't spend it all. Are you throwing a surprise party for a friend at his house? Have a neighbor divert him for a little while if he comes home early so that you can finish getting ready. While these uses concern physically guiding something to a different location, divert can also be used to mean "distract" or "entertain." If your friend can't stop worrying about her grades, you might want to divert her with the latest school gossip.

WORD FAMILY

divert: diversion, diverted, diverting, diverts+/diversion: diversionary, diversionist, diversions/diversionist: diversionists/diverting: divertingly

USAGE EXAMPLES

Did hockey leagues divert precious resources — namely, young men — from duty, or were they vital to morale?

New York Times(Dec 30, 2016)

“To divert attention, their networks overseas were being told” to attack.

Wall Street Journal(Dec 28, 2016)

A news release from the Tampa Police Department said traffic was diverted while police investigated.

Seattle Times(Dec 28, 2016)

1v turn aside; turn away from

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

deviate

yaw

deviate erratically from a set course

detour

travel via a detour

depart, digress, sidetrack, straggle

wander from a direct or straight course

hunt

yaw back and forth about a flight path

turn

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

2v send on a course or in a direction different from the planned or intended one

Hypo|Hyper

route

divert in a specified direction

deviate

cause to turn away from a previous or expected course

perturb

cause a celestial body to deviate from a theoretically regular orbital motion, especially as a result of interposed or extraordinary gravitational pull

perturb

disturb or interfere with the usual path of an electron or atom

shunt

provide with or divert by means of an electrical shunt

direct, send

cause to go somewhere

3v withdraw (money) and move into a different location, often secretly and with dishonest intentions

Syn|Hyper

hive off

draw, draw off, take out, withdraw

remove (a commodity) from (a supply source)

v occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion

Syn|Hyper

amuse, disport

entertain

provide entertainment for

单词	divert
释义	divert (once / 279 pages) 1v 2v To divert means to shift or turn from one thing to another. A magician might attempt to divert your attention as he shoves the rabbit into the hat. The police will divert traffic if there has been an accident that blocks the road, and it's a good idea to divert some of your income into a savings account so you don't spend it all. Are you throwing a surprise party for a friend at his house? Have a neighbor divert him for a little while if he comes home early so that you can finish getting ready. While these uses concern physically guiding something to a different location, divert can also be used to mean "distract" or "entertain." If your friend can't stop worrying about her grades, you might want to divert her with the latest school gossip. WORD FAMILY divert: diversion, diverted, diverting, diverts+/diversion: diversionary, diversionist, diversions/diversionist: diversionists/diverting: divertingly USAGE EXAMPLES Did hockey leagues divert precious resources — namely, young men — from duty, or were they vital to morale? New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) “To divert attention, their networks overseas were being told” to attack. Wall Street Journal(Dec 28, 2016) A news release from the Tampa Police Department said traffic was diverted while police investigated. Seattle Times(Dec 28, 2016) 1 1v turn aside; turn away from Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper deviate yaw deviate erratically from a set course detour travel via a detour depart, digress, sidetrack, straggle wander from a direct or straight course hunt yaw back and forth about a flight path turn change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense 2v send on a course or in a direction different from the planned or intended one Hypo\|Hyper route divert in a specified direction deviate cause to turn away from a previous or expected course perturb cause a celestial body to deviate from a theoretically regular orbital motion, especially as a result of interposed or extraordinary gravitational pull perturb disturb or interfere with the usual path of an electron or atom shunt provide with or divert by means of an electrical shunt direct, send cause to go somewhere 3v withdraw (money) and move into a different location, often secretly and with dishonest intentions Syn\|Hyper hive off draw, draw off, take out, withdraw remove (a commodity) from (a supply source) 2 v occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion Syn\|Hyper amuse, disport entertain provide entertainment for
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