distraction

英 [dɪ'strækʃ(ə)n] 美[dɪ'strækʃən]

annoy someone intensely

使某人极为苦恼

he was driven to distraction by the pain in his shoulder.
肩膀上的痛令他备受困扰。

(in hyperbolic use) intensely

（夸张用法）极度地

she loved him to distraction.
她爱他爱得发狂。

1. Driven to distraction, he murdered the woman who jilted him.: 他被逼得发狂，于是杀死了抛弃他的那个女人。

2. A very clingy child can drive a parent to distraction.: 依赖性太强的孩子会逼得父母心烦意乱。

3. Let's invite her to the disco — she needs distraction.: 我们请她去迪斯科舞会吧,她需要散散心.

5. I feel this is getting to be a distraction from what I really want to do.: 我觉得这开始让我无法集中精神做我真正想做的事情了。