distract

英 [dɪ'strækt] 美[dɪ'strækt]
  • vt. 转移;分心

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第三人称单数: distracts;过去式: distracted;过去分词: distracted;现在分词: distracting;形容词: distracting;

助记提示


1、dis- "apart, away" + tract-.
2、字面意思为:draw in different directions.

中文词源


distract 分心

dis-, 分开,散开。-tract, 拉,伸,词源同attract ,contract. 引申词义分心,精神混乱。

英英释意


1. draw someone's attention away from something;
"The thief distracted the bystanders"
"He deflected his competitors"
2. disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed;
"She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill"

英文词源


distract (v.)
mid-14c., "to draw asunder or apart, to turn aside" (literal and figurative), from Latin distractus, past participle of distrahere "draw in different directions," from dis- "away" (see dis-) + trahere "to draw" (see tract (n.1)).

Sense of "to throw into a state of mind in which one knows not how to act" is from 1580s. Related: Distracted; distracting; distractedly; distractedness.

同义词辨析


puzzle, bewilder, confuse, embarrass, perplex, baffle, confound, distract

这些动词均有"使困惑,迷惑,糊涂,伤脑筋"之意。

puzzle: 侧重使人难于理解、困惑、伤脑筋。

bewilder: 语气强烈,指因迷不解或惊愕而慌乱,不知所措,无法清醒地思考。

confuse: 语气较弱,指由于混淆、混乱而糊涂。

embarrass: 常指因处境或困难问题而感到窘迫、局促不安或焦急而不知所措。

perplex: 除困惑外,还含焦虑或缺乏把握之意,因而难于作出决定,无从下手处理。

baffle: 语气最强,多指遇见奇怪情景或复杂困难情况时所产生的惶恐困惑心理。

confound: 常指人惊慌失措和狼狈不堪。

distract: 主要用于注意力分散、思想矛盾或过分激动时产生的昏乱。

考试真题


Members of poorly managed teams are easily distracted from their work.

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Advocates of selfdriving cars argue they will be safer than in cars driven by humans because they wouldn’t get distracted or drive when tired.

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boys can focus on their lessons without being distracted

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We get distracted before we can turn down the heating.

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The distribution of iPhones among students has raised concerns that they will further distract students from class participation.

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further distract students from class participation

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实用场景例句


You distract me. I've been distracted since the moment I met you. Because all I can think about is how much I want to kiss you.
你害我分心。从遇见你的那一刻起,你就让我分心。因为我的脑海里满满都是想吻你的冲动。

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When he arrived back, Tigress was cracking melon seeds to distract herself.
回到家中, 虎妞正在屋里嗑瓜子儿解闷呢.

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The intention was to distract egg - laying females from furniture or structural wood.
其目的是把产卵的雌虫从家具或建筑木材中分离出来.

辞典例句

But first of all, we must think of a way to distract the attention of Aileen.
首先, 我们必须想出个办法来转移爱玲的注意.

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What can we do to distract her mind from the sorrow caused byher child's death?
我们怎样减轻她丧子的痛苦呢?

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Do you think I am trying to distract you from meditation?
你以为我在试图打扰你的静心 吗 ?

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The noise out of window makes me distract from my reading.
窗外的喧闹声使我不能专心看书.

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All ordinary means only console you and distract you within the dream.
所有普通的方法都只能在梦中给你安慰并使你分心.

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Do the things external which fall upon thee distract thee?
外部事物搅乱你的心思了 吗 ?

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In the meantime, don't let anyone or anything distract you.
这期间不要让任何人或事让你分心.

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Do you distract them at anytime?
你随时会分散?

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Are you trying to distract me?
你是想为我解忧 吗 ?

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Don't distract me ( from working ).
别扰乱我 ( 工作 ).

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If not, the animations would destroy the illusion of reality and distract the viewer.
否则, 动画会破坏幻像的真实感,而失去对观众的吸引力.

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Close colleagues may want your job, and relationships with them may distract you.
亲密的朋友可能对你的位置虎视眈眈, 而与他们的私人关系也会影响到你的判断.

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