词汇 | divert |
释义 | divert verb[ T ] uk /daɪˈvɜːt/ us /dɪˈvɝːt/ divertverb[T] (CHANGE DIRECTION)C2 to cause something or someone to change direction: 使改变方向,使转向 Traffic will be diverted through the side streets while the main road is resurfaced.这条主干道重铺路面时,车辆行人将被分流到侧路通行。 be diverted toOur flight had to be diverted to Newark because of the storm.由于暴风雨,我们的班机被迫改在纽瓦克机场降落。 to use something for a different purpose: 将…用于其他目的;改变…的用途 Should more funds/money/resources be diverted from roads into railways?是否应该将更多的资金/资源从公路转投到铁路上? Changing direction about-face about-turn bear branch off break cut decoy do an about-face do an about-turn excursive excursively flippy regear reverse slew someone's back is turnedidiom swerve turn around turn off (something) wheel You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Using and misusing divertverb[T] (TAKE ATTENTION AWAY)C1 to take someone's attention away from something: 分散,转移(注意力) divert attention fromThe war has diverted attention from the country's economic problems. formal to entertain someone: 使开心,供消遣 It's a great game for diverting restless kids on long car rides .这个游戏很棒,可供那些乘车长途旅行时出现烦躁情绪的孩子们进行消遣。 Celebrating & entertaining a good time was had by allidiom amuse amused bacchanalian banqueting bar-hop entertain entertaining ents go to townidiom hoot hostess propose push regale someone with something rejoice rejoicing rejoicingly revel throw You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Creating a distraction divert | American Dictionarydivert verb[ T ] us/dɪˈvɜrt, dɑɪ-/ divertverb[T] (CHANGE DIRECTION)to cause something or someone to turn in a different direction: Our flight was diverted from San Francisco to Oakland because of the fog. To divert something or someone is also to cause the thing or person to be used for a different purpose: The administration had to divert funds from the defense budget to pay for the emergency relief effort. divertverb[T] (TAKE ATTENTION AWAY)to take attention away from something: Military action now could divert attention from imminent votes in Congress on health-care legislation. fml To divert can also mean to amuse: The dog kept the children diverted for a while. divert | Business Englishdivert verb[ T ] uk /daɪˈvɜːt/us to use something such as money for a purpose that is different from the main one or the one that was originally planned: divert sth to sb/sthMutuals tend to pay out more than quoted insurers because they do not have to divert a chunk of their profits to shareholders. divert sth from sth to/into sthThe company is to divert resources from its traditional retail interiors operation into its furniture business. to take a person's or people's attention away from something so that they think about something else: The news of his appointment diverted attention from a 20% fall in pretax profit. COMMERCE to sell goods or services in a different place from the place where it was planned that they should be sold: If you see a hair care product that you think may be an illegally diverted product, call the brand manufacturer right away. TRANSPORT to change the way that goods are sent or the place that they are sent to: Many of the shipments have been diverted from air to rail. Shipping lines were considering diverting their vessels to other major Japanese ports to unload cargo. COMMUNICATIONS to arrange for phone calls to go directly to another number: A phone can be set to divert a call when the line is busy. Phrasal verbdivert sb from sth Examples of divertdivert The injection of a more psychosocial perspective, therefore, diverted some women away from sections, and even informal hospitalization. Attention is thereby diverted from another variety: informal or unarticulated power. You may wish to say that so many more children could be benefited if the resources were diverted to them instead. The home authority, on the other hand, could find its funds being compulsorily diverted to services and cases it considered low priority. The oncoming flow is partly diverted over, and partly under the body. If these increase, as in the factor-neutral innovation case, labor and capital will be diverted from other activities so as to clear new land. More importantly in a developing country context, scarce resources can be diverted from uses that have a higher social priority. The doctors were diverted into believing that it was related to my stomach. Money that had been spent on television and radio advertising was diverted to buy space in the print and outdoor media. The local state warned that union funds 'which might easily reach a considerable figure' could be diverted to politically revolutionary purposes. He categorically denied that temple funds were diverted into the estate. However, these demands of economic management encouraged rather than diverted the efforts at tax reform which are the concern of this paper. Termites tunnelled slowly in the dry sand, but diverted their tunnelling into the wet sand once it had been discovered. By these speculations, contemplative heads, who else might dangerously have busied themselves about state affairs, were finally moped and diverted. Having diverted the trolley, you now face the allegedly new problem of the trolley's hurtling towards the five after circling. See all examples of divert These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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