亚洲网紅露点

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distract

[ dih-strakt ]

verb (used with object)

  1. to draw away or divert, as the mind or attention:

    The music distracted him from his work.

  2. to disturb or trouble greatly in mind; beset:

    Grief distracted him.

    Synonyms: , , , ,

  3. to provide a pleasant diversion for; amuse; entertain:

    I'm bored with bridge, but golf still distracts me.

  4. to separate or divide by dissension or strife.


adjective

  1. Obsolete. distracted.

distract

/ 诲瑟藞蝉迟谤忙办迟 /

verb

  1. often passive to draw the attention of (a person) away from something
  2. to divide or confuse the attention of (a person)
  3. to amuse or entertain
  4. to trouble greatly
  5. to make mad
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

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  • 诲颈蝉藞迟谤补肠迟颈惫别濒测, adverb
  • 诲颈蝉藞迟谤补肠迟颈苍驳, adjective
  • 诲颈蝉藞迟谤补肠迟颈产濒别, adjective
  • 诲颈蝉藢迟谤补肠迟颈藞产颈濒颈迟测, noun
  • 诲颈蝉藞迟谤补肠迟颈惫别, adjective
  • 诲颈蝉藞迟谤补肠迟别谤, noun
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  • un顎吇寰辈趼烦侔钩Τ兕僫苍驳路濒测 adverb
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of distract1

First recorded in 1350鈥1400; Middle English, from Latin distractus 鈥渄rawn apart,鈥 past participle of distrahere 鈥渢o draw apart,鈥 from dis- dis- 1 + trahere 鈥渢o draw鈥
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of distract1

C14: from Latin distractus perplexed, from distrahere to pull in different directions, from dis- 1+ trahere to drag
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Example Sentences

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鈥淩ather than take responsibility, they try to blame the victim. They are attacking Smartmatic to distract from the central issue: they defamed the company and caused serious harm.鈥

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Then Trump released the classified files from President John F. Kennedy's assassination, hoping to distract them, but no cigar.

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"He was able to distract Canadians from his own mistakes... and say 'Stop looking at that. Look south of the border and I can save you'."

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All this yelling and bellyaching serves a pragmatic purpose: to distract from how what they're saying makes no sense.

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"It needs determination, needs focus. You need to not be distracted by what other people are doing around you," she says.

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