- 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.
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- vt. 使…转向，分心
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1. Northbound traffic will have to be diverted onto minor roads.
北行车辆将不得不绕次要道路行驶。
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2. The war diverted people's attention away from the economic situation.
战争把民众的注意力从经济状况上移开了。
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3. Children are easily diverted.
孩子们很容易被逗乐。
- divert (v.) early 15c., from Middle French divertir (14c.), from Latin divertere "to turn in different directions," blended with devertere "turn aside," from dis- "aside" and de- "from" + vertere "to turn" (from PIE root *wer- (2) "to turn, bend"). Related: Diverted; diverting.
di·vert / daɪˈvɜːt ; NAmE daɪˈvɜːrt / verb divertsb/sth (from sth) (to sth) 1 to make sb/sth change direction 使转向；使绕道；转移 ◆ Northbound traffic will have to be diverted onto minor roads. 北行车辆将不得不绕次要道路行驶。 2 divertsth to use money, materials, etc. for a different purpose from their original purpose 改变（资金、材料等）的用途 3 divertsth to take sb's thoughts or attention away from sth 转移（某人）的注意力；使分心 SYN distract ◆ The war diverted people's attention away from the economic situation. 战争把民众的注意力从经济状况上移开了。 4 divertsb ( formal) to entertain people 娱乐；供消遣 ◆ Children are easily diverted. 孩子们很容易被逗乐。 divert diverts diverted diverting di·vert / daɪˈvɜːt ; NAmE daɪˈvɜːrt /
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