divert
English → Chinese
verb//daɪˈvɜːt//
(转向) 改变……的方向:使河流、交通或资金等偏离原来的路径。
The police had to divert traffic to the side streets after a truck overturned on the bridge.
(Chinese) 一辆卡车在桥上翻车后,警察不得不将交通引导至侧街。
Engineers designed a system to divert floodwater away from the city and into a nearby reservoir.
(Chinese) 工程师们设计了一个系统,将洪水引离城市,进入附近的蓄水池。
verb//daɪˈvɜːt//
(娱乐) 消遣:通过有趣的活动或谈话来吸引某人的注意力并使其愉快。
The court jester's primary job was to divert the king with jokes and songs during long banquets.
(Chinese) 宫廷小丑的主要工作是在漫长的宴会上用笑话和歌声逗国王开心。
We tried to divert the bored children with a game of hide-and-seek while waiting for the train.
(Chinese) 在等火车时,我们试着用捉迷藏游戏来逗乐那些无聊的孩子。
Entry ID: en:zh:divert · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary