divert

英 [daɪ'vɜːt; dɪ-]美[dɪˈvɚt]
  • vt. 转移;使…欢娱;使…转向
  • vi. 转移
  • n. (Divert)人名;(法)迪韦尔

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词态变化


第三人称单数: diverts;过去式: diverted;过去分词: diverted;现在分词: diverting;

助记提示


1、di- "apart" + vert-.
2、含义:turn in different directions, turn apart, turn to apart, apart from turning, turn away or apart of mind.

中文词源


divert 转移

来自diverse, 转开,转移。-t,过去分词后缀。

英文词源


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" (see versus). Related: Diverted; diverting.

双语例句


1. The President needed to divert attention away from his own economic record.
总统需要将人们的视线从他以往在经济上的表现上转移开。

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2. He instructed switchboard staff to divert all Laura's calls to him.
他让总机接线员将劳拉所有的电话都转给他。

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3. If you haul hard you will divert the fish.
如果拉网太猛,鱼会被吓跑的.

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4. The trucks were forced to divert to another road.
卡车被迫改道而行.

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5. How can we divert her thoughts from her sad loss?
我们怎样才能使他不再想到她可悲的损失?

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