单词	diversion
释义	diversiondi‧ver‧sion /daɪˈvɜːʃən, də- $ -ɜːrʒən/ ●○○ noun Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Everybody needs a diversion, and college basketball is mine. People who used to rent videos regularly are now looking for diversion elsewhere. Rioters created a diversion by setting fire to vehicles close to the police station. Some of the prisoners started a fight as a diversion to give the others time to escape. Water diversions such as dams and canals are threatening the fish population. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Atlanta, the 1996 Olympics host city from July 19 to Aug. 4, offers a wealth of diversions. On Tuesday night, by way of diversion, we went off to see if the post hammer was ready. Signed diversions will be in operation. The campaign has been denounced by some leftwing union activists as a diversion from the need for industrial action. The southwestern and south-eastern examples were apparently staggered slightly, accounting for the odd diversion of Ermine Street on the south-east. These two effects, output creation and output diversion, create an ambiguity about the welfare effects of trade. Women who entered voluntary work during the inter-war years did so largely because it provided them with a diversion from household routine. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatora trick► trick a clever plan designed to make someone believe something that you want them to believe, or do something that you want them to do: · He pretended to be sick as a trick to get her to visit him.· Don't send her any money - it might be a trick.a trick question (=a question that is cleverly designed to make someone give a wrong answer): · He refused to answer, suspecting they were asking him a trick question. ► trap a clever plan designed to harm someone, for example by making them go somewhere where they will be caught or attacked, or making them say something they will be punished for: · I didn't take the money with me, because I was worried it might be a trap.· Sensing the lawyer's trap, Horvath refused to answer. ► deception especially written something that is said or done with the deliberate intention of deceiving people: · Ann quickly saw through his lies and deceptions.· What began as a misunderstanding quickly became a deliberate deception on the part of the network. ► ruse a trick, especially one that is amusing and not very serious: · It was just a ruse to get what I wanted!· She asked to use the telephone as a ruse to enter the house. ► hoax a false warning about something dangerous, given especially to someone in an official position, for example the police: · To everybody's great relief, the bomb scare turned out to be a hoax.· I got an email about another computer virus, but I'm pretty sure it's just a hoax. ► congame/con informal a trick to get someone's money or make someone do something: · The two men were involved in an elaborate con to cheat investors out of their money.· Senior citizens are usually easy targets for con games. ► put-up job when something that happens is not what it seems to be, and is really an attempt to deceive people: · Journalists suspected that the kidnapping was a put-up job.· The demonstration was a put-up job, organized by the authorities so they could arrest the cult leaders. ► scam informal a clever and dishonest plan to get money: · The welfare scam was costing the federal government hundreds of thousands of dollars.· The offer of a "free" vacation to Florida sounds like a scam to me. ► diversion a trick that is intended to take someone's attention away from what someone else is trying to do: · Some of the prisoners started a fight as a diversion to give the others time to escape.create a diversion: · Rioters created a diversion by setting fire to vehicles close to the police station. ► decoy a person or thing that is used to trick someone by taking their attention away from an illegal or criminal act: · You act as a decoy and we'll sneak out the back.· The burglars started the fire as a decoy so that they could escape from police. WORD SETS► Leisure airbed, nounalbum, nounamusement arcade, nounamusement park, nounaquarium, nounarcade, nounauditorium, nounbachelor party, nounball, nounballoon, nounballroom, nounballroom dancing, nounbank holiday, nounbanquet, nounbanqueting hall, nounbarhop, verbbash, nounbask, verbbean feast, nounbeauty contest, nounbeer mat, nounblock party, nounboathouse, nounbon vivant, nounbooking, nounbooze-up, nounbop, nounbouncer, nounbrasserie, nounbumper car, nounbus, verbcafé, nouncaff, nouncanteen, nouncard, nouncarnival, nouncarousel, nouncarry-out, nouncarvery, nouncassette player, nouncassette recorder, nounceilidh, nounchannel surfing, nouncheckroom, nouncircus, nouncloakroom, nounclosing time, nounclubbing, nouncoconut shy, nouncoffee house, nouncoffee shop, nouncommunity centre, nouncomp, nounconcession stand, nouncounty fair, nouncracker, noundating agency, nounday camp, noundesignated driver, noundinner dance, noundinner party, noundisco, noundiscotheque, noundive, noundiversion, noundivert, verbdo, noundoor prize, noundrinks party, nouneat, verbfad, nounfandango, nounfanzine, nounflower arranging, nounfootpath, nounfree house, noungame, nounget-together, nounhappy hour, nounholdall, nounhouse party, nounice skate, nounice-skate, verbjukebox, nounjumble, nounjumble sale, nounknitting needle, nounleisure centre, nounlending library, nounlounge, nounlounge bar, nounmacramé, nounmask, nounmasked ball, nounmasquerade, nounmaster of ceremonies, nounmatador, nounmaypole, nounMC, nounmen's room, nounmerrymaking, nounmixer, nounnightclub, nounnightlife, nounnight spot, nounoffice party, nounopening time, nounopen mike, nounorgy, nounouting, nounpageant, nounpageantry, nounPancake Day, nounparty, nounparty, verbparty favor, nounparty piece, nounpeepshow, nounpep rally, nounperm, verbpetting zoo, nounPG, nounpinball, nounpitch, nounpizzeria, nounpony-trekking, nounpostprandial, adjectivepress, nounpub, nounpub-crawl, nounpublican, nounpublic bar, nounquality time, nounquiz, nounR & R, nounradio-cassette player, nounraffle, nounraffle, verbrave, nounrecreation, nounrecreation room, nounrelaxation, nounrendezvous, nounrest room, nounrevel, verbreveller, nounrevelry, nounrifle range, nounroadhouse, nounroast, nounrodeo, nounRollerblade, nounroller skate, nounround, nounsaloon, nounsauna, nounset, adjectiveshooting gallery, nounshower, nounsideshow, nounsiesta, nounsingalong, nounsingsong, nounskinny-dipping, nounsnack bar, nounsnug, nounsocial, nounsoda fountain, nounsoiree, nounsolarium, nounspectator, nounspree, nounsteakhouse, nounstrip club, nounstrip joint, nounstripper, nounstrip show, nounstriptease, nounsummer camp, nounsummer holidays, nounsummer vacation, nounsunbed, nounsunlamp, nountable d'hôte, nountavern, nounteahouse, nountearoom, nountea shop, nountheme party, nounthree-star, adjectivetop table, nountrophy, nounTurkish bath, nounvacation, nounvideo arcade, nounwander, nounwassail, verbweekend, verbweekender, nounwindow-shopping, nounwomen's room, nounworkbasket, nounzoo, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► created a diversion  Two prisoners created a diversion to give the men time to escape. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► trade · Appropriate analysis of trade diversion is dependent upon the nature of the countries described by the model.· However there will also be export trade diversion when a union country supplies a partner country in place of the imports from third countries.· This suggests that the forces both of trade creation and trade diversion have been at work.· When trade diversion arises, higher cost supplies from the union partner displace lower cost supplies from the rest of the world.· The deterioration in the domestic country's terms of trade is the essence of trade diversion. VERB► create · The smoke bombs were to create a diversion, he explained.· Ian and Barbara will lead a small expedition into the city from the rear, while the larger group creates a diversion.· And if Lais and Leonore created the promised diversion the plan would go like clockwork. ► make · From Poiso we make a short diversion to drive to the top of the mountain, Pico do Arieiro, at 1,818m.· On his way back he made a diversion and called in at Crosthwaite Church to let the cool sanctuary complete his cure. ► provide · While the young Millers lived in Swan Walk, eighteenth-century Chelsea provided many diversions for their amusement.· The odd piece of Giant Vallis provides a pleasant diversion from all that rock.· Women who entered voluntary work during the inter-war years did so largely because it provided them with a diversion from household routine. 1[countable, uncountable] a change in the direction or use of something, or the act of changing itdiversion of the diversion of the river the diversion of funds into the military budget2[countable, uncountable] an enjoyable activity that you do to stop yourself from becoming bored3[countable] something that stops you from paying attention to what you are doing or what is happening:  Two prisoners created a diversion to give the men time to escape.4[countable] British English a different way that traffic is sent when the usual roads are closed
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