| 单词 | diverting |
| 释义 | diverting (once / 2324 pages) adj Something that's diverting is a pleasant distraction. A movie on a long bus ride — even a bad movie — is diverting. The adjective diverting describes anything that grabs your attention, especially if it's entertaining and distracts from something less interesting. Spending time with a friend can be diverting when you're waiting to hear important news or get the results of a big test, and a good, diverting book is the perfect thing to take on a boring train commute. Diverting stems from the verb divert, or "distract," from its Latin root, divertere, "to turn in different directions." WORD FAMILYdiverting: divertingly+/diversion: diversionary, diversionist, diversions/diversionist: diversionists/divert: diversion, diverted, diverting, diverts USAGE EXAMPLESThere are different forms of corruption: non-existent “ghost workers” on the government payroll, overcharging on government contracts, diverting money from government accounts. Los Angeles Times(Dec 27, 2016) Instead, the three years of work will be done by shutting segments of the drive and diverting thousands of drivers onto other crowded roads. Washington Post(Dec 24, 2016) But Ivanka Trump, who was in the coach section, sat calmly, diverting her three children's attention from the disturbance. Los Angeles Times(Dec 22, 2016) adj providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining a diverting story Syn amusing, amusive interesting arousing or holding the attention |
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