单词 | divert |
释义 | di·vert I. intransitive verb < traffic was forced to divert to side streets > < was trained as a surgeon, but diverted to diplomacy > : digress < diverted drearily to the figure he would cut — George Meredith > transitive verb 1. a. < divert a stream to a new channel > < divert tax money to his own pocket > : turn aside : deflect < divert calamity from his own head > b. < grief did not divert him from his duty > < Bunker Hill … had diverted General Gage's mind — Kenneth Roberts > 2. a. < the people diverted themselves with games > b. < he was diverted, though his face betrayed no sign of his amusement — C.B.Kelland > 3. archaic Synonyms: see amuse, dissuade, turn II. Scotland |
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