单词 | distraction |
释义 | dis·trac·tion /dɪˈstrækʃən/ ●○○ noun 1 [countable, uncountable]ATTENTION something that stops you paying attention to what you are doing 使人分心的事物 I study in the library as there are too many distractions at home. 我在图书馆学习,家里分心的事太多。distraction from Demands for equality were seen as a distraction from more serious issues. 要求平等被视为分散了人们对更严重问题的注意力。2 drive somebody to distraction to continue annoying or upsetting someone very much 让某人烦得要命,把某人逼疯 The baby’s constant crying drove me to distraction. 婴儿不停地哭,真要把我逼疯了。3. [countable] old-fashionedENJOY/LIKE DOING something a pleasant activity 消遣,娱乐Examples from the Corpusdistraction• Other people's talk was just a distraction.• The short-term approach, distraction, is simple.• There are too many distractions in this office - it's hard for me to get anything done.• The nearest distraction is probably the Concord Turnpike, a half mile north of the pond.• This will reduce distractions and help you concentrate upon your bodily feelings.• They lived inside a person's body and wriggled about until their presence drove him to distraction.• But in this case, enough variations on the simple alternatives exist to drive a reasonable person to distraction.• Tennis has become a welcome distraction for Rudy and his whole family.dis·trac·tion nounChineseSyllable you paying are stops Corpus you that to attention something what |
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