diversion

英 [daɪˈvɜːʃn]

美 [daɪˈvɜːrʒn]

n.  转向; 转移; 偏离; 转移视线(或注意力)的事物; 临时绕行路; 临时支路

复数：diversions　

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牛津词典

noun

• 转向；转移；偏离
  the act of changing the direction that sb/sth is following, or what sth is used for
  1. a river diversion project
     河流改道工程
  2. We made a short diversion to go and look at the castle.
     我们绕了一小段路去参观城堡。
  3. the diversion of funds from the public to the private sector of industry
     资金从公有企业向私有企业的转移
• 转移视线（或注意力）的事物
  something that takes your attention away from sb/sth while sth else is happening
  1. For the government, the war was a welcome diversion from the country's economic problems.
     政府欢迎这场战争，因为它转移了人们对国家经济问题的注意力。
  2. A smoke bomb created a diversion while the robbery took place.
     劫案发生时，一枚烟雾弹转移了人们的视线。
• 临时绕行路；临时支路
  a road or route that is used when the usual one is closed
  1. Diversions will be signposted.
     临时支路都将设置路标。
• 消遣；娱乐
  an activity that is done for pleasure, especially because it takes your attention away from sth else
  1. The party will make a pleasant diversion.
     晚会会是一个很不错的消遣。
  2. The city is full of diversions.
     城市里各种娱乐活动比比皆是。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 转移注意力的行为;令人分心的事情
  Adiversionis an action or event that attracts your attention away from what you are doing or concentrating on.
  1. The robbers threw smoke bombs to create a diversion...
     劫匪扔烟幕弹来转移人们的视线。
  2. The whole argument is a diversion.
     这场辩论分散了人们的注意力。
• N-COUNT 消遣;娱乐
  Adiversionis an activity that you do for pleasure.
  1. Finger painting is very messy but an excellent diversion.
     用手指画画是很脏，但却是一项极好的消遣。
• N-COUNT 临时绕行路;临时支路
  Adiversionis a special route arranged for traffic to follow when the normal route cannot be used.
  1. They turned back because of traffic diversions.
     因为交通要临时绕行，他们掉头了。

in AM, use 美国英语用 detour


• N-UNCOUNT 转向;转移;偏离
  The diversion ofsomething involves changing its course or destination.
  1. ...the illegal diversion of profits from secret arms sales.
     秘密军火交易所获利润的非法转移
  2. ...the diversion of a ship to Lebanon with $8m worth of aluminium on board.
     前往黎巴嫩的装有价值800万美元铝的船只改换航道

英英释义

noun

• a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)
  1. a diversion from the main highway
  2. a digression into irrelevant details
  3. a deflection from his goal
  Synonym:deviationdigressiondeflectiondeflexiondivagation
• an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates
  1. scuba diving is provided as a diversion for tourists
  2. for recreation he wrote poetry and solved crossword puzzles
  3. drug abuse is often regarded as a form of recreation
  Synonym:recreation
• an attack calculated to draw enemy defense away from the point of the principal attack
  Synonym:diversionary attack

双语例句

• In 1766 he excommunicated the village for its 'depraved diversion.'
  1766年，他以“堕落地享乐”为由将那个村庄逐出教会。
• Golf is my father's favorite diversion.
  高尔夫球是我父亲最喜欢的娱乐。
• This diversion not only stimulate domestic consumption, but also brought to the national well-ordered environment of the travel.
  这样的分流既刺激了国内消费，同时也给国民带来了秩序良好的出游环境。
• The diversion of a stream changed the land.
  一条小溪的转向使这块土地发生了变化。
• Owing to the road construction, the bus will be on diversion this month.
  因为道路施工，这路公共汽车本月将改线行驶。
• Hydropower station with diversion network;
  集水网道式水电站；
• And the start of the West-to-East natural gas transmission project and the South-to-North water diversion project.
  西气东输工程和南水北调工程已正式开工建设。
• This paper presents the design and construction of these diversion tunnels.
  介绍了构皮滩导流隧洞的设计和施工。
• This article demonstrates the feasibility of performing laparoscopic radical cystectomy and urinary diversion.
  这篇文章显示了运用腹腔镜根治性膀胱切除术和尿流改道的可能性。
• The person's talk created a diversion of attention.
  这个人的话分散了人们的注意力。