distract
英 [d?'str?kt]
美 [d?'str?kt]
助記提示
1、dis- "apart, away" + tract-.
2、字面意思為：draw in different directions.
中文詞源
distract 分心dis-, 分開，散開。-tract, 拉，伸，詞源同attract ,contract. 引申詞義分心，精神混亂。
英文詞源
- distract (v.)
- mid-14c., "to draw asunder or apart, to turn aside" (literal and figurative), from Latin distractus, past participle of distrahere "draw in different directions," from dis- "away" (see dis-) + trahere "to draw" (see tract (n.1)).
Sense of "to throw into a state of mind in which one knows not how to act" is from 1580s. Related: Distracted; distracting; distractedly; distractedness.
雙語例句
- 1. There was nothing at all in this miserable place to distract him.
- 這個鬼地方根本沒有什么東西可以讓他分心。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. You distract me. I've been distracted since the moment I met you. Because all I can think about is how much I want to kiss you.
- 你害我分心。從遇見你的那一刻起，你就讓我分心。因為我的腦海里滿滿都是想吻你的沖動。
來自美劇《生活大爆炸》
- 3. She jabbered away, trying to distract his attention.
- 她喋喋不休, 想分散他的注意力.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
- 4. Countryside robbers are learning the ways of the wild west by stampeding cattle to distract farmers before raiding their homes.
- 鄉間強盜正在學習早期西部人的做法，先讓牛群受驚四處亂竄以轉移農民的注意力，然后再洗劫他們的房屋。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. When he arrived back, Tigress was cracking melon seeds to distract herself.
- 回到家中, 虎妞正在屋里嗑瓜子兒解悶呢.
來自漢英文學 - 駱駝祥子