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distracting

UK/dɪ'stræktɪŋ/US/dɪ'stræktɪŋ/
B2

Definitions

adj.

Drawing one's attention away; making it hard to concentrate.

令人分心的,分散注意力的

Root Breakdown

Root-derived
dis-not, apart, away
+
tractpull, drag, draw
+
-ingcontinuous / action of
=distracting

Active form of distract: causing your attention to be pulled apart. Distracted = the person; distracting = the thing doing it.

Root tra still carries 109 more words

Common Collocations

  • 1.distracting noise令人分心的噪音
  • 2.highly distracting极其分散注意力的

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The constant noise from the street was incredibly distracting.

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