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divert

🇬🇧 UK/dai'və:t/🇺🇸 US/dai'vә:t/
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Definitions

v.

To redirect something to a different course or purpose; to distract someone's attention; to entertain.

使转向;转移(注意力);使绕道;娱乐

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
diapart, not
+
vertturn
=divert

Common Collocations

  • 1.divert attention转移注意力
  • 2.divert traffic改道交通

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The magician diverted the audience's attention with dramatic gestures while performing the illusion.

  • 2.

    We diverted our plans due to bad weather and found an alternative indoor entertainment activity instead.

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