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Definitions
v.
To change the course or destination of something; to aim it in a new direction.
使改变方向，重新引导；调整……的去向。
n.
(Computing) an instruction that automatically sends a user from one web address to another.
（计算机）重定向（自动把用户从一个网址转到另一个网址）。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedre-again, back
+
directstraight, guide, manage
=redirect
re- (again, anew) + direct (aim straight) = to aim something onto a new course. You can redirect traffic, attention, resources, or — on the web — a visitor from an old URL to a new one. Same straight aim, re-pointed.
Common Collocations
- 1.redirect attention转移注意力
- 2.redirect resources重新调配资源
- 3.redirect traffic重定向流量
- 4.redirect efforts重新调整努力方向
- 5.set up a redirect设置重定向
Example Sentences
- 1.
Police redirected traffic around the accident on the main road.
- 2.
She tried to redirect the conversation to a lighter topic.
- 3.
The old link now sets up a redirect to our new homepage.