dis.tract
v.tr.(及物动词)
dis.tract.ed,dis.tract.ing,dis.tracts
To cause to turn away from the original focus of attention or interest; divert.
分散,转移:使转离原来的注意力或兴趣;使分心
To pull in conflicting emotional directions; unsettle.
使混乱;使困惑:使精神错乱;使不安
来源:
Middle English distracten
中古英语 distracten
from Latin distrahere distr3ct- [to pull away]
源自 拉丁语 distrahere distr3ct- [拉开;扯掉,拉走]
dis- [apart] * see dis-
dis- [分开,分离] *参见 dis-
trahere [to draw]
trahere [吸引;引起,激起]
【引伸】
distract.ingly
adv.(副词)
distrac.tive
adj.(形容词)