divert

verb

/daɪˈvɜːt/

/daɪˈvɜːrt/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they divert	/daɪˈvɜːt/ /daɪˈvɜːrt/
he / she / it diverts	/daɪˈvɜːts/ /daɪˈvɜːrts/
past simple diverted	/daɪˈvɜːtɪd/ /daɪˈvɜːrtɪd/
past participle diverted	/daɪˈvɜːtɪd/ /daɪˈvɜːrtɪd/
-ing form diverting	/daɪˈvɜːtɪŋ/ /daɪˈvɜːrtɪŋ/

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[often passive] to make somebody/something change direction使轉向；使繞道；轉移
- be diverted The course of the stream has now been diverted.這條小溪現在已經改道了。
- be diverted (from something) (to/into/onto something) Northbound traffic will have to be diverted onto minor roads.北行車輛將不得不繞次要道路行駛。
[often passive] to use money, materials, etc. for a different purpose from their original purpose改變（資金、材料等）的用途
- be diverted (from something) (to/into something) More of the budget was diverted into promotions.更多的預算被用於促銷。
to take somebody’s thoughts or attention away from something轉移（某人）的注意力；使分心 synonym distract
- divert somebody/something (away) from something The war diverted people's attention away from the economic situation.戰爭把民衆的注意力從經濟狀況上移開了。
- divert somebody/something (from something) to/onto something She managed to divert the baby onto a different activity.她設法把嬰兒轉移到一個不同的活動上。
[often passive] (formal) to entertain people娛樂；供消遣
- be diverted Children are easily diverted.孩子們很容易被逗樂。

Word Originlate Middle English: via French from Latin divertere, from di- ‘aside’ + vertere ‘to turn’.

TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4924 COCA: 5673

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