diversion

[US]/daɪˈvɜːʃn/
[UK]/daɪˈvɜːrʒn,dəˈvɜrʃən/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. 转移, 娱乐, 分散注意力
Word Forms

Phrases & Collocations

take a diversion

绕道而行

south-to-north water diversion

南水北调

diversion tunnel

导流洞;导流隧洞

river diversion

导流;河流改道

trade diversion

贸易转移,贸易转向;贸易多样化

diversion channel

分水渠,泄水渠

Example Sentences

our chief diversion was reading.

我们主要的消遣是读书。

a diversion to while away the long afternoons.

消磨整个漫长下午的消遣活动。

a diversion of resources from defence to civil research.

资源从防务到民用研究的转移。

the road was closed and diversions put into operation.

道路被封,临时通道开始使用。

a patrol aimed to create a diversion to the west of the city.

为牵制敌方到城市西面而进行的巡逻。

The magician's talk created a diversion of attention.

魔术师的讲话分散了人们的注意力。

The person's talk created a diversion of attention.

这个人的话分散了人们的注意力。

London offers lots diversions for every type of person.

伦敦为各种人提供许多消遣。

The traffic had to follow a diversion because of an accident on the main road.

"因为大街上发生交通事故,车辆只好改道行驶。"

High tariffs often cause a diversion of trade from one country to another.

高额关税常使贸易从一国转往另一国。

Our party believes in encouraging cultural diversity, not diversion.

我们党鼓励多种文化,而不是文化分歧。

I think the present armed clash on the border was a diversion to make their people forget the internal difficult economic situation.

我认为目前发生的边界冲突事件是想要转移他们国内人民对困难的经济形势的注意力。

The underground diaphragm wall in Yellow River Undercrossing Project of the Middle Route in the South-to-North Water Diversion is the deepest and thickest one in China.

南水北调中线穿黄工程地下连续墙是国内最深最厚的地下连续墙,地质条件差,施工难度大,施工中存在较大的风险。

In this paper, The plan of stage diversion by contraction river bed in the construction of dam body of Baisa Reservior is introduced.

摘要文章介绍在白河水库堤体工程施工中,采用束窄河床方式分期导流的方案。

Real-world Examples

I'll create a diversion while you escape.

我引开他们注意 你乘虚溜走。

Source: Spirited Away Selection

She may be looking at you as a diversion.

她也许只是把你当成个消遣。

Source: Desperate Housewives Season 7

And to understand that, we need to take a brief diversion into atomic structure.

为了理解这一点,我们还需要简单地讲一讲原子结构。

Source: Crash Course Astronomy

But for all her efforts, this fight is merely a diversion.

但她的一切努力都仅仅只能转移一下注意力而已。

Source: Lion Mafia

" What sort of diversion is it? " asked Ron.

“怎样调虎离山呢?”罗恩问道。

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

They provide a welcome diversion from the stodgy content that marks out most MBA courses.

它们提供了一种受人欢迎的方式,让人们从大多数MBA课程的乏味内容中解脱出来。

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Well, maybe a little diversion might help.

嗯 或许稍微放松一下会有好处呢。

Source: Volume 4

The political situation is in the stalemate and what your position says that it's creating a diversion.

委内瑞拉的政治局势也陷入僵局,正在造成国家分裂。

Source: BBC Listening Collection February 2020

It may sound like a Marvel movie, but these scientists have been researching lightning diversion for 20 years.

这听起来可能像一部漫威电影,但这些科学家已经研究闪电转移 20 年了。

Source: Financial Times

The sanctions follow the diversion to Minsk of a passenger plane traveling between Vilnius and Athens last month.

制裁前,上个月一架往返于维尔纽斯和雅典的客机改道飞往明斯克。

Source: CRI Online June 2021 Collection

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