diversion

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

Translation

n. 轉移, 娛樂, 分散注意力
Word Forms

Phrases & Collocations

take a diversion

繞道而行

south-to-north water diversion

南水北調

diversion tunnel

導流洞;導流隧洞

river diversion

導流;河流改道

trade diversion

貿易轉移,貿易轉向;貿易多樣化

diversion channel

分水渠,泄水渠

Example Sentences

our chief diversion was reading.

我們主要的消遣是讀書。

a diversion to while away the long afternoons.

消磨整個漫長下午的消遣活動。

a diversion of resources from defence to civil research.

資源從防務到民用研究的轉移。

the road was closed and diversions put into operation.

道路被封,臨時通道開始使用。

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

爲牽制敵方到城市西面而進行的巡邏。

The magician's talk created a diversion of attention.

魔術師的講話分散了人們的注意力。

The person's talk created a diversion of attention.

這個人的話分散了人們的注意力。

London offers lots diversions for every type of person.

倫敦爲各種人提供許多消遣。

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

"因爲大街上發生交通事故,車輛只好改道行駛。"

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

高額關稅常使貿易從一國轉往另一國。

Our party believes in encouraging cultural diversity, not diversion.

我們黨鼓勵多種文化,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.

我認爲目前發生的邊界衝突事件是想要轉移他們國內人民對困難的經濟形勢的注意力。

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.

南水北調中線穿黃工程地下連續牆是國內最深最厚的地下連續牆,地質條件差,施工難度大,施工中存在較大的風險。

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

摘要文章介紹在白河水庫堤體工程施工中,採用束窄河牀方式分期導流的方案。

Real-world Examples

I'll create a diversion while you escape.

我引開他們注意 你乘虛溜走。

Source: Spirited Away Selection

She may be looking at you as a diversion.

她也許只是把你當成個消遣。

Source: Desperate Housewives Season 7

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

爲了理解這一點,我們還需要簡單地講一講原子結構。

Source: Crash Course Astronomy

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

但她的一切努力都僅僅只能轉移一下注意力而已。

Source: Lion Mafia

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

“怎樣調虎離山呢?”羅恩問道。

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

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

它們提供了一種受人歡迎的方式,讓人們從大多數MBA課程的乏味內容中解脫出來。

Source: The Economist (Summary)

Well, maybe a little diversion might help.

嗯 或許稍微放鬆一下會有好處呢。

Source: Volume 4

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

委內瑞拉的政治局勢也陷入僵局,正在造成國家分裂。

Source: BBC Listening Collection February 2020

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

這聽起來可能像一部漫威電影,但這些科學家已經研究閃電轉移 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,上個月一架往返於維爾紐斯和雅典的客機改道飛往明斯克。

Source: CRI Online June 2021 Collection

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