distract

英 [dɪˈstrækt]      美 [dɪˈstrækt]
  • vt. 转移;分心
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1、dis- "apart, away" + tract-.
2、字面意思为:draw in different directions.
distract 分心

dis-, 分开,散开。-tract, 拉,伸,词源同attract ,contract. 引申词义分心,精神混乱。

distract (v.)
mid-14c., "to draw asunder or apart, to turn aside" (literal and figurative), from Latin distractus, past participle of distrahere "draw in different directions," from dis- "away" (see dis-) + trahere "to draw" (see tract (n.1)).

Sense of "to throw into a state of mind in which one knows not how to act" is from 1580s. Related: Distracted; distracting; distractedly; distractedness.
1. There was nothing at all in this miserable place to distract him.
这个鬼地方根本没有什么东西可以让他分心。
2. You distract me. I've been distracted since the moment I met you. Because all I can think about is how much I want to kiss you.
你害我分心。从遇见你的那一刻起,你就让我分心。因为我的脑海里满满都是想吻你的冲动。
3. She jabbered away, trying to distract his attention.
她喋喋不休, 想分散他的注意力.
4. Countryside robbers are learning the ways of the wild west by stampeding cattle to distract farmers before raiding their homes.
乡间强盗正在学习早期西部人的做法,先让牛群受惊四处乱窜以转移农民的注意力,然后再洗劫他们的房屋。
5. When he arrived back, Tigress was cracking melon seeds to distract herself.
回到家中, 虎妞正在屋里嗑瓜子儿解闷呢.

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