also side-track, "railway siding," 1835, from side (adj.) + track (n.). The verb meaning "to move (a train car) onto a sidetrack" is from 1874; figurative sense of "to divert from the main purpose" is attested from 1881. Related: Sidetracked.
权威例句
1. They have a tendency to try to sidetrack you from your task.
他们总试图让你从你的任务中分心。
2. The leadership moved to sidetrack the proposal.
领导层采取行动来转移对该提议的关注。
3. Environmentalists accuse it of trying to sidetrack the issue.
而环境保护论者则指责美国试图转移话题.
4. The corrupt officials tried to sidetrack our investigation.