diversions

英 [daɪˈvɜːʃənz]

美 [dɪˈvɜrʒənz]

n.  转向; 转移; 偏离; 转移视线(或注意力)的事物; 临时绕行路; 临时支路
diversion的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 转移注意力的行为;令人分心的事情
  Adiversionis an action or event that attracts your attention away from what you are doing or concentrating on.
  1. The robbers threw smoke bombs to create a diversion...
     劫匪扔烟幕弹来转移人们的视线。
  2. The whole argument is a diversion.
     这场辩论分散了人们的注意力。
• N-COUNT 消遣;娱乐
  Adiversionis an activity that you do for pleasure.
  1. Finger painting is very messy but an excellent diversion.
     用手指画画是很脏，但却是一项极好的消遣。
• N-COUNT 临时绕行路;临时支路
  Adiversionis a special route arranged for traffic to follow when the normal route cannot be used.
  1. They turned back because of traffic diversions.
     因为交通要临时绕行，他们掉头了。

in AM, use 美国英语用 detour


• N-UNCOUNT 转向;转移;偏离
  The diversion ofsomething involves changing its course or destination.
  1. ...the illegal diversion of profits from secret arms sales.
     秘密军火交易所获利润的非法转移
  2. ...the diversion of a ship to Lebanon with $8m worth of aluminium on board.
     前往黎巴嫩的装有价值800万美元铝的船只改换航道

双语例句

• These diversions are often attended with fatal accidents, which of great numbers are on record.
  举行这种游戏时往往发生致命的意外事件，过去发生过的许多不幸事件都有纪录。
• He was as proficient as any of the other young men in the usual County diversions, hunting, gambling, dancing and politics, and was the best rider of them all;
  他对县里的种种娱乐，如打猎、赌博、跳舞和议论政治等方面，都跟任何别的青年人一样精通；
• Such initiatives are summarily dismissed by Kyoto's true believers, who see them as diversions rather than necessary first steps.
  这些行动却被京都体制的推崇者们草率地冲散了，他们把这些行动看作是对工作进程的牵制，而不是看作必需迈出的第一步。
• The closure of the bridge has caused lengthy diversions.
  大桥的关闭使人们要绕很长一段路。
• The3 older kids have other diversions also like homework, piano, playing the Wii, and hanging out with friends.
  3个年长的孩子有着一些自己的安排，例如做家庭作业、弹钢琴、玩Wii或者和朋友在一起。
• Nevertheless, this week, you're hot to trot when it comes to entertaining diversions, sports, the entertainment world, show business, theme parks, vacations, spas, and anything to do with children.
  尽管如此，本周你在以下方面也是迫不及待的：娱乐、运动、娱乐业、主题公园、度假、Spa以及和孩子相关的事务。
• People flocked to social sites like Facebook and twitter because they were a great way to discover new diversions through their friends and contacts.
  人们蜂拥而至，使用Facebook和Twitter只是因为这类网站是通过朋友和联系人发掘新鲜娱乐方式的一个好去处。
• They had been diversions, incidents, part of the game men play, but a small part at most.
  她们只不过是一种消遣，一段插曲，是男子汉把戏的一部分最多也只是一小部分。
• Today, however, we live in a world of diversions.
  然而，如今我们生活在一个娱乐活动十分丰富的世界里。
• Late-life diversions into the Buell and MV Agusta specialty brands flopped and were discontinued in 2009.
  旗下的布尔（Buell）和阿古斯塔（MVAgusta）等专有品牌最终于2009年倒闭歇业。