distraction

英 [dɪˈstrækʃn]

美 [dɪˈstrækʃn]

n.  分散注意力的事; 使人分心的事; 娱乐; 消遣

复数：distractions　

IELTSTEM8医学

Collins.1 / BNC.8644 / COCA.6171

习惯用语

n.

to distraction
• 到心烦意乱（或激动、气愤）的地步
  so that you become upset, excited, or angry and not able to think clearly
• The children are driving me to distraction today.
  今天孩子们闹得我心烦意乱。

牛津词典

noun

• 分散注意力的事；使人分心的事
  a thing that takes your attention away from what you are doing or thinking about
  1. I find it hard to work at home because there are too many distractions.
     我发觉在家里工作很难，因为使人分心的事太多。
  2. cinema audiences looking for distraction
     寻求解闷的电影观众
• 娱乐；消遣
  an activity that amuses or entertains you

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 分散注意力的事;使人分心的事
  Adistractionis something that turns your attention away from something you want to concentrate on.
  1. I feel this is getting to be a distraction from what I really want to do...
     我觉得这开始让我无法集中精神做我真正想做的事情了。
  2. Total concentration is required with no distractions.
     要全神贯注，不能有丝毫分神。
• N-COUNT 娱乐;消遣
  Adistractionis an activity which is intended to entertain and amuse you.
  1. ...every conceivable distraction from show jumping to bouncy castles...
     每一个能想象得到的娱乐项目,从跳跃障碍赛到塑料充气城堡
  2. Their national distraction is going to the disco.
     他们的全民消遣就是去蹦迪。
• PHRASE 让人心烦意乱;让人恼火
  If you say that something or someonedrivesyouto distraction, you are emphasizing that they annoy you a great deal.
  1. A very clingy child can drive a parent to distraction.
     一个非常黏人的孩子会让父母不胜其烦。

英英释义

noun

• the act of distracting
  1. conjurers are experts at misdirection
  Synonym:misdirection
• an entertainment that provokes pleased interest and distracts you from worries and vexations
  Synonym:beguilement
• mental turmoil
  1. he drives me to distraction
• an obstacle to attention

双语例句

• A Londoner born and bred, she suspected that a month in the country would bore her to distraction.
  作为一个土生土长的伦敦人，她不相信在乡下呆一个月就会令她心烦意乱。
• This is perhaps the biggest distraction of them all.
  这或许是最大的干扰了。
• A companion would have been a distraction, diluting the pathos of the moment.
  要是有一个伴侣在旁就会分散我的注意，冲淡此时此刻的哀婉之情。
• And also, I could really use the distraction.
  这也能分散下我的注意力。
• Driven to distraction, he murdered the woman who jilted him
  他被逼得发狂，于是杀死了抛弃他的那个女人。
• Total concentration is required with no distractions.
  要全神贯注，不能有丝毫分神。
• I think this is a big distraction from reporting on the process of science.
  我认为这极大地偏离了对科学进程的报道。
• I need some distraction or a beautiful release.
  我需要转移注意，或是一个美丽的释放。
• A very clingy child can drive a parent to distraction.
  依赖性太强的孩子会逼得父母心烦意乱。
• But such fools for randomness are a distraction from the key issue: malfeasance.
  但是，这些瞎蒙的傻瓜干扰了人们对一个关键问题的认识：那就是渎职。