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

• They turned back because of traffic diversions.
  因为交通要临时绕行，他们掉头了。
• The above traffic management includes maintenance of existing roads, temporary road diversions, temporary traffic signage, barriers and delineators.
  以上交通管理包括现有及临时道路岔道、临时交通标识、栅栏和指路牌的维护。
• His duties shall include the planning and management of the entire nominated sub-contractor's safety procedures, including all traffic safety and control measures, and of all temporary diversions of roads, accesses, drainage systems and utilities, and their co-ordination with the sub-contract works.
  其职责应包括计划编制和管理全套指定分包商安全程序，该等程序包含了所有交通安全及控制措施、所有道路、通道、排水系统和公用事业的临时改道及其与本分包工程的配合。
• I had also arriv'd to some little diversions and amusements, which made the time pass more pleasantly with me a great deal, than it did before.
  同时，我又想出了一些小小的消遣和娱乐，使我的日子过得比以前快活多了。
• 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。
• The extent of traffic diversions was reduced as the Annual Meetings were held at the HKCEC only.
  由于年会只在香港会议展览中心举行，故交通改道的范围得以收窄。
• 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。
• 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；
• 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。
• 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。