divert
/daɪˈvɜːt/verb
with obj.
1
- cause (someone or something) to change course or turn from one direction to another使（人, 物）改道; 使转向：
a scheme to divert water from the river to irrigate agricultural land.
从河中引水以灌溉农田的计划。
1.1
- no obj.(of a vehicle or person) change course（车辆, 人）改变路线：
an aircraft has diverted and will be with you shortly.
一架飞机已经改变航线, 很快就会和你会合。
1.2
- reallocate (something, especially money or resources) to a different purpose重新分配（某物, 尤指金钱或资源）：
more of their advertising budget was diverted into promotions.
他们广告预算中的大半用于促销。
2
- distract (someone or their attention) from something将（某人）从某物引开; 转移（某人）对某物的注意力：
she managed to divert Rose from the dangerous topic of Lady Usk.
她将罗兹的注意力从厄斯克夫人这个危险的话题上转移开。
2.1
- usu. as adj. diverting draw the attention of (someone) away from tedious or serious concerns; entertain or amuse使得到消遣, 使娱乐; 使愉快：
a diverting book
一本有趣的书
playing variations on a famous passage by James Joyce to divert herself.
为散心她把詹姆斯·乔伊斯的一段著名作品进行改写。
派生词
divertingly
adverb词源
late Middle English: via French from Latin divertere, from di- 'aside'+vertere 'to turn'.