distract

distract /dis'trækt/
  • ngoại động từ
    • làm sao lãng, làm lãng đi, làm lãng trí
      • to distract someone's attention from more matters: làm cho ai lãng đi không chú ý đến những vấn đề quan trọng hơn
    • làm rối bời, làm rối trí
    • ((thường) động tính từ quá khứ) làm điên cuồng, làm mất trí, làm quẫn trí

Xem thêm: deflect, perturb, unhinge, disquiet, trouble, cark, disorder



distract

Từ điển Collocation

distract verb

ADV. easily He's easily distracted from his work | momentarily A noise outside momentarily distracted her.

PREP. (away) from an attempt to distract attention away from the real problems in the country

Từ điển WordNet

    v.

  • draw someone's attention away from something; deflect

    The thief distracted the bystanders

    He deflected his competitors

  • disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed; perturb, unhinge, disquiet, trouble, cark, disorder

    She was rather perturbed by the news that her father was seriously ill

English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary

distracts|distracted|distracting
syn.: confuse disturb divert
ant.: attract