āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
Detour
01
āĻā§āĻ°āĻĒāĻĨ, āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻāĻžāĻĒāĻĨ
a temporary route used to bypass a closed or blocked section of road
Dialect
American
American
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
She followed the detour signs to avoid the accident.
āĻĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻāĻāĻ¨āĻž āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻ¤āĻŋāĻ¨āĻŋ āĻĄāĻŋāĻā§āĻ° āĻāĻŋāĻšā§āĻ¨āĻā§āĻ˛āĻŋ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ°āĻŖ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻāĻŋāĻ˛ā§āĻ¨āĨ¤
02
āĻā§āĻ°āĻĒāĻĨ, āĻŦāĻŋāĻˇāĻ¯āĻŧāĻā§āĻ¯ā§āĻ¤āĻŋ
a shift in focus or attention away from the primary subject or task
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The meeting took a detour when they started discussing the new project.
āĻ¨āĻ¤ā§āĻ¨ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻĒ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻāĻ˛ā§āĻāĻ¨āĻž āĻļā§āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻ°āĻ˛ā§ āĻ¸āĻāĻžāĻāĻŋ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ° āĻ¨ā§āĻ¯āĻŧāĨ¤
03
āĻā§āĻ°āĻĒāĻĨ, āĻŦāĻŋāĻĒāĻĨ
a change or diversion from the planned path, often due to unexpected obstacles or circumstances
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The GPS suggested a detour to avoid heavy traffic.
āĻāĻŋāĻĒāĻŋāĻāĻ¸ āĻāĻžāĻ°ā§ āĻā§āĻ°āĻžāĻĢāĻŋāĻ āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāĻ¤ā§ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āĻ°āĻĒāĻĨ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ¸ā§āĻ¤āĻžāĻŦ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻā§āĨ¤
to detour
01
āĻā§āĻ°āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§ āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻā§āĻ°āĻĒāĻĨ āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to take or lead on a roundabout way, especially when a more direct route is unavailable or blocked
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
The hikers decided to detour from the main trail to explore a scenic viewpoint.
āĻšāĻžāĻāĻāĻžāĻ°āĻ°āĻž āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻļā§āĻ¯āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻĻā§āĻļā§āĻ¯āĻŦāĻŋāĻ¨ā§āĻĻā§ āĻ
āĻ¨ā§āĻŦā§āĻˇāĻŖ āĻāĻ°āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻ¨ā§āĻ¯ āĻĒā§āĻ°āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻā§āĻ°ā§āĻāĻ˛ āĻĨā§āĻā§ āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻžāĻ° āĻ¸āĻŋāĻĻā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ¤ āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ¯āĻŧā§āĻā§āĨ¤
āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
