to divert
01
转移, 改变方向
to change direction or take a different course
Intransitive
例子
Road construction forced the city buses to divert from their usual route.
道路施工迫使城市公交车绕行其常规路线。
The river diverts to the east before reaching the main channel.
河流在到达主河道之前向东转向。
02
娱乐, 转移注意力
to engage or occupy someone in an amusing or enjoyable manner
Transitive: to divert sb
例子
The magician 's tricks were so captivating that they diverted the children for hours.
魔术师的戏法如此迷人，以至于他们让孩子们娱乐了几个小时。
While the children were diverted by the magician's tricks, some parents felt the performance was too repetitive.
当孩子们被魔术师的把戏吸引时，一些家长觉得表演太重复了。
03
转移, 使转向
to cause someone or something to change direction
Transitive: to divert sb/sth somewhere
例子
The river 's unexpected flooding prompted the emergency response team to divert residents to safer areas.
河流的意外洪水促使应急响应团队将居民转移到更安全的地区。
Air traffic control had to divert several incoming flights to different runways.
空中交通管制不得不将几架进港航班改道到不同的跑道。
04
转移, 转向
to redirect money, materials, or resources from their original intended purpose to another use
Transitive: to divert money or resources
例子
The company decided to divert funds from marketing to research and development.
公司决定将资金从营销转向研发。
Due to the emergency, they had to divert the supplies meant for the original project to disaster relief efforts.
由于紧急情况，他们不得不将原计划用于该项目的物资转用于救灾工作。
05
转移, 分散注意力
to distract or shift someone's attention or focus away from something
Transitive: to divert someone's attention or focus
例子
The entertaining movie was enough to divert my attention from the stressful day.
这部娱乐电影足以将我的注意力从紧张的一天中转移开。
His clever jokes were meant to divert the team's focus during the tense meeting.
他聪明的笑话是为了在紧张的会议期间转移团队的注意力。
06
转移, 转接
to arrange for incoming telephone calls to be redirected to another number
Transitive: to divert a call to another number
例子
She decided to divert her business calls to her colleague's phone while she was on vacation.
她决定在度假期间将她的商务电话转接到同事的电话上。
In case of an emergency, you can divert the calls to the on-call technician.
在紧急情况下，您可以将电话转接给值班技术人员。
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