divert
v
1 [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sb/sth (from sth) (to sth) turn sb/sth from one course to another 转移某人的注意力; 使某事物转向
divert traffic (from one road to another) 使车辆绕道行驶
divert a ship (from its course) 使船只转变航向
divert sb's attention, thoughts, energies, etc 将某人的注意力、 思想、 精力等转移到别处.
2 [Tn] entertain or amuse (sb) 使(某人)得到消遣或娱乐
Children are easily diverted. 孩子们有娱乐就很高兴.
That's not true. I don't want to argue about it any more. Anyhow, I'll see you next week.
不是这样的。我不想为这件事再和你争吵。无论如何,我下星期会见你的。
New Zealand is an impotant agricultural country with a small population. In size it is bigger than Guangdong Province, yet has a much smaller population.
新西兰是一个人口很少的重要的农业国。新西兰的面积比广东省大,但人口却少得多。
At this period Indians living in South Africa were badly treated by South African whites, and very few of them had the right to vote.