diversions是什么意思？

diversions

英[daɪ'vɜ:ʃnz] 美[daɪ'vɜʃnz]

• n. 娱乐( diversion的名词复数 )，转移，临时绕行路，分散注意力；

例句

• London offers lots diversions for every type of person. 伦敦为各种人提供许多消遣.
• They turned back because of traffic diversions. 因为交通要临时绕行，他们掉头了。

英语六级真题

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出自-2013年6月阅读原文

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  转移注意力的行为;令人分心的事情
  A diversion is an action or event that attracts your attention away from what you are doing or concentrating on.
  例句
  The robbers threw smoke bombs to create a diversion... 劫匪扔烟幕弹来转移人们的视线。 The whole argument is a diversion. 这场辩论分散了人们的注意力。
• N-COUNT
  消遣;娱乐
  A diversion is an activity that you do for pleasure.
  例句
  Finger painting is very messy but an excellent diversion. 用手指画画是很脏，但却是一项极好的消遣。
• N-COUNT
  临时绕行路;临时支路
  A diversion is a special route arranged for traffic to follow when the normal route cannot be used.
  例句
  They turned back because of traffic diversions. 因为交通要临时绕行，他们掉头了。
• N-UNCOUNT
  转向;转移;偏离
  The diversion of something involves changing its course or destination.
  例句
  ...the illegal diversion of profits from secret arms sales. 秘密军火交易所获利润的非法转移 ...the diversion of a ship to Lebanon with $8m worth of aluminium on board. 前往黎巴嫩的装有价值800万美元铝的船只改换航道