cause (someone or something) to change course or turn from one direction to another
使(人,物)改道;使转向
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a scheme to divert water from the river to irrigate agricultural land .从河中引水以灌溉农田的计划。
[no obj.](of a vehicle or person)change course
(车辆,人)改变路线
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an aircraft has diverted and will be with you shortly .一架飞机已经改变航线,很快就会和你会合。
reallocate (something, especially money or resources) to a different purpose
重新分配(某物,尤指金钱或资源)
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more of their advertising budget was diverted into promotions .他们广告预算中的大半用于促销。
distract (someone or their attention) from something
将(某人)从某物引开;转移(某人)对某物的注意力
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she managed to divert Rose from the dangerous topic of Lady Usk .她将罗兹的注意力从厄斯克夫人这个危险的话题上转移开。
[usu. as adj.
使得到消遣,使娱乐;使愉快
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a diverting book 一本有趣的书
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playing variations on a famous passage by James Joyce to divert herself.
为散心她把詹姆斯·乔伊斯的一段著名作品进行改写。
"late Middle English: via French from Latin