Word familyadjectivedistracteddistractibledistractingdistractiveadverbdistractedlydistractinglydistractivelynoundistractednessdistractibilitydistractiondistractorverbdistract
1[countableC, uncountableU]ATTENTION something that stops you paying attention to what you are doing 使人分心的事物
I study in the library as there are too many distractions at home.
我在图书馆学习,家里分心的事太多。
distraction from
Demands for equality were seen as a distraction from more serious issues.
要求平等被视为分散了人们对更严重问题的注意力。
2drive somebody to distractionto continue annoying or upsetting someone very much 让某人烦得要命,把某人逼疯
The baby’s constant crying drove me to distraction.
婴儿不停地哭,真要把我逼疯了。
Examples from the Corpus
drive somebody to distraction• Or will his lack of ambitiondrive you to distraction?• Mrs. Swanson was being driven to distraction by her mischievousson.• Zoe talks her dad into letting her have driving lessons but she and Janine drive Garry to distraction.• They lived inside a person's body and wriggled about until their presencedrove him to distraction.• And just like in the Kronenbourg ad she can't stop driving men to distraction.• His constantinvasion of her privacy was driving her to distraction.
3.[countableC] old-fashionedENJOY/LIKE DOING something a pleasant activity 消遣,娱乐
ADJECTIVE | VERB + DISTRACTION | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤unwanted無益的干擾▸➤good, nice, welcome令人愉快的消遣➤brief, momentary讓人短時/短暫轉移注意力的事➤constant一直讓人分心的事➤minor小干擾➤big, huge, major大的干擾;很大的干擾◇Her odd appearance is a major distraction whenever she is on screen.無論何時她出現在屏幕上,她怪異的外表總是很礙眼。➤unnecessary不必要的分心事➤driver (especially NAmE) 讓司機分心的事情◇new laws to address driver distraction caused by phone conversations針對司機開車打電話分心這一問題的新法律VERB + DISTRACTION➤cause, create造成/產生干擾◇She caused a distraction by setting off the alarm.她弄響了警報,造成了混亂。➤provide提供讓人放鬆的東西◇The TV provided a distraction from his work.電視使他能擺脫工作放鬆放鬆。➤use利用干擾◇Becca used the distraction to make a run for it.貝卡趁亂逃之夭夭。➤eliminate, minimize消除/最大限度地減少干擾➤avoid避免干擾PREPOSITION➤without distraction不受干擾◇She worked hard all morning, without distraction.她埋頭工作了整整一個上午,一點兒也沒分心。➤distraction from從⋯分散注意力◇Work was a welcome distraction from her problems at home.工作正好把她的注意力從家庭問題上轉移開。PHRASES➤drive sb to distraction使某人精力分散◇My kids drive me to distraction at times.孩子們有時令我心情煩躁。➤love sb to distraction愛某人愛得發狂