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divert

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di·vert /daɪˈvɜːt, də- $ -ɜːrt/ ●○○ verb [transitiveT]  
1  CHANGE FROM ONE THING TO ANOTHERto change the use of something such as time or money 改变…的用途
divert something into/to/(away) from etc something
 The company should divert more resources into research.
这家公司应该把更多的资源用于研究。
 Officials diverted revenue from arms sales to the rebels.
官员们将军火销售的收益转到了叛乱分子手中。
2  to change the direction in which something travels 改变…的方向，使转向
divert a river/footpath/road etc
 Canals divert water from the Truckee River into the lake.
运河使特拉基河的河水改道流入这座湖中。
 The high street is closed and traffic is being diverted.
大街封闭，车辆正改道而行。
3  if you divert your telephone calls, you arrange for them to go directly to another number, for example because you are not able to answer them yourself for some time 转移〔电话〕
 Remember to divert your phone when you are out of the office.
你不在办公室的时候要记得设定电话转移。
4  ATTENTIONCRITICIZEto deliberately take someone’s attention from something by making them think about or notice other things 〔故意〕转移，分散〔别人的注意力〕
divert (somebody’s) attention (away from somebody/something)
 The crime crackdown is an attempt to divert attention from social problems.
此次打击犯罪是为了转移人们对社会问题的关注。
 He’d been trying to divert suspicion away from himself.
他一直试图转移别人对他的怀疑。
5. formalDL to amuse or entertain someone 使消遣，给…解闷，供…娱乐
Examples from the Corpus
divert• According to Williams, Woods intervened at that point and announced that no funds would be diverted.• The software then diverts all output across the network to the printer on the other machine.• We heard that he was accusing us of diverting all the water on to his field.• Environmentalists keep quiet because concern over radon in houses would divert attention from the campaign against nuclear power.• In all, $ 2.2 million in federal funds was illegally diverted by those convicted, prosecutors said.• What if unlimited water should be diverted from the two cascades by power-hungry industrialists and power-hungry governments?• Traffic was diverted on to the A166 as emergency services cleared the wreckage between Dunnington and Kexby, near York.• Bring games in the car to divert the children during a long trip.• Shrub roses were trussed to let people pass; signs erected to divert visitors from the non-scenic compost heap.• Farmers were illegally diverting water to save their crops.
divert ... resources• Local NGOs thus divert resources and personnel out of the public health services.• For years Dieter had diverted resources away from the army and into his own pocket.• This emphasis tends to divert scarce financial resources from true development objectives.• Local economic development strategies divert attention and resources of government away from direct efforts to resolve social problems. 7.
traffic ... diverted• Cars from London terminated at Thornton Heath Pond and all other traffic was diverted.• Traffic was diverted along the A69 and through Tedale.• Traffic was diverted on to the A166 as emergency services cleared the wreckage between Dunnington and Kexby, near York.• The town itself, not very large, has been preserved in the centre and the traffic diverted round the outside.• All A66 traffic will be diverted through the village of Sadberge.• All east bound traffic was diverted until noon.• Traffic will be diverted via Boroughbridge Road and Shipton.
divert (somebody’s) attention (away from somebody/something)• It was easy to miss, especially with the village to divert one's attention.• Then an acquaintance started talking to me and diverted my attention.• She struggled, screamed and was cut a second time in the neck but managed to divert his attention and flee.• Local economic development strategies divert attention and resources of government away from direct efforts to resolve social problems. 7.• Concern about sea-level rise must not be allowed to divert attention from other problems caused by the increase of coastal populations.• Computer and other technical problems diverted commander attention from the battlefield.• Forbes responded that this is an attempt by his rivals to divert attention from the issues.• That's another way of saying that people have little to divert their attention in restrooms.
From Longman Business Dictionary
divertdi·vert /daɪˈvɜːt, də--ɜːrt/ verb [transitiveT]COMMERCE
to spend money or make an effort in a new area of business or a new product
divert something into
The company should divert more resources into research.
Origin divert
(1400-1500) Old French divertir, from Latin divertere, from vertere “to turn”
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