- [countable, uncountable]
a thing that takes your attention away from what you are doing or thinking about 分散注意力的事物；使人分心的事物 I find it hard to work at home because there are too many distractions. 我发觉在家里工作很难，因为使人分心的事太多。 cinema audiences looking for distraction 寻求解闷的电影观众 - distraction from something
The TV provided a distraction from his work. 电视使他能摆脱工作放松放松。
Extra ExamplesHer odd appearance is a major distraction whenever she is on screen. 无论何时她出现在屏幕上，她怪异的外表总是很碍眼。 She caused a distraction by setting off the alarm. 她弄响了警报，造成了混乱。 She worked hard all morning, without distraction. 她埋头工作了整整一个上午，一点儿也没分心。 Work was a welcome distraction from her problems at home. 工作正好把她的注意力从家庭问题上转移开。 new laws to address driver distraction caused by phone conversations 针对司机开车打电话分心这一问题的新法律
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- unwanted
- good
- nice
- …
- cause
- create
- provide
- …
- without distraction
- distraction from
- drive somebody to distraction
- love somebody to distraction
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an activity that entertains you 娱乐；消遣
Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin distractio(n-), from the verb distrahere, from dis- ‘apart’ + trahere ‘to draw, drag’.
Idioms
to distraction