distract

/dɪˈstrækt/ v.
CET-6IELTS 词根 tract
一句话记住

分散（注意力）；使分心

释义与例句

v. 分散（注意力）；使分心
to take someone's attention away from what they are doing
  1. Don't distract the driver.
    不要分散司机的注意力。
  2. The noise from the street distracted me from my work.
    街上的噪音让我无法专心工作。
  3. She tried to distract the child with a toy while the doctor examined him.
    医生给孩子检查时，她试着用玩具分散他的注意力。
  4. He was distracted by his phone and missed the last bus.
    他因为手机分了心，错过了末班车。
  5. Please turn off the television so it doesn't distract you while you study.
    请关掉电视，免得学习时分心。

词源与构词

dis-（分开）+ trahere（拉），把注意力往别处拉开，就是分心。

dis- 前缀 · apart，分开
tract 词根 · to pull，拉
记忆钩子 dis（分开）+ tract（拉）：把注意力拉开，就是分心。

词族与关联词

同根词（同一个词根长出来的词）
  • attract 吸引；招引
    The exhibition attracted thousands of visitors. 这个展览吸引了数千名参观者。
  • contract 合同；契约
    They signed a two-year contract. 他们签了一份两年的合同。
  • extract 提取；拔出；摘录
    The dentist extracted the bad tooth. 牙医拔掉了那颗坏牙。
  • subtract 减去；扣除
    Subtract five from ten and you get five. 十减五等于五。
词族（同一词根的不同词性）
distractiondistracteddistracting
同义词
  • divert 转移
    The band played to divert the crowd while the stage was repaired. 舞台维修时，乐队演奏以转移人群的注意力。
  • unsettle 使不安
    The bad news unsettled him for the rest of the day. 这个坏消息让他一整天都心神不宁。
反义词
  • focus 集中（注意力）
    It is hard to focus on homework in a noisy room. 在嘈杂的房间里很难专心做作业。
  • concentrate 专心
    I can't concentrate when the television is on. 电视开着的时候我无法集中精神。
易混词
  • distinct 截然不同的
    The twins have distinct personalities. 这对双胞胎性格截然不同。
  • extract 提取；拔出
    The dentist had to extract two teeth. 牙医不得不拔掉两颗牙。
常见搭配
  • distract attention 转移注意力
    The bright poster distracted attention from the warning sign. 那张鲜艳的海报把注意力从警示牌上引开了。
  • easily distracted 容易分心
    Children are easily distracted by new toys. 孩子们很容易被新玩具吸引而分心。
  • distract from 使从……分心
    The constant noise distracts students from their studies. 不断的噪音使学生无法专心学习。

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