deflect
verb /dɪˈflekt/
/dɪˈflekt/
动词形式
present simple I / you / we / they deflect | /dɪˈflekt/ /dɪˈflekt/ |
he / she / it deflects | /dɪˈflekts/ /dɪˈflekts/ |
past simple deflected | /dɪˈflektɪd/ /dɪˈflektɪd/ |
past participle deflected | /dɪˈflektɪd/ /dɪˈflektɪd/ |
-ing form deflecting | /dɪˈflektɪŋ/ /dɪˈflektɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] to change direction or make something change direction, especially after hitting something
(尤指击中某物后)偏斜,转向,使偏斜,使转向 - The ball deflected off Reid's body into the goal.
球打在里德身上反弹进球门。 - deflect something He raised his arm to try to deflect the blow.
他举起手臂试图挡开这一击。 - The defender nearly deflected the ball into his own net.
防守队员差点儿把球挡进自家球门。
- The ball deflected off Reid's body into the goal.
- [transitive] deflect something to succeed in preventing something from being directed towards you
synonym divert转移;引开 - All attempts to deflect attention from his private life have failed.
本想转移人们对他私生活的注意,但一切努力都失败了。 - She sought to deflect criticism by blaming her family.
她责怪她的家人,企图以此转移对她的批评。 - The government is seeking to deflect attention away from this problem.
政府正试图转移人们对这个问题的注意力。
- All attempts to deflect attention from his private life have failed.
- [transitive] deflect somebody (from something) to prevent somebody from doing something that they are determined to do
阻止(某人做已决定做的事) - The government will not be deflected from its commitments.
政府决不会因任何阻碍而放弃承诺。
- The government will not be deflected from its commitments.
词源mid 16th cent.: from Latin deflectere, from de- ‘away from’ + flectere ‘to bend’.