資料來源 : pyDict

分散,岔開;弄昏,使煩惱;消遣,娛樂

資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Distract \Dis*tract"\, a. [L. distractus, p. p. of distrahere to
   draw asunder; dis- + trahere to draw. See {Trace}, and cf.
   {Distraught}.]
   1. Separated; drawn asunder. [Obs.]

   2. Insane; mad. [Obs.] --Drayton.

Distract \Dis*tract"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Distracted}, old p.
   p. {Distraught}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Distracting}.]
   1. To draw apart or away; to divide; to disjoin.

            A city . . . distracted from itself.  --Fuller.

   2. To draw (the sight, mind, or attention) in different
      directions; to perplex; to confuse; as, to distract the
      eye; to distract the attention.

            Mixed metaphors . . . distract the imagination.
                                                  --Goldsmith.

   3. To agitate by conflicting passions, or by a variety of
      motives or of cares; to confound; to harass.

            Horror and doubt distract His troubled thoughts.
                                                  --Milton.

   4. To unsettle the reason of; to render insane; to craze; to
      madden; -- most frequently used in the participle,
      distracted.

            A poor mad soul; . . . poverty hath distracted her.
                                                  --Shak.

資料來源 : WordNet®

distract
     v 1: draw someone's attention away from something; "The thief
          distracted the bystanders"; "He deflected his
          competitors" [syn: {deflect}]
     2: disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or
        alarmed; "She was rather perturbed by the news that her
        father was seriously ill" [syn: {perturb}, {unhinge}, {disquiet},
         {trouble}, {cark}, {disorder}]