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IELTS BNC: 8644 COCA: 6171

distraction

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
distraction /dɪˈstrækʃən/ noun
plural distractions
distraction
/dɪˈstrækʃən/
noun
plural distractions
Learner's definition of DISTRACTION
: something that makes it difficult to think or pay attention干扰;使人分心的事物
[count]
[noncount]
[count] : something that amuses or entertains you so that you do not think about problems, work, etc.消遣;娱乐
[noncount] : a state in which you are very annoyed or upset心烦意乱
IELTS BNC: 8644 COCA: 6171

distraction

noun

dis·​trac·​tion di-ˈstrak-shən How to pronounce distraction (audio)
1
: something that distracts : an object that directs one's attention away from something else
turned off her phone to limit distractions
One created a distraction while the other grabbed the money.
especially : amusement
a harmless distraction
a book of word puzzles and other distractions
2
: the act of distracting or the state of being distracted
especially : mental confusion
driven to distraction by their endless chatter
distractive adjective

Example Sentences

It was hard to work with so many distractions. One of them created a distraction while the other grabbed the money. A weekend at the beach was a good distraction from her troubles. Their endless chatter drove her to distraction.
Recent Examples on the Web Using buzz words like CRT, social emotional learning, and LGBTQ to get votes, only creates a distraction. Renata Cló, The Arizona Republic, 14 Sep. 2022 While intelligent minds can differ, this is just one of several points where Stone’s rhetorical punchiness is more a distraction than a point of illumination. Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Sep. 2022 Both Miller and Rendon spoke about how sports has helped the city find a distraction and try to heal in the wake of such an unthinkable tragedy. Kristie Rieken, ajc, 11 Sep. 2022 Both Miller and Rendon spoke about how sports has helped the city find a distraction and try to heal in the wake of such an unthinkable tragedy. Kristie Rieken, Chron, 11 Sep. 2022 So basketball in the winter will be a nice distraction before track takes center stage. Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2022 The alpine vistas on either side are a great distraction. Katie Jackson, Outside Online, 6 Sep. 2022 Critics said it’s a distraction from more pressing issues and political theater in DeSantis’ efforts to drum up his base for his reelection in November and with an eye on a possible run for president in 2024. Skyler Swisher, Orlando Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2022 Or even over six months with a warm and welcome distraction. Wayne And Wanda, Anchorage Daily News, 28 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

see distract entry 1

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of distraction was in the 15th century
IELTS BNC: 8644 COCA: 6171
distraction

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + DISTRACTION | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEunwanted無益的干擾good, nice, welcome令人愉快的消遣brief, momentary讓人短時/短暫轉移注意力的事constant一直讓人分心的事minor小干擾big, huge, major大的干擾;很大的干擾Her odd appearance is a major distraction whenever she is on screen.無論何時她出現在屏幕上,她怪異的外表總是很礙眼。unnecessary不必要的分心事driver (especially NAmE) 讓司機分心的事情new laws to address driver distraction caused by phone conversations針對司機開車打電話分心這一問題的新法律VERB + DISTRACTIONcause, create造成/產生干擾She caused a distraction by setting off the alarm.她弄響了警報,造成了混亂。provide提供讓人放鬆的東西The TV provided a distraction from his work.電視使他能擺脫工作放鬆放鬆。use利用干擾Becca used the distraction to make a run for it.貝卡趁亂逃之夭夭。eliminate, minimize消除/最大限度地減少干擾avoid避免干擾PREPOSITIONwithout distraction不受干擾She worked hard all morning, without distraction.她埋頭工作了整整一個上午,一點兒也沒分心。distraction from從⋯分散注意力Work was a welcome distraction from her problems at home.工作正好把她的注意力從家庭問題上轉移開。PHRASESdrive sb to distraction使某人精力分散My kids drive me to distraction at times.孩子們有時令我心情煩躁。love sb to distraction愛某人愛得發狂

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