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deflect
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
deflects; deflected; deflecting
deflects; deflected; deflecting
Learner's definition of DEFLECT
1
a [+ object] : to cause (something that is moving) to change direction使转向；使改变方向
- armor that can deflect bullets可以改变子弹方向的装甲
- The goalie deflected the ball with his hands.守门员用手把球挡开了。
b [no object] : to hit something and suddenly change direction（击中某物后突然）转向，偏斜，偏离
- The ball deflected off the goalie's shoulder.球从守门员的肩膀上弹开。
2
[+ object] : to keep (something, such as a question) from affecting or being directed at a person or thing转移；引开
- She's skilled at deflecting [=avoiding] questions/criticism.她总能巧妙地避开问题/批评。
- They are trying to deflect attention from the troubled economy.他们正努力把人们的注意力从糟糕的经济上转移开。
- The blame was deflected from the chairman.有人为董事长开脱了。
Example Sentences
armor that can deflect bullets The goalie deflected the ball with his hands. The ball deflected off the goalie's shoulder. They are trying to deflect attention from the troubled economy. The blame was deflected from the chairman.
Recent Examples on the Web Starting a civil war, threatening to trade government secrets to our adversaries, or throwing others under the bus to deflect from his culpability are just a few of the options circling inside Donald’s head. 
Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 29 Aug. 2022 Is there a polite way to deflect the first question to avoid the second? Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2022 This entails installing a moisture barrier called a drainage board along the outer walls to deflect water into a French drain that circles the entire interior circumference of the foundation. Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Aug. 2022 Even aggressive genetic interventions aren’t enough to deflect a mosquito’s bite. Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 18 Aug. 2022 Safety glasses are specifically designed to be strong enough to deflect flying debris without shattering, and, unlike regular glasses, use side panels or wraparound frames to protect the sides of your eyes. Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 27 July 2022 In late 2021, Facebook chose to rebrand itself as Meta (a move dismissed by some as an effort to deflect from its not-insubstantial public relations crisis). Dr. Jason Wingard, Forbes, 15 July 2022 The heat dome will deflect the jet stream into Canada, allowing hot weather to build in to its south. Matthew Cappucci, BostonGlobe.com, 29 July 2022 The swift resignations and the lack of support from party backbenchers was too much for even the Teflon minister to deflect, ending his reign. Fox News, 7 July 2022 See More
Michael Tomasky, The New Republic, 29 Aug. 2022 Is there a polite way to deflect the first question to avoid the second? Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2022 This entails installing a moisture barrier called a drainage board along the outer walls to deflect water into a French drain that circles the entire interior circumference of the foundation. Kamron Sanders, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 Aug. 2022 Even aggressive genetic interventions aren’t enough to deflect a mosquito’s bite. Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 18 Aug. 2022 Safety glasses are specifically designed to be strong enough to deflect flying debris without shattering, and, unlike regular glasses, use side panels or wraparound frames to protect the sides of your eyes. Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 27 July 2022 In late 2021, Facebook chose to rebrand itself as Meta (a move dismissed by some as an effort to deflect from its not-insubstantial public relations crisis). Dr. Jason Wingard, Forbes, 15 July 2022 The heat dome will deflect the jet stream into Canada, allowing hot weather to build in to its south. Matthew Cappucci, BostonGlobe.com, 29 July 2022 The swift resignations and the lack of support from party backbenchers was too much for even the Teflon minister to deflect, ending his reign. Fox News, 7 July 2022 See More Word History
Etymology
Latin deflectere to bend down, turn aside, from de- + flectere to bend
First Known Use
circa 1555, in the meaning defined at transitive sense
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