dis·tract /dɪˈstrækt/
 (v.)分散,岔開;弄昏,使煩惱;消遣,娛樂


 dis·tract /dɪsˈtrækt/ 及物動詞
 分散(注意力)


 Dis·tract a.
 1. Separated; drawn asunder. [Obs.]
 2. Insane; mad. [Obs.]


 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.

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 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]