side·track /ˈsaɪdˌtræk/
側線,旁軌(vt.)導入旁軌,走向旁道,使脫軌
Side·track v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sidetracked p. pr. & vb. n. Sidetracking.]
1. Railroads To transfer to a siding from a main line of track.
2. Hence, fig., to divert or reduce to a position or condition that is relatively secondary or subordinate in activity, importance, effectiveness, or the like; to switch off; to turn aside, as from a purpose. [Colloq.]
Such a project was, in fact, sidetracked in favor of the census of school children. --Pop. Sci. Monthly.
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sidetrack
n : a short stretch of railroad track used to store rolling
stock or enable trains on the same line to pass [syn: siding,
railroad siding, turnout]
v : wander from a direct or straight course [syn: depart, digress,
straggle]