sidetrack

sidetrack
verb
[with obj.](一般作 be/get sidetracked)
  1. cause (someone) to be distracted from an immediate or important issue
    转移…的视线
    he does not let himself get sidetracked by fads and trends.
    他没有让时尚转移自己的注意力。
    ■divert (a project or debate) away from a central issue or previously determined plan
    使(项目,辩论)偏离中心问题(或原定计划)
    the effort at reform has been sidetracked for years.
    这几年改革一直偏离正轨。
  2. (chiefly US)direct (a train) into a branch line or siding
    (主美)使(火车)转到侧线
    ■divert (a well or borehole) to reach a productive deposit or to avoid an obstruction
    使(井,钻孔)绕道
noun
  1. a minor path or track
    小道,侧轧
    ■(chiefly US)a railway branch line or siding
    (主美)(火车的)侧线
    ■a well or borehole which runs partly to one side of the original line of drilling
    绕道挖掘的井(或钻孔)
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