distraction

noun

1. the act of distracting
drawing someone's attention away from something

e.g. conjurers are experts at misdirection

Synonym: misdirection

2. an entertainment that provokes pleased interest and distracts you from worries and vexations

Synonym: beguilement

3. mental turmoil

e.g. he drives me to distraction

4. an obstacle to attention

1. 分散注意力的事;使人分心的事
A distraction is something that turns your attention away from something you want to concentrate on.

e.g. I feel this is getting to be a distraction from what I really want to do...
我觉得这开始让我无法集中精神做我真正想做的事情了。
e.g. Total concentration is required with no distractions.
要全神贯注，不能有丝毫分神。

2. 娱乐;消遣
A distraction is an activity which is intended to entertain and amuse you.

distraction

e.g. ...every conceivable distraction from show jumping to bouncy castles...
每一个能想象得到的娱乐项目,从跳跃障碍赛到塑料充气城堡
e.g. Their national distraction is going to the disco.
他们的全民消遣就是去蹦迪。

3. 让人心烦意乱;让人恼火
If you say that something or someone drives you to distraction, you are emphasizing that they annoy you a great deal.

distraction

e.g. A very clingy child can drive a parent to distraction.
一个非常黏人的孩子会让父母不胜其烦。

1. 分心：Virilio用这个词汇来指称,运用引诱(decoy),分心(distraction),和误导(迷惑)(disinformation)等一堆技术,来构成现代英文意义中经典的「欺蒙」策略. 然而,这个标题更直接地暗示了「可能有意的」失望和幻灭,这也是大规模的联军在前南斯拉夫行动之后所留下来.

2. 牵引：此外在固定器植入时,手术过程中牵引(distraction)力量的施加及病人姿势的不同皆会影响固定器内的受力. 不稳定脊椎通常会藉由后方植入脊椎内固定器,并配合前方植入补骨进行前方椎间融合(Anterior interbody fusion)手术以达到再稳定的功效.