diversion

noun

1. a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)

e.g. a diversion from the main highway
a digression into irrelevant details
a deflection from his goal

Synonym: deviationdigressiondeflectiondeflexiondivagation

2. an activity that diverts or amuses or stimulates

e.g. scuba diving is provided as a diversion for tourists
for recreation he wrote poetry and solved crossword puzzles
drug abuse is often regarded as a form of recreation

Synonym: recreation

3. an attack calculated to draw enemy defense away from the point of the principal attack

Synonym: diversionary attack

1. 转移注意力的行为;令人分心的事情
A diversion is an action or event that attracts your attention away from what you are doing or concentrating on.

e.g. The robbers threw smoke bombs to create a diversion...
劫匪扔烟幕弹来转移人们的视线。
e.g. The whole argument is a diversion.
这场辩论分散了人们的注意力。

2. 消遣;娱乐
A diversion is an activity that you do for pleasure.

e.g. Finger painting is very messy but an excellent diversion.
用手指画画是很脏，但却是一项极好的消遣。

3. 临时绕行路;临时支路
A diversion is a special route arranged for traffic to follow when the normal route cannot be used.

e.g. They turned back because of traffic diversions.
因为交通要临时绕行，他们掉头了。

4. 转向;转移;偏离
The diversion of something involves changing its course or destination.

e.g. ...the illegal diversion of profits from secret arms sales.
秘密军火交易所获利润的非法转移
e.g. ...the diversion of a ship to Lebanon with $8m worth of aluminium on board.
前往黎巴嫩的装有价值800万美元铝的船只改换航道

1. 转换：◆ 超现实主义对心理的无意识强调被迂回(Detournementi)一转换(Diversion)或移置(Displacement)、诱导(Derive)、飘流(Drift),被整合的都会生活等观念所取代,使艺术品超越形式,使环境变为情境(有意义的社会场所).

2. 转移：于是BP制定了相应的3D政策,即阻止(Deterrent)、转移(Diversion)和发展(Development). 首先要阻止土著民的吸闻行为,然后引导他们转向更为有益的兴趣爱好,最后帮助失学孩子重返校园. 本文开头提到的马修.布朗就是3D政策的最大受益者之一.