distract
gb/dɪstɹˈækt/ us/dɪstɹˈækt/
B1
อังกฤษ
~ 1700
ความหมาย
0 ความหมาย
คำกริยา
B1
action
1
to divert someone's attention
To make someone stop paying attention to what they are doing and think about something else.
รูปแบบการใช้:
to distract [someone] from [something]
ข้อผิดพลาดที่พบบ่อย:
Learners sometimes confuse 'distract' with 'attract'. 'Distract' means to take attention away, while 'attract' means to draw attention toward.
คำพ้องความหมาย
divert (Slightly more formal; often used for attention in various contexts.)
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sidetrack (Informal; suggests leading someone away from their main focus or purpose.)
คำตรงข้าม
focus (Means to direct attention toward something, the opposite of taking it away.)
คำที่ใช้ร่วมกัน
distract attention
|distract the driver
|distract students
|easily distracted
หัวข้อ
daily life
|emotions
|communication
|core_vocabulary
ตัวอย่าง
- The noise outside distracted me from my work.
- She tried to distract the baby with a toy.
- Don't distract him while he's driving.
- The bright lights distracted the players during the game.
ตัวอย่างสำหรับผู้เรียน
- The music distracted me while I was reading.
- He distracted his friend with a funny story.
- The phone call distracted her from cooking.
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รูปคำในพจนานุกรม
distract
IPA
GB/dɪstɹˈækt/
US/dɪstɹˈækt/
พยางค์และการเน้นเสียง
dis - tract (2 พยางค์)
Stress on 2nd syllable (tract)
รูปคำ
Verb
- Base: distract
- 3rd Person Singular: distracts
- Present Participle: distracting
- Past: distracted
กลุ่มคำที่เกี่ยวข้อง
Forms
distracts
verb
distracting
verb
distracted
verb
Core family
distraction
noun B1
Related words
distractingly
adverb
Negative and opposite forms
undistracted
adjective
Advanced or less common
distractible
adjective
distractibility
noun
วลีและสำนวน
distract from
1/dɪstɹˈækt fɹˈʌm/
phrasal verb
to take attention away from something
To make someone stop thinking about or noticing something.
ตัวอย่าง
- The fun activities helped distract from the bad weather.
- His jokes distracted from the seriousness of the meeting.
easily distracted
1/ˈizəli dɪstɹˈæktɪd/
fixed phrase
losing focus quickly
Not able to keep attention on one thing for long.
ตัวอย่าง
- Children are often easily distracted in class.
- She is easily distracted by her phone.