distraction
【分心、干扰、注意力分散的事物,娱乐、消遣】
Distraction 的含义及用法
"Distraction" 是一个名词(noun),主要表示分心、干扰、注意力分散的事物,有时也可以表示娱乐、消遣。
1. "Distraction" 的主要含义
✅ (1)分心、干扰(主要用法)
指让人无法专注于某事的事物,可能是噪音、电子设备、其他人的打扰等。
📌 例句:
- I need a quiet place to study without any distractions.
(我需要一个安静的地方学习,不受任何干扰。) - Social media is a major distraction when trying to focus on work.
(社交媒体是工作时分散注意力的主要因素。) - He turned off his phone to eliminate distractions while writing.
(他关掉手机,以消除写作时的干扰。)
📌 常见搭配:
- Eliminate distractions → 消除干扰
- Avoid distractions → 避免分心
- A source of distraction → 干扰源
✅ (2)令人分心的事物
可以指具体的东西或活动,使人无法专注于正事。
📌 例句:
- The noise outside was a constant distraction during the meeting.
(外面的噪音在会议期间一直让人分心。) - Having the TV on in the background can be a distraction while working.
(工作时,背景播放电视可能会让人分心。)
✅ (3)消遣、娱乐(相对少见)
指让人暂时忘记烦恼的事物,通常是娱乐活动、爱好等。
📌 例句:
- Reading books is a great distraction from daily stress.
(阅读书籍是缓解日常压力的好方式。) - She took up painting as a distraction from work pressure.
(她开始画画,以此作为工作压力的调剂。) - Going to the gym provides a healthy distraction from negative thoughts.
(去健身房可以让人暂时摆脱消极情绪,是一种健康的消遣。)
📌 近义表达:
- Entertainment(娱乐)
- Recreation(消遣)
- Pastime(消遣活动)
2. 近义词
- Interruption(打断、干扰)
- Frequent phone calls are an interruption to my workflow.
(频繁的电话打断了我的工作流程。)
- Frequent phone calls are an interruption to my workflow.
- Disturbance(干扰、不安)
- The loud music was a disturbance to the neighbors.
(大声的音乐对邻居造成了干扰。)
- The loud music was a disturbance to the neighbors.
- Diversion(分散注意力、转移注意)
- He used humor as a diversion from the awkward situation.
(他用幽默来缓解尴尬的局面。)
- He used humor as a diversion from the awkward situation.
3. 反义词
- Focus(专注)
- Minimizing distractions helps improve focus.
(减少干扰有助于提高专注力。)
- Minimizing distractions helps improve focus.
- Concentration(集中注意力)
- A quiet environment improves concentration.
(安静的环境有助于集中注意力。)
- A quiet environment improves concentration.
4. 总结
✅ Distraction 主要有 三种含义:
1️⃣ 分心、干扰(最常见,如噪音、手机)
2️⃣ 令人分心的事物(特定的干扰源,如电视、聊天)
3️⃣ 消遣、娱乐(用来转移注意力的活动,如阅读、运动)
📌 常用短语:eliminate distractions(消除干扰)、a major distraction(主要干扰)、a welcome distraction(令人愉快的消遣)。