deflect

• vt. 使转向；使偏斜；使弯曲
• vi. 转向；偏斜

de-, 向下。-flect, 弯曲，词源同flexible, inflect.

deflect (v.)

1550s, from Latin deflectere "to bend (something) aside or downward," from de- "away" (see de-) + flectere "to bend" (see flexible). Originally transitive, the intransitive sense is first recorded 1640s. Related: Deflected; deflecting.

1. Cage changed his name to deflect accusations of nepotism.

凯奇改了名字以避免别人指责他搞裙带关系。

来自柯林斯例句

2. The war did not deflect him from the path he had long ago taken.

战争并没有使他放弃自己很久以前就选择的道路。

来自柯林斯例句

3. It's a maneuver to deflect the attention of the people from what is really happening.

这是为将公众的注意力从真正发生的事情上转移开而耍的花招。

来自柯林斯例句

4. Never let a little problem deflect you.

决不要因一点小问题就半途而废。

来自辞典例句

5. This special metal shield will deflect a bullet from its course.

这种特殊的金属盾将使子弹改变方向.

来自辞典例句