deflect
英 [d?'flekt]
美[d?'fl?kt]
- vt. 使轉(zhuǎn)向；使偏斜；使彎曲
- vi. 轉(zhuǎn)向；偏斜
英英釋意
- 1. prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening;
- "Let's avoid a confrontation"
- "head off a confrontation"
- "avert a strike"
- 2. turn from a straight course , fixed direction, or line of interest
- 3. turn aside
- 4. draw someone's attention away from something;
- "The thief distracted the bystanders"
- "He deflected his competitors"
- 5. impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball);
- "block an attack"