mid-15c., "the drawing away of the mind," from Latin distractionem (nominative distractio) "a pulling apart, separating," noun of action from past participle stem of distrahere (see distract). Meaning "mental disturbance" (in driven to distraction, etc.) is c. 1600. Meaning "a thing or fact that distracts" is from 1610s.
实用例句
1. Driven to distraction, he murdered the woman who jilted him.
他被逼得发狂，于是杀死了抛弃他的那个女人。
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2. A very clingy child can drive a parent to distraction.
依赖性太强的孩子会逼得父母心烦意乱。
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3. Let's invite her to the disco — she needs distraction.
我们请她去迪斯科舞会 吧,她需要散散心.
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4. The child's continual crying drove me to distraction.
那孩子不断的哭声弄得我几乎要发疯.
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5. I feel this is getting to be a distraction from what I really want to do.
