及物动词
1. 转移，引开(批评、注意力等)
If you deflect something such as criticism or attention, you act in a way that prevents it from being directed towards you or affecting you.
2. 使脱离;使放弃;使中止
To deflect someone from a course of action means to make them decide not to continue with it by putting pressure on them or by offering them something desirable.
3. 使偏斜;使偏转
If you deflect something that is moving, you make it go in a slightly different direction, for example by hitting or blocking it.
1. impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball)
e.g. block an attack
2. draw someone's attention away from something
e.g. The thief distracted the bystanders
He deflected his competitors
Synonym: distract
3. turn aside and away from an initial or intended course
4. turn from a straight course, fixed direction, or line of interest
5. prevent the occurrence of
prevent from happening
e.g. Let's avoid a confrontation
head off a confrontation
avert a strike
Synonym: debarforefendforfendobviateaverthead offstave offfend offavoidward off