名词

1. 分散注意力的事;使人分心的事
A distraction is something that turns your attention away from something you want to concentrate on.

2. 娱乐;消遣
A distraction is an activity which is intended to entertain and amuse you.

3. 让人心烦意乱;让人恼火
If you say that something or someone drives you to distraction, you are emphasizing that they annoy you a great deal.

1. the act of distracting
drawing someone's attention away from something

e.g. conjurers are experts at misdirection

Synonym: misdirection

2. an entertainment that provokes pleased interest and distracts you from worries and vexations

Synonym: beguilement

3. mental turmoil

e.g. he drives me to distraction

4. an obstacle to attention