The police diverted traffic away from the accident scene.
警察将交通从事故现场转移开。
Choose the word that is a synonym for “divert”.
A — Distract. “divert” means v. to redirect; distract; entertain
Workers built a channel to ______ the swollen river away from the flooding town.
D — divert. “divert” means v. to redirect; distract; entertain
divert — v. to redirect; distract; entertain. In Chinese: 转移，使转向；使娱乐.
divert is pronounced /daɪˈvɜːrt/. It breaks into 2 syllables: di · vert.
The police diverted traffic away from the accident scene. (警察将交通从事故现场转移开。)
redirect, sidetrack, amuse — all close in meaning to divert (v. to redirect; distract; entertain).
Yes. divert appears on the iSEE Vocab Upper list, which covers 804 words for the ISEE and SSAT.
di-(turn) + vert(turn) → turn aside, entertain.