distract

1、dis- "apart, away" + tract-.
2、字面意思为：draw in different directions.

distract 分心

dis-, 分开，散开。-tract, 拉，伸，词源同attract ,contract. 引申词义分心，精神混乱。

distract (v.)

mid-14c., "to draw asunder or apart, to turn aside" (literal and figurative), from Latin distractus, past participle of distrahere "draw in different directions," from dis- "away" (see dis-) + trahere "to draw" (see tract (n.1)).

Sense of "to throw into a state of mind in which one knows not how to act" is from 1580s. Related: Distracted; distracting; distractedly; distractedness.

1. There was nothing at all in this miserable place to distract him.

这个鬼地方根本没有什么东西可以让他分心。

2. You distract me. I've been distracted since the moment I met you. Because all I can think about is how much I want to kiss you.

你害我分心。从遇见你的那一刻起，你就让我分心。因为我的脑海里满满都是想吻你的冲动。

3. She jabbered away, trying to distract his attention.

她喋喋不休, 想分散他的注意力.

4. Countryside robbers are learning the ways of the wild west by stampeding cattle to distract farmers before raiding their homes.

乡间强盗正在学习早期西部人的做法，先让牛群受惊四处乱窜以转移农民的注意力，然后再洗劫他们的房屋。

5. When he arrived back, Tigress was cracking melon seeds to distract herself.

回到家中, 虎妞正在屋里嗑瓜子儿解闷呢.

【puzzle, confound, bewilder, perplex, confuse, distract, embarrass, baffle】
这组词都有“使困惑、迷惑、糊涂、伤脑筋”的意思，其区别是：
puzzle: 侧重使人难于理解、困惑、伤脑筋。
confound: 常指人惊慌失措和狼狈不堪。
bewilder: 语气强烈，指因迷不解或惊愕而慌乱，不知所措，无法清醒地思考。
perplex: 除困惑外，还含焦虑或缺乏把握之意，因而难于作出决定，无从下手处理。
confuse: 语气较弱，指由于混淆、混乱而糊涂。
distract: 主要用于注意力分散、思想矛盾或过分激动时产生的昏乱。
embarrass: 常指因处境或困难问题而感到窘迫、局促不安或焦急而不知所措。
baffle: 语气最强，多指遇见奇怪情景或复杂困难情况时所产生的惶恐困惑心理。

【deviate, divert, distract】
这组词都有“转移”的意思，其区别是：
deviate: v.背离，偏离。多指脱离正轨或正题等。
• He deviated from society by becoming a drug addict. 他成为一名吸毒者，从而违背了社会道德准则。
divert: v.转移，使转向，着重改变后的结果，后常接介词from。
• A loud noise diverted everyone's attention from their work. 一声巨响转移了每个人的工作注意力。
distract: v.使分心，分散(注意力、心理等)。常带有不能专心的意思。
• Noise distracts him, so he can't study for exams. 喧闹声分散了他的注意力，所以他无法进行考试的复习。