sidetracked
past simple and past participle ofsidetrack
| 单词 | sidetracked |
| 释义 | sidetracked past simple and past participle ofsidetrack sidetrack verb[Tusually passive] uk/ˈsaɪd.træk/us/ˈsaɪd.træk/todirecta person'sattentionaway from anactivityorsubjecttowards another one that is lessimportant: Ruth waslookingfor anenvelopein adrawerwhen she was sidetracked by someoldletters. Thestudentssidetrackedtheirteacherintotalkingabout herhobby. I'msorryI'm late - Igotsidetracked. Compare digress Creating a distraction
Examplesofsidetrackedsidetracked In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. I'm thinking particularly about the place where you mention the authenticity debate, only to say that you won't besidetrackedby it. From theCambridge English Corpus Dysexecutive patients often start out performing a task well, but quickly becomesidetracked. From theCambridge English Corpus Unfortunately, we gotsidetrackedwhen it came to implementing it. FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English It is conceivable that in the rush for production, research and development may be rathersidetracked. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We can becomesidetrackedif we go into details. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I hesitated because we had been rathersidetrackedfrom our original purpose. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I am disappointed that the debate has again beensidetrackedby the red herrings involving the horrors of breast and lung cancer. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I would rather not getsidetrackedon to individual prices at this particular moment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 One should not be toosidetrackedby individual episodes, because principles are at stake, but one should know what one is talking about. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That was a very important matter, and it was not one which wassidetrackedin any way. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I shall not besidetrackedon that point as it was not a finite decision at the time. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is sensible to hold the genuine debate about the benefits of recognition in the open, without beingsidetrackedinto whether those benefits are inducements. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It appears that these admirable, efficient people have beensidetracked. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I shall not besidetrackedby some of the broader issues that have been raised. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I hope that the debate will not besidetrackedinto theological argument. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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