deflecting
present participle ofdeflect
| 单词 | deflecting |
| 释义 | deflecting present participle ofdeflect deflect verb uk/dɪˈflekt/us/dɪˈflekt/[IorT] tochangedirectionafterhittingsomething, or tocausesomething to do this : Theballdeflectedoffmyshoulder,straightinto thegoal. Thecrowdcheeredas thegoalkeeperdeflected theshot. If ahugemeteorwasheadingtowards us,ourbesthopecould be to deflect itaway fromtheEarthusing anuclearexplosion. [T] tocausesomeone tochangefrom orstopwhat they wereintendingto do: Hisinitialdefeatsdid not deflect himfromhisambitions. Shelistensto him, but doesn'tallowherself to be deflectedfromherpurpose. We willcontinuewithourplansand not be deflected by theattacks. [T] toavoidsomething such ascriticism,blame, or aquestionbeingdirectedat you: Thepresidentdeflectedcriticismof hiseconomicrecordbyfocusingoncrime. Hesuccessfullydeflectedblamefor hismismanagementof thecrisis. I justtriedto deflectquestionsthebestway I could. [IorT]psychologyspecialized toattackorblameanotherpersonratherthanacceptingcriticismorblameforyourownactions: When someone deflects, they aretryingtofeellessguilty,avoidnegativeconsequences, and put theblameonothers. Theguiltypersondeflectstheirguiltonto thepersonwho isaccusingthem or onto anotherperson.
Changing direction
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Goals and purposes Avoiding action Blaming & accusing Examplesofdeflectingdeflecting In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. His intent focus on the singer's offstage poise suggests how much he has yet to learn about striking a pose anddeflectingthe gaze. From theCambridge English Corpus Suppose the stock of knowledge could be improved to permitdeflectingor destroying the meteor before it caused harm. From theCambridge English Corpus These involve critiques of middle-class claims to disinterested universalism of values for veiling class interest anddeflectingattention away from class conflict. From theCambridge English Corpus In this device, the r coordinate oscillation is generated by a conventional galvo-scannerdeflectingthe beam out of the optical axis. From theCambridge English Corpus This type of mapping imposes a major burden on users,deflectingthem from focusing directly on meeting their requirements. From theCambridge English Corpus The performance of the measurement system is examined by locking the joint anddeflectingthe end-point in fixed increments. From theCambridge English Corpus These brush units have geometrical shapes corresponding to the potential robot body module shapes achievable bydeflectingthe flexible steel hoop. From theCambridge English Corpus Thus, these early interventions could be effective indeflectingthe path of the would-be life-course persistent offender. From theCambridge English Corpus Care workers were observeddeflectingoffers of help from residents, who were barred from entering kitchens, laundry rooms and offices. From theCambridge English Corpus This internal self-criticism is all the more remarkable because the profession has been so successful over the years atdeflectingsuch scrutiny from outside. From theCambridge English Corpus My parentage, my education and the circumstances of my work have contributed todeflectingme from them. From theCambridge English Corpus This is fundamentally a matter ofdeflectingattention away from the replicative and the productive and focusing instead on representation. From theCambridge English Corpus I offer it only as a means ofdeflectingthe natural lawyer's objection by showing that it is possible to explain disagreement without resorting to the principles of morality. From theCambridge English Corpus Increasing or decreasing proportions of deaths in some classifications may be progressivelydeflectingthe general death rate towards or away from their own particular seasonal patterns. From theCambridge English Corpus And if caught somewhere in the middle, does the practitioner adopt a self-serving course of action aimed atdeflectinga ruinous lawsuit rather than benefiting either "patient"? From theCambridge English Corpus 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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