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单词 digress
释义
digress
verb[I]
uk
/daɪˈɡres/us
/daɪˈɡres/
tomoveaway from themainsubjectyou are writing ortalkingabout and to write ortalkabout somethingelse:
跑题，离题
But I digress. To get back to what I was saying, thispoemreflectsthe poet'sloveofnatureand hisreligiousbeliefs.我跑题了。回到我刚才说过的话上来，这首诗反映了诗人对大自然的热爱和自己的宗教信仰。
Thelecturertemporarilydigressedfromhersubjecttodealwith arelatedtheory.讲师暂时将她的主题放在一边，开始讲起了另一相关理论。
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Digressing and being indirect or evasive
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  • equivocate
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  • hedging
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  • implicitly
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  • lede
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digression
(Definition ofdigressfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

digress| American Dictionary

digress
verb[I]
fml
us
/dɑɪˈɡres/
(inspeechor writing) tomoveaway from themainsubjectanddiscusssomethingelse:
He digressed from hissubjectinordertocriticizetheaccuracyof anewspaperstory.

digression

noun[C]us
/dɑɪˈɡreʃ·ən,dɪ-/
Hisspeechwasfullof digressions about histimein thearmy.
(Definition ofdigressfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdigress

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I have allowed you a procedural motion in which you have also digressed and indulged in name-calling.
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I regret that for a time we have digressed in this regard.
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Let us try to consider the matter without digressing into the entirely different issues of asylum seekers and refugees.
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I offer no apology for digressing and asking why government exists.
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I have digressed during the last two or three minutes.
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I may be digressing slightly but it is an important point.
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I have digressed slightly from our central concern about the effect on the deutschmark of the reunification process.
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He said in his article that the exercise was so important that it was worth digressing in order to outline it.
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I apologise for having digressed in response to interventions.
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I would not dream of digressing into that or other areas.
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I apologise for having digressed in this way upon matters which really are irrelevant.
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I beg forgiveness myself for digressing just a little from the main report.
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We are digressing from the subject of the debate.
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If one digresses a little on the cost of living for the elderly, one could mention the extraordinary arrangements that we have for radio and television licences.
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We have digressed for long enough.
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