detouring
present participle ofdetour
单词 | detouring |
释义 | detouring present participle ofdetour detour verb mainlyUSuk/ˈdiː.tɔːr/us/ˈdiː.tʊr/[IorT] to go or make someone go a different or lessdirectrouteto aplace, inordertoavoidaproblemor tovisitsomewhereor do something on the way: We had to detour arounddowntown, so it took uslongerthanusual. [T] topreventsomeone from doing something or makingprogressfor aperiodoftime: Detoured byfamilyandchildren, she didn'tfocusonperforminguntil the early 1990s. [I] to do something that is different from what isusualorexpected, or to say something that is notpartof themainsubjectthat is beingtalkedor written about: He came to theareato be acountrydoctorand detouredintostatepolitics. Thebooktriestospeakto thelaymanbut often detours intoterritorymostinterestingtomedicaltechnologistsandstatisticians.
Changing direction
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Cancelling and interrupting Digressing and being indirect or evasive |
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