digress

英 [daɪˈɡres]

美 [daɪˈɡres]

v.  离题; 偏离主题

现在分词：digressing　过去分词：digressed　过去式：digressed　第三人称单数：digresses　

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BNC.19688 / COCA.24122

牛津词典

verb

• 离题；偏离主题
  to start to talk about sth that is not connected with the main point of what you are saying

柯林斯词典

• VERB 离题;偏离主题
  If youdigress, you move away from the subject you are talking or writing about and talk or write about something different for a while.
  1. I've digressed a little to explain the situation so far, so let me now recap...
     刚才我稍稍离题说明了迄今的情况，现在让我来概述一下。
  2. She digressed from her prepared speech to pay tribute to the President.
     她脱离了发言稿的主题，对总统给予了高度赞扬。

英英释义

verb

• lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking
  1. She always digresses when telling a story
  2. her mind wanders
  3. Don't digress when you give a lecture
  Synonym:straydivagatewander
• wander from a direct or straight course
  Synonym:sidetrackdepartstraggle

双语例句

• Don't digress from the subject when lecturing.
  讲课时不要岔开主题。
• His essay digress from the main subject.
  他的文章离开主题。
• The old professor used to digress from his subject for a moment to tell his students a funny story.
  老教授过去常常暂时离开一下话题，给学生们讲一个有趣的故事。
• My thoughts were beginning to digress.
  我的思想开始开小差了。
• While we are talking about certificates, we want to digress briefly on a crucial point& certificates expire.
  在我们讨论证书时，需要暂时转移到一个关键点&证书期满。
• Do not digress into these new questions without first discussing them with your collaborators.
  在和合作者讨论之前，不要被这些新的问题牵走了注意力。
• The question caused the teacher to digress.
  这问题使教师扯到别的地方去了。
• We shall not digress into the history of methanics.
  我们不去深考力学的历史。
• Let me digress for a, moment and explain what had happened previously.
  让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。
• I'll tell you a piece of sensational news, if I may digress ( from my subject) for a moment.
  如果我可以打岔一下，我要告诉你一则耸人听闻的消息。