digress

FREQ #39813

vi. 走向岔道, 离题, 扯到枝节上

发音

US /daɪˈɡɹɛs/
AU /daɪˈɡɹɛs/

词形变化

digressed digresses 三单 digresses digressest digresseth digressing digressing 现在分词 digressed 过去式 digressed 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To step or turn aside; to deviate; to swerve; especially, to turn aside from the main subject of attention, or course of argument, in writing or speaking.

    不及物
  2. 2.

    To turn aside from the right path; to transgress; to offend.

    不及物

词汇关系

动词

同义词 6

wander stray depart divagate sidetrack straggle

上位词 3

tell divert deviate

词源

From Latin digressum, past participle of digredi.

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