digress

英 [daɪ'ɡres] 美 [daɪ'ɡres]

• v. 走向岔道；离开本题；扯到枝节上

英英释义

Verb:

1. lose clarity or turn aside especially from the main subject of attention or course of argument in writing, thinking, or speaking;

   "She always digresses when telling a story"
   "her mind wanders"
   "Don't digress when you give a lecture"
   

2. wander from a direct or straight course

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. I'll tell you a funny story,if I may digress for a moment.
   如果我可以暂时离开一下话题，我将讲一个有趣的故事给你听。
2. Don't digress from the subject when lecturing.
   讲课时不要扯到枝节上。

经典引文

• But I digress into matters which no longer concern me.

  出自： P. Ackroyd

近反义词

【近义词】

• wander 漫步
• divagate (文章或谈话)离题...
• depart 离开
• stray 走失的家畜
• deviate 偏离
• go off at a tangent 跑题,突然做起其他事...
• ramble 漫步
• straggle 分散
• sidetrack 使降至次要地位...