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

• I digress. My tale does not primarily concern itself with the hen.
  我离题太远了，我所要讲的故事主要不是关于鸡。
• The question caused the teacher to digress.
  这问题使教师扯到别的地方去了。
• 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。
• 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。
• Don't digress from the subject when lecturing.
  讲课时不要岔开主题。
• 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。
• Because of the key importance of SSL in securing the infrastructure, we are going to briefly digress and cover some key aspects of SSL as they related to WebSphere Application Server.
  因为SSL在保护基础设施上具有重要作用，所以我们将暂时离开话题来介绍SSL的一些与WebSphereApplicationServer相关的重要方面。
• Although our relationship did not progress or digress as I imagined or feared, I couldn't have written a more perfect story.
  虽然我们的关系没有进展，像我想象中的或担心的那样，我无法写出更精彩的故事。
• 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。
• I also love the super-digestible bitterness of Italy's lighter reds but I digress.
  我也喜爱意大利低度红葡萄十分易于入口的苦味，不过这有些离题了。