distract學測 L5KK [dɪˈstrækt] ｜ /dɪˈstrækt/
分散注意力；使分心·打擾；使無法專注
常與 attract 搭配比較的動詞
A sudden phone call distracted me right when I was about to finish my homework.
一通突如其來的電話，在我快寫完作業時打斷了我的專注。
一個畫面：注意力被拉走
外物打斷外部聲音或動作，把你正在做的事打斷
目光被拉走原本盯著的東西，視線被另一件事吸走
思緒斷線原本專注的念頭，突然接不下去
義項
考場分心B2verb分散注意力；使分心
The constant coughing from the student next to me kept distracting me during the mid-term exam.
隔壁同學不斷的咳嗽聲，讓我在段考時一直分心。
easily distractedget distracted
室友打擾C1verb打擾；使無法專注
My noisy roommate often distracts me when I'm trying to study at night.
我吵鬧的室友，常常在我晚上想讀書時打斷我的專注。
distract from workconstantly distracting
片語
distract attention目光被引開 →把注意力引開
easily distracted瞬間恍神 →很容易分心、恍神
你會不會這樣說？
A loud noise from the hallway ___ (distract) all the students during the quiz.
看答案
distracted
此處需要過去式動詞，指噪音讓學生分心。
distract 和 attract 的意思恰好相反，對不對？
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對
attract 是吸引、拉近，distract 是分心、拉走。
字族
distraction 分心；讓人分心的事物・distracted 心不在焉的；分心的
順路看看
attract — 意義幾乎相反，一個拉近一個拉走concentrate — distract 的反義，指專心一致interrupt — 同樣打斷專心，但強調突然的動作多益練習
本區為多益情境練習，與上方釋義獨立編寫
情境例句
線上教育訓練
Pop-up notifications can distract employees during online training.
彈出式通知可能讓員工在線上教育訓練時分心。
辦公室專注工作
Conversations near my desk distract me from checking the inventory records.
座位附近的交談聲讓我無法專心核對庫存紀錄。
詞族
distract verb 使分心；分散注意力・distraction noun 分心；令人分心的事物・distracted adjective 分心的・distracting adjective 令人分心的
四選一
Repeated alerts can ____ employees during online training.
看答案
distract
完整句中，can 後須接原形動詞 distract，並以 employees 為受詞。distraction 是名詞；distracted 是過去式／過去分詞或形容詞；distracting 是現在分詞或形容詞，都不能直接構成此處的 can ____ employees。
同義改寫
Pop-up notifications can distract employees during online training. → Pop-up notifications can draw employees' attention away from their online training.
draw employees' attention away from 說明員工的注意力被引離訓練，保留 distract 的意思與 can 的可能性。
Conversations near my desk distract me from checking the inventory records. → Conversations near my desk take my attention away from checking the inventory records.
take my attention away from 在此同樣表示交談聲打斷核對庫存紀錄時的專注。