digress 音标拼音: [dɑɪgr'ɛs]
vi . 走向岔道,离题,扯到枝节上
走向岔道,离题,扯到枝节上
digress v 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 "
[
synonym : {
digress }, {
stray }, {
divagate }, {
wander }]
2 :
wander from a direct or straight course [
synonym : {
sidetrack },
{
depart }, {
digress }, {
straggle }]
Digress \
Di *
gress "\,
n .
Digression . [
Obs .] --
Fuller .
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1913 Webster ]
Digress \
Di *
gress "\,
v .
i . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Digressed };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Digressing }.] [
L .
digressus ,
p .
p .
of digredi to go apart ,
to deviate ;
di - =
dis -
gradi to step ,
walk .
See {
Grade }.]
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 .
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1913 Webster ]
Moreover she beginneth to digress in latitude .
--
Holland .
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In the pursuit of an argument there is hardly room to digress into a particular definition as often as a man varies the signification of any term . --
Locke .
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2 .
To turn aside from the right path ;
to transgress ;
to offend . [
R .]
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Thy abundant goodness shall excuse This deadly blot on thy digressing son . --
Shak .
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35 Moby Thesaurus words for "
digress ":
bear off ,
bend ,
branch off ,
bypass ,
change the bearing ,
curve ,
depart ,
depart from ,
detour ,
deviate ,
divagate ,
divaricate ,
diverge ,
drift ,
excurse ,
get sidetracked ,
go around ,
go astray ,
go round about ,
heel ,
make a detour ,
maunder ,
ramble ,
roam ,
sheer ,
shift ,
stray ,
swerve ,
tack ,
trend ,
turn ,
turn aside ,
vary ,
veer ,
wander
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