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► 動詞
逸らす  [(2)そらす]    meaning:  distract  rank: 2
☆ 警官注意を逸らした瞬間彼した ⇨ He escaped when the officer diverted his attention, got distracted, for a second

紛らわす  [(4)まぎらわす]  [気を紛らわす]    meaning:  distract  rank: 2
☆ を紛らわすために散歩かけた ⇨ He went out for a walk to distract myself

紛れる  [(3)まぎれる]  [気が紛れる]    meaning:  distract  rank: 2
☆ 風邪寝込んにあのドラマたらが紛れてかった ⇨ I watched that drama when I was down with a cold, and it gave me a very good distraction

浮つく  [うわつく]    meaning:  distract  rank: 3
☆ 彼女気持ちが浮ついているようにえる ⇨ Her mind seems to be floating. She seems to be distracted  (☛ Distracted by other things one is really interested)

はぐらかす  [(4)はぐらかす]    meaning:  distract  rank: 3
☆ をはぐらかそうとした ⇨ He tried to change the subject, shift the focus from the real point  (☛ Dodge a subject by confusing and misleading someone)

かまける  [(3)かまける]    meaning:  distract  rank: 4
☆ 趣味にかまけて仕事かになった ⇨ He spent too much energy on his hobby and not enough for work

紛らす  [(3)まぎらす]    meaning:  distract  rank: 4
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► 成句
  [き]  [気が散る]    meaning:  distract  rank: 2
☆ に気が散っ集中出来ない ⇨ I got distracted by people talking and can’t focus

  [うつつ]  [現を抜かす]    meaning:  distract  rank: 3
☆ に現をかして仕事かになった ⇨ He had been preoccupied with women and his work suffered  (☛ Always negative and implies someone is distracted frivolously)