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。
• 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。
• The question caused the teacher to digress.
  这问题使教师扯到别的地方去了。
• To make this clear, I must digress.
  要把这一点说清楚，我必须离题说几句。
• 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'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。
• Don't wander from the subject: stick to the point, ie Don't digress. In addition to the main question, there are secondary matters to talk about.
  不要离题，要针对这一问题谈。除主要问题之外，还有些次要问题讨论。
• 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。
• Consequently we digress momentarily in this section to review some well-known definitions and operations.
  因此在这一节里，我们暂时离开正题，来复习一下一些熟知的定义及运算。
• I'll tell you a piece of sensational news, if I may digress ( from my subject) for a moment.
  如果我可以打岔一下，我要告诉你一则耸人听闻的消息。