adj. 分心的；分散注意力的
v. 转移注意力；使分心（distract的ing形式）

Distract \Dis*tract"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Distracted}, old p.
p. {Distraught}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Distracting}.]
1. To draw apart or away; to divide; to disjoin.

A city . . . distracted from itself. --Fuller.

2. To draw (the sight, mind, or attention) in different
directions; to perplex; to confuse; as, to distract the
eye; to distract the attention.

Mixed metaphors . . . distract the imagination.
--Goldsmith.

3. To agitate by conflicting passions, or by a variety of
motives or of cares; to confound; to harass.

Horror and doubt distract
His troubled thoughts. --Milton.

4. To unsettle the reason of; to render insane; to craze; to
madden; -- most frequently used in the participle,
distracted.

A poor mad soul; . . . poverty hath distracted her.
--Shak.


Distracting \Dis*tract"ing\, a.
Tending or serving to distract.