English-Thai Dictionary

sidetrack

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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SIDETRACK

Side "track `, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sidetracked; p. pr. & vb. n.Sidetracking.]

 

1. (Railroads ) To transfer to a siding from a main line of track.

 

2. Hence, fig. , to divert or reduce to a position or condition that is relatively secondary or subordinate in activity, importance, effectiveness, or the like; to switch off; to turn aside, as from a purpose. [Colloq. ]

 

Such a project was, in fact, sidetracked in favor of the census of school children. Pop. Sci. Monthly.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

sidetrack

side track |ˈsīdˌtrak ˈsaɪ (d )ˌtræk | ▶verb [ with obj. ] (usu. be /get sidetracked ) 1 cause (someone ) to be distracted from an immediate or important issue: he does not let himself get sidetracked by fads and trends. • divert (a project or debate ) away from a central issue or previously determined plan: the effort at reform has been sidetracked for years. 2 direct (a train ) onto a branch line or siding. • divert (a well or borehole ) to reach a productive deposit or to avoid an obstruction. ▶noun a minor path or track. • a railroad branch line or siding. • a well or borehole that runs partly to one side of the original line of drilling.

 

Oxford Dictionary

sidetrack

side |track |ˈsʌɪdtrak | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 cause (someone ) to be distracted from an immediate or important issue: he does not let himself get sidetracked by fads and trends. • divert (a project or debate ) away from a central issue or previously determined plan: the effort at reform has been sidetracked for years. 2 chiefly N. Amer. direct (a train ) into a branch line or siding. • divert (a well or borehole ) to reach a productive deposit or to avoid an obstruction. ▶noun a minor path or track. • chiefly N. Amer. a railway branch line or siding. • a well or borehole which runs partly to one side of the original line of drilling.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

sidetrack

sidetrack verb I'm easily sidetracked by things going on outside my office window: distract, divert, deflect, draw away.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

sidetrack

sidetrack verb he allows himself to be constantly sidetracked by minor problems: distract, divert, deflect, draw away, lead away, turn aside, head off.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

sidetrack

s í de tr à ck 動詞 他動詞 1 〖通例be ～ed 〗〈話 行為が 〉本題からそれる, 脱線する .2 〈列車など 〉を側線に入れる .名詞 C 1 〘鉄道 〙引き込み線, 側線, 待避線 .2 (話などの )脱線 .