- 逸らす
- そらす
to turn away
to avert* * *そらす【逸らす】①[外す]¶ → 的を逸らす②[方向を転じる・はぐらかす]〔そむける, 変える〕*withdraw|他|〖D〗 (視線など)をそらすwithdraw one's gaze 視線をそらす.
divert|他|(注意・批判など)を〔…から〕そらす(away)〔from〕;(人)の気を〔…で〕晴らさせる, (人)を慰める, 楽しませる〔with〕.avert|他|《正式》(目など)を〔光景などから〕そむける, そらす, 転ずる〔from〕She averted her glance from an ugly sight. 彼女はいやな光景から目をそらした.
*revolt|自|〔…から〕目をそらす, 顔をそむける〔from〕.**turn|他|〖D〗 (攻撃など)をそらす, かわす(off).evade|他|《正式》[けなして](質問など)をそらす, はぐらかす.keep O1 off O2[他][しばしば否定文で] O1(目・心など)をO2(物・人など)からそらす.take one's [O1's] mind off O2O2(つらい事)を忘れる[O1(人)に忘れさせる];(事)から注意をそらす[(人)の注意をそらす].▲look away from a scene [him] 光景[彼]から目をそらす
throw [put] the police off the scent 警察の追及をそらす
put off his request with the excuse 言い訳をして彼の要求をそらす.
* * *そらす【逸らす】1 〔他方へ転じる〕 turn 《one's eyes》 away 《from…》; avert 《from…》; divert 《from…》; deflect 《from…》.●話を逸らす change the subject 《from…》; divert the topic 《from…》; switch the conversation 《from…》
・目を逸らす avert [turn away] one's eyes 《from…》; look away 《from…》
・注意を逸らす 〈事が主語〉 distract [divert] one's attention 《from…》
・人の注意を逸らすもの something that distracts people's attention; a red herring
・顔を逸らす turn one's face away; avert one's face.
2 〔とりそこなう〕●打球を後ろに逸らす miss a ball; leave a ball to go flying behind one.
3 〔人に気まずい思いをさせる〕●人を逸らさない話術 (the art of) sociability; conversationalism.
Japanese-English dictionary. 2013.