"Yes, Mari' was one o' them pretty little lambs that make dreadful homely old sheep," replied Mrs. Todd with energy. "Cap'n Littlepage never'd look so disconsolate if she was any sort of a proper person to direct things. She might divert him; yes, she might divert the old gentleman, an' let him think he had his own way, 'stead o' arguing everything down to the bare bone. 'Twouldn't hurt her to sit down an' hear his great stories once in a while."英文原著 · 《The Country of the Pointed Firs》
This convinces me, however, that my son is incapable of love. He willingly eats, drinks, sings, and amuses himself with his mistresses, but to love one of them more than another is not his way. He is not afraid of application; but when he has been actively engaged from morning till night he is glad to divert himself at supper with such persons. It is for this reason that Parabere, who is said to be a great fool, is so agreeable to him. She eats and drinks astonishingly, and plays absurd tricks, which divert him and make him forget his labour.英文原著 · 《The Memoirs of the Louis XIV. and the Regency》
"You'll get used to it in a few days. It seems very beautiful to me here. And then you will have so much life to divert you."英文原著 · 《A Mountain Woman》
Life grew to take on tragic aspects. Annie used to find herself wondering if anywhere in the world there were people with light hearts. For her there was no longer antici- pation of joy, or present companionship, or any divertissement in the whole world. Jim read books which she did not understand, and with a few of his friends, who dropped in now and then evenings or Sundays, talked about these books in an excited manner.英文原著 · 《A Mountain Woman》
with "Yankee Doodle" and the "Diverting History of John Gilpin;" and with the glamour of some fairy tale I had just read still haunting me, I would run out of doors eating a big piece of bread and butter,--sweeter than any has tasted since,--and would jump up towards the crows cawing high above me, cawing back to them, and half wishing I too were a crow to make the sky ring with my glee.英文原著 · 《A New England Girlhood》
Madame Aubain resigned herself to the separation from her son because it was unavoidable. Virginia brooded less and less over it. Felicite regretted the noise he made, but soon a new occupation diverted her mind; beginning from Christmas, she accompanied the little girl to her catechism lesson every day.英文原著 · 《A Simple Soul》
Mason Capital diverted 28 million to unspecified-- What are they doing in there?美剧 · 《Billions》
I wonder if it might be possible for you to divert some of her work my way?美剧 · 《Downton Abbey》
Do you think you could divert her so we could slip out?美剧 · 《Friends》
All right. I just wanted to thank you for diverting Kyle's ex.美剧 · 《Friends》