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　

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

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

My thoughts were beginning to digress.
我的思想开始开小差了。
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。
To make this clear, I must digress.
要把这一点说清楚，我必须离题说几句。
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。
To digress from the subject of lions to discuss surfing.
离开关于狮子的话题转而讨论冲浪。
Let me digress for a, moment and explain what had happened previously.
让我岔开一会儿，解释原先发生了什么。
His essay digress from the main subject.
他的文章离开主题。
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。
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。
Because of the key importance of SSL in securing the infrastructure, we are going to briefly digress and cover some key aspects of SSL as they related to WebSphere Application Server.
因为SSL在保护基础设施上具有重要作用，所以我们将暂时离开话题来介绍SSL的一些与WebSphereApplicationServer相关的重要方面。