"derailing" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 脫軌
• 轉移話題

Definition

使火車脫軌的行為，或更廣泛地指事情偏離正軌或被從主要話題上轉移。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

不只用於火車脫軌，更常用於比喻，如會議、討論跑題（'derailing the discussion'）。適用於正式和非正式場合，常見搭配如prevent、accused等。

Examples

The train was in danger of derailing during the storm.

暴風雨期間火車有**脫軌**的危險。

Unclear instructions are derailing the project.

不清晰的指令正在**使項目脫軌**。

You are derailing the conversation with unrelated topics.

你用不相關的話題在**轉移話題**。

He's always derailing meetings by making jokes.

他總是通過講笑話來**使會議跑題**。

Let's stay focused instead of derailing the discussion.

我們要專注，不要讓討論**跑題**。

Social media arguments have a way of quickly derailing.

社交媒體上的爭論很容易就**跑題**了。