"derailing" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 脱轨
• 转移话题

Definition

使火车脱轨的行为，或更广泛地指事情偏离正轨或被从主要话题上转移。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

不仅用于火车脱轨，更常用于比喻意义，比如会议、讨论偏题（'derailing the discussion'）。常见于正式和非正式场合，常与prevent、accused等词搭配。

Examples

The train was in danger of derailing during the storm.

暴风雨期间火车有**脱轨**的危险。

Unclear instructions are derailing the project.

不清晰的指令正在**使项目脱轨**。

You are derailing the conversation with unrelated topics.

你用不相关的话题在**转移话题**。

He's always derailing meetings by making jokes.

他总是通过讲笑话来**使会议跑题**。

Let's stay focused instead of derailing the discussion.

我们要专注，不要让讨论**跑题**。

Social media arguments have a way of quickly derailing.

社交媒体上的争论很容易就**跑题**了。