digress /daɪˈɡrɛs/ TEM8 ( digressing, digressed, digresses )

• 1. 

  V-I If you digress, you move away from the subject you are talking or writing about and talk or write about something different for a while. 离题

  例：

  I've digressed a little to explain the situation so far, so let me now recap.

  我刚才稍微离题说明了迄今的情况，现在让我重述一下要点。

  例：

  She digressed from her prepared speech to pay tribute to the president.

  她偏离了预先准备的讲稿，对总统表示了敬意。

• 2. 

  digression N-VAR

  例：

  The text is dotted with digressions.

  文本中到处是离题话。