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sidetrack

C2 noun

sidetrack /ˈsaɪdˌtɹæk/ nghĩa là đường nhánh, đường phụ (đường sắt)

Các nghĩa

  1. đường nhánh, đường phụ (đường sắt)

    A second, relatively short length of track just to the side of a railroad track, joined to the main track by switches at one or both ends, used either for unloading freight, or to allow two trains on a same track to meet (opposite directions) or pass (same direction); a railroad siding.

    He tried to sidetrack the discussion.

  2. đường ray phụ, đường ray nhánh

    Any auxiliary railroad track, as differentiated from a siding, that runs adjacent to the main track.

    sometimes

  3. đường hầm phụ, giếng phụ

    A smaller tunnel or well drilled as an auxiliary off a main tunnel or well.

  4. chuyện ngoài lề, vấn đề phụ, sự lạc đề

    An alternate train of thought, issue, topic, or activity, that is a deviation or distraction from the topic at hand or central activity, and secondary or subordinate in importance or effectiveness.

    Stay focused on the story; you keep getting lost in all of these little sidetracks.

    "However, I am down a side-track. What I wanted to say to you is that you must not take Bolsover's little spirit circus too seriously."

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