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digress

/daɪˈɡɹɛs/

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verb

脱線する, 話がそれる

To step or turn aside; to deviate; to swerve; especially, to turn aside from the main subject of attention, or course of argument, in writing or speaking.

Examples :

""During his presentation about climate change, the speaker began to digress into a story about his pet dog, which was completely unrelated." "

気候変動に関するプレゼンテーション中、講演者は自分のペットの犬の話に脱線し始め、それは全く関係のない話でした。

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verb

脱線する, わき道にそれる

To turn aside from the right path; to transgress; to offend.

Examples :

"The teacher asked us to stay on topic and not digress during the class discussion about the book. "

先生は、本のクラス討論中に脱線しないように、話題から外れないように頼みました。

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