ReadWriteQuiz
Chinese dictionary
- 1
n.forked; road branching from a main road
河岔
branch of a river
大沟小岔
ravines and gullies
岔路
side road
- 2
v.diverge; change the topic or subject of a conversation
他把话题岔开了。
He changed the topic.
请你不要打岔。
Please don't interrupt.
不要上课打岔。
Don't interrupt in the class.
- 3
v.turn off the main road; deviate from the original direction
他的车开到山脚,岔到右边路上了。
His car came to the foot of a hill and then turned right.
单车下了公路岔上了小道。
The cyclist turned off the highway onto a side road.
河岔为几条支流。
The river diverges into several distributaries.
- 4
v.stagger time to avoid conflicts; space out
我们要把时间岔开。
We have to stagger the time.
- 5
n.accident; trouble; (same as 岔子)
把钱交给她,出不了岔。
She can be entrusted with the task of looking after the money.
他最爱找我的岔了。
He loved best to find fault with me.
出岔了。
Something has gone wrong.
- 6
v.dialbecome hoarse; sound unusual
她越说越难过,嗓音都岔了。
As she told her story, her grief grew until she lost her voice.