sidetrack

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Don't sidetrack. For example, if the time something happened isn't important, don't waste time getting it right.
不要钻牛角尖。例如，某个时间发生的事情并不重要，就不要浪费时间把它弄清楚。
Using modern software means you won't be stuck with an abandoned piece of work, left to rot on the sidetrack of history.
使用现代的软件意味着，您不会陷在过时的工作中，而跟不上时代的发展。
Fortunately, although we often give up our goals when something like this happens, a life event that disrupts your progress doesn’t have to sidetrack your goal completely.
幸运的是尽管诸如此类的事情发生后我们经常放弃我们的目标，但是阻碍你发展的这些事并不会完全转移你的目标。

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to direct a person's attention away from an activity or subject towards another one that is less important

If you are sidetracked by something, it makes you forget what you intended to do or say, and start instead doing or talking about a different thing. ... ...