divert oneself from boredom
散闷
divert ... to other purpose
挪作他用
unable to dissuade sb.
拗不过某人
divert water from the south to the north project
南水北调工程
try very hard to dissuade sb. from doing sth.
极力劝阻
Divert water to the North from the South
南水北调
Persuade to do good and dissuade from evil
献可替否
divert shunt resistor,shunting reactor
分流电阻器