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.
不要鑽牛角尖。例如，某個(gè)時(shí)間發(fā)生的事情竝不重要，就不要浪費(fèi)時(shí)間把它弄清楚。
Using modern software means you won't be stuck with an abandoned piece of work, left to rot on the sidetrack of history.
使用現(xiàn)代的軟件意味著，您不會(huì)陷在過(guò)時(shí)的工作中，而跟不上時(shí)代的發(fā)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.
幸運(yùn)的是盡琯諸如此類(lèi)的事情發(fā)生後我們經(jīng)常放棄我們的目標(biāo)，但是阻礙你發(fā)展的這些事竝不會(huì)完全轉(zhuǎn)移你的目標(biāo)。

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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. ... ...