redirect

IPA/ˌriːdəˈrekt/
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redirect — verb

  • redirect,,present simple I / you / we / they
  • redirectpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • redirects,,he / she / it
  • redirectshe / she / it
  • redirected,,past simple
  • redirectedpast simple
  • redirecting,,-ing form
  • redirecting-ing form

1. to make something such as a letter, package, vehicle, or flow of money or effort

1.動詞及物B2
釋義

to make something such as a letter, package, vehicle, or flow of money or effort go to a different place, person, or purpose than it was originally heading for.

例句

The post office redirected all the mail from the old office to the new one.

redirect + object + to [new location]

Police redirected drivers to a side road after the crash closed the highway.

redirect + object + to ... (traffic control)

同義詞
  • divert

    more commonly used for physical traffic or liquids; suggests a temporary or emergency change

  • reroute

    more specific to pathways, journeys, or network traffic; implies following a different course

  • forward

    specifically for mail, emails, or communications sent onward to a recipient

  • reassign

    used for people, tasks, or responsibilities rather than objects or flows

反義詞
  • keep

    to continue sending or directing along the original path

  • retain

    to hold onto resources instead of sending them elsewhere

文法句型

redirect + object + to + [new location or person]

redirect + object + toward/towards + [goal or purpose]

用法筆記

Works across three main contexts: physical items (mail, packages, traffic), abstract resources (money, effort, attention), and computing (website visitors). The verb is always transitive and typically takes a prepositional phrase beginning with 'to' or 'toward' to indicate the new destination.

常見錯誤

❌The manager redirected the meeting to Friday.
✅The manager rescheduled the meeting for Friday.
💡'redirect' changes direction or destination, not time.
❌Please redirect this letter to my mother.
✅Please forward this letter to my mother.
💡'forward' is the standard word for sending mail along to a new address; 'redirect' often implies a systematic or official change of routing.