When something is distracting, it pulls your eyes, ears, or thoughts away from what you were trying to do, so that thing no longer has your full mind. A phone buzzing on the table, a television in the next room, a pen tapping — these keep calling you over. People also stretch it to feelings and people: a strong perfume, a pretty view, or someone you cannot stop noticing can all be called distracting.

when something is distracting當一個東西是distracting的時候, it pulls your eyes, ears, or thoughts away from what you were trying to do它會把你的眼睛、耳朵,或是思緒從你正在做的事情上拉走, so that thing no longer has your full mind讓那件事沒辦法再得到你全部的注意力。a phone buzzing on the table桌上震動的手機, a television in the next room隔壁房間的電視, a pen tapping敲筆的聲音——these keep calling you over這些東西會一直吸引你的注意。people also stretch it to feelings and people人們也會把這個詞用在感覺和人身上: a strong perfume濃烈的香水味, a pretty view漂亮的風景, or someone you cannot stop noticing或是一個你忍不住一直注意的人 can all be called distracting都可以說是distracting。

It is everyday English. Teachers and parents use it a lot.

it is everyday English這是日常英文。teachers and parents use it a lot老師和家長很常用這個詞。

Though actually, the extra thing does not have to be loud or bright; even a small, interesting thing can do it when your attention is already thin.

though actually不過其實, the extra thing does not have to be loud or bright那個造成分心的東西不一定要很吵或很亮; even a small, interesting thing can do it連一個小小的、有趣的東西都能做到這件事 when your attention is already thin當你的注意力已經很薄弱的時候。

As a verb form it is simply the -ing of distract: “Stop distracting me.” As an adjective it names the quality: “a distracting noise.”

as a verb form it is simply the -ing of distract當動詞形式用的時候,它就是distract(使分心)加上-ing: “Stop distracting me.”『Stop distracting me(不要一直讓我分心)』。as an adjective it names the quality當形容詞用的時候,它是在描述一種性質: “a distracting noise.”『a distracting noise(讓人分心的噪音)』。