3.Mr Odinga had taken action after auditors found that millions of dollars had been diverted from public programs.
divert from使偏离
例句:To prevent flooding; we shall have to divert the river from its course.
为防止水泛滥, 我们必须使河流偏离其河道。
Money collected through taxes is often diverted from the purpose for which it was intended.
税款的使用意图常被改变。
4.Analysts estimate almost 1/3 of the cocaine destined for Europe now passes through West Africa.
destined for运往...,驶往...
例句:The ship is destined for Hangzhou.
这艘船是去杭州的。
She knew she was destined for a great future.
她知道自己前程远大。
相当于bound for
5.Nash was sentenced to death in 1983 for shooting a salesman after escaping from jail, but he staved off his execution with a series of appeals.
stave off挡开,阻止,防止,避开
例句:The lost explorers ate birds' eggs to stave off starvation.
为了避免饿死,那些迷路的勘探人员吃鸟蛋充饥。
Tom is the best player to stave off defeat for our team.
汤姆是最好的运动员,能使我队立于不败之地。