To divert or distract someone's attention (to make them stop focusing on something).
子どもの気をそらすために、おもちゃを渡した。
I gave the child a toy to distract them.
試験中に廊下の大きな声で気をそらされた。
I was distracted by a loud voice in the hallway during the exam.
痛みを和らげるために、看護師が患者の気をそらす話をした。
To ease the pain, the nurse talked to the patient to distract them.
会議では問題点から目を逸らすために、別の議題で気をそらすことがあった。
In the meeting, they sometimes diverted attention to another agenda item to distract from the issues.