プログレッシブ和英中辞典(第３版)の解説
まぎらす【紛らす】
1 〔ごまかす〕
- 悲しみを笑いに紛らす
conceal one's grief behind a smile - そこで彼は話を紛らしてしまった
At that point he 「turned the conversation to other topics [changed the subject].
2 〔気分を転じる〕
- 気を紛らす
get [take] one's mind off ((one's sorrow))／divert oneself ((by singing)) - 悲しみを酒で紛らす
drown one's grief [sorrow] in drink - 退屈を紛らすために映画を見に行こうよ
How about going to the movies to relieve your ennui?