The following sentence is shown on bunpro:
弓を的から逸らした。監督に怒られました。
I missed the target with the bow. The coach got angry with me.
In general, the meaning as I have understood it is to avert [object]を.
The third definition listed is:
to miss (the target, ball, etc.)
Usually written using kana alone
However, this is the only sentence that uses that word with translation.
When I initially read it I thought it meant more along the lines of “I averted the bow from the target. The coach got angry at me.”
I thought it made more sense as a safety concern of accidentally aiming the bow somewhere off target than necessarily missing the target with a shot arrow.
Does that make sense or is this just understood to mean the shot with the bow when 弓を is used?