diverge
verb (formal)- [intransitive]
to separate and go in different directions 分叉;岔开 The parallel lines appear to diverge. 这些平行线像是岔开了。 We went through school and college together, but then our paths diverged. 我们从小学到大学一直在一起,但后来就分道扬镳了。 - diverge from something
The coastal road diverges from the freeway just north of Santa Monica. 沿海公路与这条高速公路就在圣莫尼卡以北处岔开。 Many species have diverged from a single ancestor. 许多物种都是同宗演变而来的。 It is thought that the two species diverged about 130 million years ago. 人们认为这两个物种大约在1.3亿年前就已经分化了。
- [intransitive] diverge (from something) (formal)
(of opinions, views, etc. )意见、观点等 to be different 分歧;相异 Opinions diverge greatly on this issue. 在这个问题上意见分歧很大。 This country’s interests diverge considerably from those of other countries. 该国的利益同其他国家的很不一样。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- considerably
- dramatically
- sharply
- …
- from
- [intransitive] diverge from something
to be or become different from what is expected, planned, etc. 偏离;背离;违背 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- considerably
- dramatically
- sharply
- …
- from
opposite converge
Word Originmid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin divergere, from Latin dis- ‘in two ways’ + vergere ‘to turn or incline’.