diverge

IPA/daɪˈvɜːdʒ/
KK[dɪvˈɚdʒ]IPA/daɪˈvɜːrdʒ/

diverge — 動詞

  • divergepresent simple I / you / we / they
  • divergeshe / she / it
  • divergedpast simple
  • diverging-ing form

1. To move apart from a shared starting point into separate paths; also, to grow le

1.動詞不及物B2
釋義

分岔;分歧

從共同點分開,或逐漸變得不同

To move apart from a shared starting point into separate paths; also, to grow less alike over time and develop in different ways.

例句

Theo and his brother diverged from the main trail after the river crossing.

Theo 和他弟弟在過河後偏離了主要步道。

diverge from + trail for leaving a shared route

Over the years, the two cousins' ideas about running the family bakery began to diverge sharply.

多年下來,這對表兄弟經營家庭麵包店的想法開始出現嚴重分歧。

diverge sharply — adverb collocation for growing apart

常見搭配
  • paths diverge
  • views diverge
  • diverge sharply
  • diverge widely
  • begin to diverge
同義詞
  • deviate

    stresses straying from a norm or expected path, often with a negative sense

  • differ

    the simplest word for being unlike; describes a state, not a gradual process

  • separate

    the most general physical term; no implication of a shared origin or direction

  • part

    more literary; often used for people or living things drawing apart

反義詞
  • converge

    to move toward a shared point from different directions

  • agree

    to come to the same view or opinion

文法句型

diverge from + noun phrase

用法筆記

Always intransitive; the subject is usually plural (paths, views, interests) or a collective noun. Often followed by 'from' to indicate the point of separation or the thing being departed from.

常見錯誤

The team had diverge backgrounds.
The team had diverse backgrounds.
'diverge' is a verb meaning to move apart; 'diverse' is the adjective meaning varied.
The police diverged traffic away from the crash.
The police diverted traffic away from the crash.
'divert' means to redirect something intentionally; 'diverge' means things move apart on their own.

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常見搭配

常用片語

  • diverge from the norm
  • diverge from the plan
  • diverge from the beaten track

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