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diverge

verb
🔊/daɪˈvɜːdʒ/
🔊/daɪˈvɜːrdʒ/
(formal)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they diverge
🔊/daɪˈvɜːdʒ/
🔊/daɪˈvɜːrdʒ/
he / she / it diverges
🔊/daɪˈvɜːdʒɪz/
🔊/daɪˈvɜːrdʒɪz/
past simple diverged
🔊/daɪˈvɜːdʒd/
🔊/daɪˈvɜːrdʒd/
past participle diverged
🔊/daɪˈvɜːdʒd/
🔊/daɪˈvɜːrdʒd/
-ing form diverging
🔊/daɪˈvɜːdʒɪŋ/
🔊/daɪˈvɜːrdʒɪŋ/
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  1. [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.据认为，这两个物种在约1.3亿年前发生了分化。
  2. [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。
    Topics Opinion and argumentc2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • considerably
    • dramatically
    • sharply
    • …
    preposition
    • from
    See full entry
  3. [intransitive] diverge from something to be or become different from what is expected, planned, etc.偏离；背离；违背
    • to diverge from the norm与常态不符
    • He diverged from established procedure.他违背了既定程序。🔊🔊
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • considerably
    • dramatically
    • sharply
    • …
    preposition
    • from
    See full entry
    4. opposite converge
    Word Originmid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin divergere, from Latin dis- ‘in two ways’ + vergere ‘to turn or incline’.