diverge
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/daɪˈvɜːrdʒ/
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/daɪˈvɜːdʒ/
When two or more things diverge, they start to move apart in different directions.
The two friends diverged at the fork in the road, each taking a different path.
两位朋友在岔路口分道扬镳,各自走了不同的路。
When opinions or ideas diverge, they become different from each other.
The two groups diverged in their views on the new policy.
两个团体在新政策上的观点出现了分歧。
When someone diverges from a plan or a usual way of doing things, they do something different from what is expected.
The student diverged from the assigned topic and started talking about a completely different subject.
这名学生偏离了指定的主题,开始谈论一个完全不同的题目。