(of a road, route, or line)separate from another route, especially a main route, and go in a different direction
（道路，通道，航线）（尤指从主线路）分开；岔开
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at the square, the Lytham Road tram route diverged from the Promenade 在广场利瑟姆路的有轨电车路线从人行街岔开
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[as adj.
diverging ]the junction of two diverging roads 两条岔路的交叉处
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figurative〈喻〉
their ways had diverged at university .在大学里他们就分道扬镳了。
develop in a different direction
向不同方向发展
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English Gothic architecture began to diverge from that on the Continent .英国的哥特式建筑开始向和欧洲大陆不同的方向发展。
(of an opinion, theory, approach, etc.)differ markedly
（意见、理论、方法等）分歧，相异
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the coverage by the columnists diverged from that in the main news stories 专栏作家涉足的领域和主要的新闻故事的内容是截然不同的
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it is here that the different theories diverge
这正是不同理论相异之处
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[as adj.
diverging ]diverging concepts of nation-building .国家建设的不同概念。
depart from a set course or standard
偏离；背离
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suddenly he diverged from his text .突然他偏离了课本。
【数】 发散。
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divergev.分开；岔开；发散；偏离；背离；向不同方向发展；分歧；相异
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diverseadj.多样的；相异的
"mid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin
