if two things diverge, or one thing diverges from another, they become different and the difference between them increases 分歧；相异◆The speeds of growth in the manufacturing and consumer sectors are diverging. 制造部门和消费部门的增长速度正在拉开差距。◆The country's interest rates have diverged further from those in Europe. 这个国家的利率与欧洲国家的利率差距越来越大。◆the diverging economic fortunes of the two countries 这两个国家的经济财富差距的日益扩大
(about opinions, decisions, etc.) to be different （指观点、决策等）分歧◆Opinions diverge greatly on this issue. 人们在这个问题上的看法分歧很大。◆diverging policies 出现分歧的政策
to be or become different from what is expected, planned, etc. 偏离◆Inflation has diverged from the central bank's target. 通货膨胀已偏离中央银行的目标。◆to diverge from the norm 偏离准则
▸divergence /daɪˈvɜːdʒəns; NAmE-ˈvɜːrdʒ-/
noun
[, ]◆a continuing divergence between the prices of goods and services 商品价格和服务价格之间的持续差距◆a divergence in/of opinion 观点的不同◆a divergence from objectives 目标的偏离▸divergent /daɪˈvɜːdʒənt; NAmE-ˈvɜːrdʒ-/
adjective
◆The US and Japanese economies show divergent trends. 美国和日本经济呈现不同的趋势。◆divergent views 分歧的观点