[] 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