differ
verbVerb Forms
Idioms | present simple I / you / we / they differ | |
| he / she / it differs | |
| past simple differed | |
| past participle differed | |
| -ing form differing |
- [intransitive]
to be different from somebody/something 相異；有區别；不同於 They hold differing views. 他們持有不同的觀點。 - A differs from B
French differs from English in this respect. 在這方面法語不同於英語。 - A and B differ (from each other)
French and English differ in this respect. 在這方面法語和英語不同。 - differ between A and B
Ideas on childcare may differ considerably between the parents. 在撫育子女方面父母的觀點可能迥然不同。
Language Bank contrastcontrastHighlighting differences 突出差異／不同 This survey highlights a number of differences in the way that teenage boys and girls in the UK spend their free time. 這項民意測驗凸顯出英國十幾歲的男孩和女孩在打發閒暇時間上的諸多不同。
One of the main differences between the girls and the boys who took part in the research was the way in which they use the internet. 參與了這項研究的女生和男生之間的主要差異之一在於他們使用互聯網的方式。
Unlike the girls, who use the internet mainly to keep in touch with friends, the boys questioned in this survey tend to use the internet for playing computer games. 女生使用互聯網主要是和朋友聯系，這一點和男生不同，參與調查的男生往往是使用互聯網來玩電腦遊戲。
The girls differ from the boys in that they tend to spend more time keeping in touch with friends on the phone or on social networking websites. 女孩和男孩的不同之處在於，她們傾向於花更多的時間通過電話或社交網站與朋友保持聯系。
Compared to the boys, the girls spend much more time chatting to friends on the phone. 與男孩相比，女孩花更多的時間在電話上和朋友聊天。
On average the girls spend four hours a week chatting to friends on the phone. In contrast, very few of the boys spend more than five minutes a day talking to their friends in this way. 女生平均每周花四個小時與朋友電話聊天。相比之下，很少有男生每天以這種方式與朋友聊天五分鐘以上。
The boys prefer competitive sports and computer games, whereas/while the girls seem to enjoy more cooperative activities, such as shopping with friends. 男生更喜歡競技性體育運動和電腦遊戲，而女生似乎更喜歡合作性活動，比如與朋友一起購物。
When the girls go shopping, they mainly buy clothes and cosmetics. The boys, on the other hand, tend to purchase computer games or gadgets. 女生購物時主要買衣服和化妝品，而男生往往會買電腦遊戲或小器具。
Extra ExamplesTopics Opinion and argumentb2His ideas differ little from those of his father. 他的想法與他父親沒有多少差别。 Opinions differ widely on this issue. 對這個問題的看法存在很大的分歧。 Social organization differs significantly between the different groups. 不同群體的社會組織大不一樣。 The models differ in size and shape. 這些模型的大小和外形都不一樣。 The rates of violent crime differed greatly among the four cities. 四個城市的暴力犯罪率大不相同。 The two approaches differ markedly 兩種方法具有顯着的差異。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- considerably
- dramatically
- enormously
- …
- according to
- among
- between
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- [intransitive]
to disagree with somebody 意見相左；持不同看法；不同意 - differ (with somebody) (about/on/over something)
I have to differ with you on that. 在那一點上我不能同意你的看法。 - differ (as to something)
Medical opinion differs as to how to treat the disease. 關於如何治療這種疾病醫學界有不同的看法。
Extra ExamplesTopics Opinion and argumentc1It didn't seem right that I should differ with him. 我與他存在分歧似乎不太合適。 The two parties differ on all the major issues. 在所有主要的問題上雙方意見都不統一。 The two sides still differ over details of the plan. 在計劃的細節上，雙方仍持不同意見。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + differ- agree to
- beg to
- about
- over
- on
- …
- differ (with somebody) (about/on/over something)
Word Originlate Middle English (also in the sense ‘put off, defer’): from Old French differer ‘differ, defer’, from Latin differre, from dis- ‘from, away’ + ferre ‘bring, carry’. Compare with defer ‘put off’.
Idioms
agree to differ/disagree
if two people agree to differ/disagree, they accept that they have different opinions about something, but they decide not to discuss it any longer 同意各自保留不同意見 We must just agree to differ on this. 我們必須在這個問題上達成一致。 In the end we agreed to disagree. 最後我們同意不同意。 I think you're wrong. Let's just agree to differ. 我認爲你是錯的。咱們還是各自保留不同意見吧。
I beg to differ
used to say politely that you do not agree with something that has just been said 很抱歉，我不敢苟同 ‘At least she is good at her job.’ ‘Oh, I beg to differ.’ “至少她擅長自己的工作，”。“哦，我不敢苟同，”。