| 单词 | differ |
| 释义 | dif·fer I. intransitive verb 1. a. < the engines differ greatly in power and endurance > : be unlike in nature or form < details of the two statements differ > — often used with from < the law of one state differs from that of another > b. < though ingredients differ, the basic process of manufacture remains the same > 2. < persecution of men who differ on religious matters > — used with with < differs with the army on the use of air power > or sometimes with from < I differ from him concerning an essential part … of religion — W.E.Gladstone > 3. archaic transitive verb < something it is that differs thee and me — Abraham Cowley > Synonyms: < the houses differ only in minor details > < day differs from day in respect of the importance of the public events they bring forth — C.E.Montague > < all business men and economists admit that there are grave defects in the present working of our economic system. But they differ widely in their diagnosis — J.A.Hobson > vary, often interchangeable with differ, may call attention to readily apparent differences and may suggest some range among them < tasks may be varied slightly, as when a worker in a cigarette factory is shifted from the job of packing and weighing — Aldous Huxley > < the form of political control varied widely from country to country, and depended both on the traditions of the different states and on their position with respect to the new balance of power — C.E.Black & E.C.Helmreich > < the strength and direction of sea currents vary considerably at different times of the year — W.H.Dowdeswell > disagree stresses lack of agreement and may call up notions of incompatibility, unfitness, or disharmony < one can disagree with his views, but one can't refute them — Henry Miller > < the authorities disagree about the procedure to be followed in initiating inquiry — F.S.C.Northrop > dissent applies to difference of opinion between persons ranging from withholding of assent to strong or formal expression < we may all agree that a world auxiliary language would help. The cynical opinion, which dissents and says that the less we understand one another the better, will not be considered here — I.A.Richards > < he dissented vigorously from and refused to sign the award — Americana Annual > II. dialect |
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