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de.vi.ate5di:7vi7eItv [I]to do something which is different from the usual or common way of behaving; to go in a different direction背离;偏离As children, they were expected to do exactly what their parents told them, and not deviate in any respect.作为孩子,就期望他们一点不差地去做父母叫他们去做的事,而不要在任何方面有偏差。They belong to a branch of the church which deviates in some ways from other branches.他们属于基督教教派的一支,在某些方面和其他支派有所不同。The pattern of weather that we have been experiencing in the last few weeks deviates from the norm for this time of year.我们上几周经历过的天气和一年中这个时期的标准天气有偏差。The path follows the river closely, occasionally deviating (= going in a different direction) round a clump of trees.小径紧紧靠着河流,偶尔为了绕过一丛树木而偏离一些。
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