🔑dif·fer·entBrE/ˈdɪfrənt/NAmE/ˈdɪfrənt/adjective🔑~ (from/to/thansb/sth)notthesameassb/sth; notlikesb/sthelse不同的;有区别的;有差异的◆AmericanEnglishissignificantlydifferentfromBritishEnglish. 美式英语与英式英语有很大差异。◆(BrE) It'sverydifferenttowhatI'musedto. 这与我所习惯的大不相同。◆(NAmE) Hesawhewasnodifferentthananybodyelse. 他认为他与其他人没什么两样。◆It'sdifferentnowthanitwasayearago. 现在同一年前不一样了。◆Peopleoftengiveverydifferentaccountsofthesameevent. 人们对同一件事的叙述常常大为不同。◆Myson'sterriblyuntidy; mydaughter'snodifferent. 我儿子邋遢极了,女儿也不比他强。different from / to / than
Different from is the most common structure in both BrE and NAmE. Different to is also used in BrE. * different from 在英式英语和美式英语中均为最常用的结构。different to 亦用于英式英语:◆Paul's very different from/to his brother.保罗与他的哥哥大不一样。◆This visit is very different from/to last time.这次访问与上一次的大不相同。
In NAmE people also say different than.美式英语亦有 different than 的说法:◆Your trains are different than ours.你们的火车与我们的不一样。◆You look different than before.你看上去与从前不一样了。
Before a clause you can also use different from (and different than in NAmE).从句前亦可用 different from(美式英语用 different than):◆She looked different from what I'd expected.◆She looked different than (what) I'd expected.她看上去与我想象的不一样。
OPPsimilar🔑[only before noun]separateandindividual分别的;各别的;各种的◆Sheofferedusfivedifferentkindsofcake. 她给我们提供了五种不同的蛋糕。◆Theprogrammewasaboutcustomsindifferentpartsofthecountry. 这个节目介绍全国各地的风俗习惯。◆Theyaresoldinmanydifferentcolours. 这些有多种颜色供选购。◆Ilookeditupinthreedifferentdictionaries. 我分别在三本词典里查找过。[not usually before noun](informal) unusual; notlikeotherpeopleorthings不平常;与众不同;别致◆'Didyouenjoytheplay?''Well, itwascertainlydifferent!'“你喜欢这出戏吗?” “哦,的确不同凡响!”Words that look like opposites, but aren’tdifferent/indifferent,interested/disinterested,famous/infamous,flammable/inflammable,savoury/unsavoury,sensible/insensible,valuable/invaluable▸dif·fer·ent·ly🔑BrE/ˈdɪfrəntli/NAmE/ˈdɪfrəntli/adverb◆Boysandgirlsmaybehavedifferently. 男孩儿和女孩儿的表现可能不同。◆Themalebirdhasadifferentlyshapedhead. 雄鸟的头形有点特别。●adifferentkettleoffish(informal) acompletelydifferentsituationorpersonfromtheonepreviouslymentioned另一码事;截然不同的人●putanew/differentcomˈplexiononsthtochangethewaythatasituationappears使形势改观●knowˈdifferent/ˈotherwise(informal) tohaveinformationorevidencethattheoppositeistrue所知道的不是那么回事;所掌握的情况大不一样(或大相径庭)◆Hesayshedoesn'tcareaboutwhatthecriticswrite, butIknowdifferent. 他说他并不在乎批评家的评论,可我知道不是那么回事。●marchto (thebeatof) adifferentˈdrummer/ˈdrumtobehaveinadifferentwayfromotherpeople; tohavedifferentattitudesorideas与众不同◆Shewasagiftedandoriginalartistwhomarchedtoadifferentdrummer. 她有天赋,具独创性,是个与众不同的艺术家。●beanother/adifferentˈmatter🔑tobeverydifferent另外一回事;又是一回事;另当别论◆Iknowwhichareatheylivein, butwhetherIcanfindtheirhouseisadifferentmatter. 我知道他们住在哪一地区,但能不能找到他们的房子则是另外一回事了。●pullindifferent/oppositediˈrectionstohavedifferentaimsthatcannotbeachievedtogetherwithoutcausingproblems目标迥异;各行其是●singadifferentˈtunetochangeyouropinionaboutsb/sthoryourattitudetowardssb/sth改变观点(或态度);改弦易辙●tellaˈdifferentstory/taletogivesomeinformationthatisdifferentfromwhatyouexpectorhavebeentold说的情况迥然不同;讲出来的是另一回事