vi.不同;有区别
They differ widely in their opinions. 他们的意见分歧很大。
Our ideologies differ. 我们的思想不同。
Although our looks differ, we are both attractive. 尽管我俩相貌不同,但都讨人喜欢。
differ的基本意思是指种类、性质、意见上不一致,有差异或持异议。
differ是不及物动词,常接不同介词表示各种附加意义。接介词about〔on〕可表示对某问题有异议; 接in可表示在某方面有异议; 接with则表示“不同意(某人)或某种意见”。
differ通常不用于进行体,但在表示习惯性场合下可以用,与一般现在时相比时,意思相差不大,仅仅感情有别。例如: He is always differing with his classmates.He often differs with his classmates.前者带有感情,后者是客观陈述,无个人情绪在内。
下面四个句子的意思相同: Customs differ in different countries.Customs differ among different nations.Customs differ with countries.Customs differ from country to country.各国的风俗差别很大。
differ有时有quarrel(争吵)的意思。例如:They differed long ago, but have made it up.从前他们有过口角,但现已重归于好了。He and his wife differed constantly.过去他与他妻子口角不断。