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单词 diverse
释义
diversedi‧verse /daɪˈvɜːs $ dəˈvɜːrs, daɪ-/ ●●○ AWL adjective Word Origin
WORD ORIGINdiverse
Origin:
1200-1300 Old French, Latin diversus, past participle of divertere; ➔ DIVERT
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • diverse political views
  • I never realized that the terrain in Africa is so diverse.
  • Indian cinema shows several diverse influences.
  • It is difficult to design a program that will meet the diverse needs of all our users.
  • New York is one of the most culturally diverse cities in the world.
  • People enter the organisation from a diverse range of social, economic, and educational backgrounds.
  • The category of "mammals" contains creatures as diverse as whales, elephants, and human beings.
  • The music college aims to encourage talents as diverse as members of symphony orchestras and pop groups.
  • The project studied a diverse group of 20,000 teenagers from nine high schools.
  • The region's economy is more diverse now than it was 10 years ago.
  • We believe the committee should reflect the diverse make-up of our community.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • And basic literacy levels are higher for a more diverse group of young people.
  • Baboons are highly intelligent animals and learn to satisfy their biological needs in many often diverse ways.
  • Like-minded people have noticed this, with the results that they've always drawn diverse audiences.
  • The commercial sector is the most diverse and fragmented of the three sectors involved in the provision of sporting opportunities.
  • The fort became a trading post that attracted a religiously diverse population.
  • The lodges are as diverse as the park: .
Thesaurus
Longman Language Activatornot like someone or something else
if something or someone is different , they are not like something or someone else, or they are not like they were before: · You look different. Have you had your hair cut?· People are all so different. You can never tell how they will react.· Things are different now, since John left.· We've painted the door a different colour.different from something/somebodyalso different than something/somebody American: · This computer's different from the one I used in my last job.· Life today is different than ten, fifteen years ago.completely/totally different: · I'd like a totally different look in the kitchen - something brighter and more modern.
different from - use this especially when two things or people are not at all similar: · Walking in the hills isn't like walking down the street - it can be very dangerous.not at all like/nothing like (=completely different from): · She's very shy - not at all like her sister.· James was nothing like I'd expected, from what I had heard.not look/sound like: · The voice on the answering machine didn't sound like Anna's at all.
different - use this especially when two things are similar but are not exactly like each other, or when one of them is not as good as the other: · The two designs are similar but not the same. Which do you prefer?· I prefer having my own house. Living in a rented flat really isn't the same.not the same as: · I've tried Mexican food here in London, but it just isn't the same as in Mexico.
if things of the same type vary , they are all different from each other: · Methods of treatment vary according to the age and general health of the patient.vary considerably/greatly/widely: · Prices of video cameras vary considerably.vary in price/quality/size etc: · The hotel rooms vary in size, but all have televisions and telephones.
formal if two things differ , they have different qualities or features: · People's abilities differ, but their rights and opportunities should be the same.differ from: · Scottish law has always differed from English law.differ in cost/size/appearance etc: · A lot of painkillers are basically the same, differing only in cost.differ greatly/widely: · Opinions on the subject differ greatly.
if one thing contrasts with another thing, the difference between them is very easy to see and is sometimes surprising: · His extrovert personality contrasts with his sister's quiet, shy character.· The snow was icy and white, contrasting with the brilliant blue sky.contrast sharply/markedly with something (=to be extremely different): · These results contrast sharply with those of similar tests carried out in Australia.
a method, way of behaving etc that is a departure from the usual one is different, new, and unusual: · Such methods are, of course, a departure from traditional medical practice.mark/represent/signal a departure from something: · The move represented a departure from the government's commitment to finding a peaceful solution to the crisis.
things that are diverse are different from each other and cover a wide range of possible styles, types etc: · The music college aims to encourage talents as diverse as members of symphony orchestras and pop groups.· diverse political viewsa diverse range of something: · People enter the organisation from a diverse range of social, economic, and educational backgrounds.
including many different people, things, activities etc
consisting of or including many different people, things, activities etc: · He had a varied and outstanding career.· Grain products, vegetables, and fruit are important parts of a varied diet.· Sandra's circle of friends was varied, and often a little strange.
the differences within a group, set of actions etc that make it interesting: · She's always complaining that her job doesn't have enough variety.· The music on her latest CD shows a great deal of variety.variety of: · The doctor encouraged him to increase the variety of food that he eats.
a diverse group of people or things contains a lot of very different types of people or things: · The project studied a diverse group of 20,000 teenagers from nine high schools.· We believe the committee should reflect the diverse make-up of our community.· The region's economy is more diverse now than it was 10 years ago.
including many different subjects, ideas, or things: · Climate change is likely to have a wide-ranging impact on human health.· Our discussions were wide-ranging and substantive.· A wide-ranging survey found growing dissatisfaction among workers.
including two or more different things of the same type, or people of different types, mixed together: · The show draws a mixed audience of children and adults.· After beating the cake mixture, add a handful of mixed nuts.· This is a very mixed neighborhood, both racially and socially.
including or concerning people of different races or religions, especially those who live together in the same society, go to the same schools etc: · Most of today's teachers are committed to multicultural education.· He grew up in a multiracial area in London's East End.· Government policies should reflect the multiracial nature of our society.
words for describing things or people of many different kinds
especially spoken a lot of people or things that are different from each other, but of the same general type: · I meet all sorts of people in my job.· The bureau provides advice on all kinds of housing problems.· My landlady has all kinds of junky stuff in the basement.· Pregnancy causes all sorts of hormonal changes in your body.
very different from each other, though belonging to the same group or being connected in some way: · Indian cinema shows several diverse influences.· It is difficult to design a program that will meet the diverse needs of all our users.· The category of "mammals" contains creatures as diverse as whales, elephants, and human beings.
many very different or surprisingly different kinds of things: · All manner of foodstuffs lay scattered on the kitchen table.· Health food stores promote all manner of herbs to prevent colds.
from or in every kind of job and every social class: · Members of the organization come from all walks of life.· The Internet has affected the everyday existence of children and adults in all walks of life.· Golf used to be a game for the rich, but now it attracts people from all walks of life.
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
· During his career he has run a diverse range of businesses.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADVERB
· Even with existing technologies applications are emerging in areas as diverse as shopfloor guidance, document filing and building planning and management.· The lodges are as diverse as the park: &.· How does one possibly capture the flavor of race relations in a society as diverse as the United States?· However, it is a remarkable piece of interdisciplinary thinking, linking fields as diverse as fluid dynamics and neurophysiology.· Service is as diverse as the other two.· Places as diverse as Petworth, Birmingham and Manchester remained manors.· Warehousing & Trade A variety of cargoes, as diverse as Britain's industries, has been carried on the inland waterways.
· Contemporary Britain is a multi-ethnic, multi-racial, culturally diverse society.· This is the most culturally diverse country on the planet, and all kinds of people interact.· San Martin, with whom Guevara is compared by some, led his racially and culturally diverse army with much greater sensibility.
· The parish was large, poor and ethnically diverse.· Because the school is located just west of Downtown, it attracts an ethnically diverse student population.· None the less, there is probably no major public university campus quite as racially and ethnically diverse as Cal.
· For older people there have been a variety of different screening trials using an assortment of highly diverse methodologies.· Similarly, postmodern culture is also seen as highly diverse and mass produced.
· What is apparent, even from this small slice, is just how diverse that sector is.· The Universe is one organic whole, no matter how diverse and widely differing its manifold aspects may seem to be.· Just how diverse they are is shown by the proportion of health care provided privately.· They show how diverse and important are the matters with which the rules and principles of judicial review deal.· Donna glanced at the other visitors, noticing how diverse an audience were drawn to such a building.· The book is particularly good at showing how diverse medical opinion was.
· More children growing up in a world so increasingly diverse that stock racial identities no longer hold up.
· Many could successfully survive in a harsh environment, and their bodies enabled them to evolve into larger and more diverse creatures.· The alliance was created to help the transition from a defense-dominated economy to more diverse industries.· The issues raised are more diverse and just as difficult.· This older, more diverse workforce will pose difficult organizational problems.· Press coverage from the Lord Chief Justice's conference was even more diverse.· I'd wager that, if anything, people's tastes are getting more diverse these days than they used to be.· Just 25 years later, Britain had become a much more diverse place.· The East Bay economy is more diverse than its counterparts.
· The commercial sector is the most diverse and fragmented of the three sectors involved in the provision of sporting opportunities.· The march turned out to be the largest and one of the most diverse the movement had ever had.· Today Persia produces the most diverse and stylistically authentic range of rugs in the world.· Mollusks are the second most diverse group of plants and animals in the world.· The coral reefs of Walindi bay are probably the most diverse reef systems on our planet.· The airline has also developed one of the most diverse ranges of cargo products in the airline industry.
· But how can we work together when our starting points are so diverse?· You never know what brings a team together, because teams are so diverse nowadays.· Why is it so diverse, so varied in its character?· The early primaries should be also be moved because the United States has grown so diverse.· There were few role models in the wider society which suggested that our creativity was so diverse and has such wonderful potential.· Stock in just a half dozen or so diverse companies would cut your risk significantly.· The educational systems and cultural climates in every country are so diverse that international planning would be unwise and ineffectual.· Why, Fox is so diverse that he even has dual citizenship -- neither of them in the United States.
· Deputy heads undertook very diverse responsibilities.· His life is an example of a very diverse society.· The resulting anti-predator adaptations are very diverse.· They are very diverse in composition, showing that they sample the belt population very widely.· These examples serve to indicate that the voluntary sector in sport is very diverse.· The new Qualifications and Curriculum Authority, has an influential research section, with a very diverse programme of projects.· Thereby, he gives the field involving very diverse solvents a generality that is not often discerned in the writing of others.· The crew of Maiden was very diverse.
NOUN
· The value of the book lies in the diverse backgrounds of contributors to these sections.· In one event after another, audience members from diverse backgrounds asked questions that focused as much on writing as on reading.· United by their love of comedy they come from diverse backgrounds in London and Surrey.· The 10-week series of group workshops, bringing together people from diverse backgrounds, begins on Monday September 27.
· One of these historic trends is the continually increasing communication among the world's diverse cultures.· In diverse cultures men pursue and acquire, while women are protected and bartered.· The world is full of diverse cultures that behave in their own ways.· Is it that the colours resonate off each other or are there more profound similarities between the exponents of two such diverse cultures?
· What is crucial is to recognize that the diverse forms perform the same function in representing sound.· Does it foster diverse forms of knowledge?
· Second, it would be a route for access to many diverse groups of potential learners around the world.· They can help bring diverse groups or communities together.· They were an active and diverse group that adapted themselves to whatever they were faced with.· I never thought I would be with such a diverse group of people when things had been so polarized.· And basic literacy levels are higher for a more diverse group of young people.· Finding nonviolent ways of settling differences between diverse groups of interests is the essence of democracy.· Out of this diverse group of people and activities emerged a definition of deception.· Dole has a record of working with diverse groups to get things done.
· One of the difficulties facing archives is the need to take account of the diverse needs of different users.· Varied career paths will allow for diverse needs and work patterns.· Policy and practice have to allow for the variety of possibilities as no blanket approach can respond to diverse needs and preferences.· First, screening rules are difficult to specify, given the vastly diverse needs of users.
· It is argued that geographically constituted groups such as community organisations are not necessarily representative of socially diverse populations.· The fort became a trading post that attracted a religiously diverse population.· Ministers lost status and irritated each other as diverse populations tore apart the unity of originally close-knit old towns.
· That is particularly relevant when one is considering a diverse range of hazardous wastes.· This helped her develop a number of extremely useful and transferable skills in dealing effectively with a diverse range of people.· Amazon's store offers 120,000 music titles from a diverse range of styles.· Quite the opposite: they are willingly accepted by a diverse range of microbes, from Proteus and Azotobacter to E. coli.· Process Machinery specialises in design and build projects across a diverse range of industries including aerospace and packaging.· In a similar manner, various other studies have indicated that a wide and diverse range of crime occurs at the workplace.· The pottery designs are distinctive and a diverse range of colours used.· However, local government does present the opportunity to gain experience in a particularly diverse range of work.
· Our six-man team consisted of group leaders, Sergio and Fernando, and a diverse selection of travelers.· In the United States, Verio offers a diverse selection of Web-hosting services for small and mid-sized businesses.
· Contemporary Britain is a multi-ethnic, multi-racial, culturally diverse society.· His life is an example of a very diverse society.· That is why I urge a renaissance of local government in the context of a more pluralistic and diverse society.· The other wants a much more open, diverse society, less judgmental of people.· Dole believes in making government function by cooperating, compromising and working out the inevitable disagreements of a diverse society.
· The gravitational field generated in its productive phase by the legislative cycle attracted items from several diverse sources.· It is vital that people get information on local issues from diverse sources.· Sir Colin has defended the institution's right to obtain diverse sources of funding.
· Economic changes have been generally recognized as being very important, but their influence has been conceived in diverse ways.· Baboons are highly intelligent animals and learn to satisfy their biological needs in many often diverse ways.· Types of Political System Classifications of political systems have been undertaken in diverse ways and for a variety of purposes.· That privilege needs to be understood in diverse ways.· Different groups in society see the environment and the way we live in it in diverse ways.· The term has been used in diverse ways.· It he is right, then stage transgressions seemed to have spoken to immediate temptations in diverse ways.· But secondly, and more assertively, they examine the extremely diverse ways in which ontological insecurity is both generated and overcome.
Word family
WORD FAMILYnoundiversificationdiversityadjectivediverseverbdiversifyadverbdiversely
 very different from each other:  subjects as diverse as pop music and archaeology—diversely adverb
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