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单词 diversify
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Definition of diversify in English:

diversify

verbdiversifies, diversified, diversifying dɪˈvəːsɪfʌɪdʌɪˈvəːsɪfʌɪ
  • 1Make or become more diverse or varied.

    no object the trilobites diversified into a great number of species
    with object new plants will diversify the habitat
    Example sentencesExamples
    • However, none is as geographically diversified as Vodafone or as large as Vodafone.
    • Pittsburgh has launched a multitude of programs to diversify the region's economy away from heavy industry into high technology.
    • Much as Joel has prospered from his ability to play children, he seeks to diversify his roles.
    • Overall, more diversified sources were used by newspapers than by the networks.
    • The implementation of wind farms can create new skilled jobs, as well as helping to diversify economies in rural areas.
    • By combining oil and gas, risk has been diversified in terms of its commodity exposure.
    • The Brugmansia especially has been diversified into different varieties largely, it is believed, through human intervention.
    • But despite this dependency, our industrial base is well diversified.
    • They will reduce their risk by diversifying sources of supply so they will not be overly reliant on a small number of suppliers.
    • It was Riddoch who planted the first grape vines and helped to diversify the pastoral economy of the area with an agricultural industry.
    • Saraki insists it's time Nigeria diversifies its economy and relies less on oil as the only export commodity.
    • Such funds are expected to go instead to the costs of decommissioning and diversifying the coastal economy.
    • The felling will give forest chiefs an opportunity to diversify habitats and encourage more broadleaf trees.
    • The economy is well diversified on this base.
    • Now it's really diversified into all kinds of different styles.
    • Qatar, a traditional monarchy, is diversifying its oil-dependent economy by becoming host to one of the largest U.S. airbases outside of North America.
    • Areas such as these tend to be very highly diversified in terms of the industrial activities which are represented locally.
    • When they were toppled, the ecological slate was wiped clean and mammals rapidly diversified to refill it.
    • Enill said there were inefficiencies in the non-energy sector and Government was working on diversifying the economy.
    • Because less than 10 automakers worldwide dominate the industry, suppliers have little opportunity to broadly diversify their customer base.
    1. 1.1no object (of a company) enlarge or vary its range of products or field of operation.
      the company expanded rapidly and diversified into computers
      Example sentencesExamples
      • More and more farmers are now diversifying into non-food businesses such as horse-riding, farm shops and tourism.
      • As Haines notes, other non-dairy companies have diversified into milk-based products.
      • Who wins may matter less now that the company is more diversified, Lord argues.
      • The company diversified into trailer-making after WWII, using many of the same methods and materials.
      • Four years ago, the company diversified into manufacturing by buying Lee Cooper.
      • From lemon grass research, the centre has diversified into new areas.
      • In Asia Pacific companies often diversify successfully into new businesses, which are totally different and considered non-core.
      • The company has recently diversified into sports management and ticket sales.
      • Similarly, as companies diversify and industry groups broaden, product and market conflicts of interest arise.
      • The turning point came when the company diversified into other commercial services.
      • Avena was originally set up by a North Yorkshire farmer who diversified into homeopathic products.
      • The company recently diversified into the organic food market and has launched its products in Delhi and Mumbai.
      • In our case we were able to do it because some years previously we had diversified into plant growing and seed production.
      • But many of the best financial companies have diversified into other businesses that won't be hit by rising rates.
      • Like any other industry, tourism needs to be diversified in order for the country to gain maximum benefit.
      • The brothers have had to diversify in order to stay in business and do car repairs, services and recoveries.
      • Farmers these days have to diversify to survive, and we had a good look at the options available.
      • Many farmers across Ryedale have diversified into tourism as an alternative income to traditional farming.
      • More and more skippers swallowed their prides, converted their trawlers and diversified into shellfish.
      • With the mainstay fishing industry facing stagnation, companies are diversifying.
      • The crew continued to trawl for whitefish long after many others abandoned the traditional catch and diversified into shellfish.
      Synonyms
      branch out, vary output, expand, enlarge operations, extend operations, spread one's wings, broaden one's horizons
      vary, bring variety to, variegate, mix
      modify, alter, change, transform
      expand, enlarge, widen
      rare permutate
    2. 1.2often as adjective diversifiedwith object Enlarge or vary the range of products or the field of operation of (a company)
      the rise of the diversified corporation
      Example sentencesExamples
      • We have to make diversified business so attractive financially in the Bahamas, that it negates the threat of natural disaster.
      • Thus, the producers who adopted weekly farrowing were the larger, less diversified producers with greater farm asset value.
      • Within a few years of arriving in Dublin, McKillen began diversifying his business interests.
      • We have also diversified our business model and now provide a lot of consulting and support to our clients in addition to software.
      • Nino said more diversified businesses will survive better during tough times.
      • Today people are diversifying their business interests and entrepreneurs are pursuing new ideas.
      • More generally, it seems that diversified businesses grow faster and growth tends to be greatest if the diversification is unrelated.
      • Soon Mr Doig had diversified his business interest.
      • By the end of the war Kidman was also diversifying his business.
      • Recently, he diversified his operations by launching an asset management firm.
      • During the second half of the period, stamp issues reflected more diversified Canadian business activity.
      • It's a broadly diversified company that is AAA-rated.
      • But they also are structured to diversify the company.
      • Most diversified companies get that way through acquisitions.
      • Maintaining family control while building publicly traded, widely diversified media corporations is not easy.
      • But even he concedes that diversified companies with less advertising exposure are worth entertaining in this environment.
      • From its origins in shipping, the company became a major, diversified international company.
      • As a proprietor, Chan diversified the business to include metal products for interior decoration.
      • ‘We expect to be a more diversified company; we expect to be a larger company,’ Foster says.
      • The company is also diversifying its product mix to attract new customers.

Origin

Late Middle English (in the sense 'show diversity'): via Old French from medieval Latin diversificare 'make dissimilar', from Latin diversus, past participle of divertere (see divert).

Rhymes

versify
 
 

Definition of diversify in US English:

diversify

verb
  • 1Make or become more diverse or varied.

    no object the trilobites diversified into a great number of species
    with object they seek to diversify their approach to teaching
    a diversified economy
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Much as Joel has prospered from his ability to play children, he seeks to diversify his roles.
    • Saraki insists it's time Nigeria diversifies its economy and relies less on oil as the only export commodity.
    • Now it's really diversified into all kinds of different styles.
    • They will reduce their risk by diversifying sources of supply so they will not be overly reliant on a small number of suppliers.
    • But despite this dependency, our industrial base is well diversified.
    • Because less than 10 automakers worldwide dominate the industry, suppliers have little opportunity to broadly diversify their customer base.
    • The implementation of wind farms can create new skilled jobs, as well as helping to diversify economies in rural areas.
    • The felling will give forest chiefs an opportunity to diversify habitats and encourage more broadleaf trees.
    • Overall, more diversified sources were used by newspapers than by the networks.
    • Such funds are expected to go instead to the costs of decommissioning and diversifying the coastal economy.
    • Areas such as these tend to be very highly diversified in terms of the industrial activities which are represented locally.
    • Pittsburgh has launched a multitude of programs to diversify the region's economy away from heavy industry into high technology.
    • Qatar, a traditional monarchy, is diversifying its oil-dependent economy by becoming host to one of the largest U.S. airbases outside of North America.
    • It was Riddoch who planted the first grape vines and helped to diversify the pastoral economy of the area with an agricultural industry.
    • Enill said there were inefficiencies in the non-energy sector and Government was working on diversifying the economy.
    • However, none is as geographically diversified as Vodafone or as large as Vodafone.
    • The economy is well diversified on this base.
    • The Brugmansia especially has been diversified into different varieties largely, it is believed, through human intervention.
    • By combining oil and gas, risk has been diversified in terms of its commodity exposure.
    • When they were toppled, the ecological slate was wiped clean and mammals rapidly diversified to refill it.
    1. 1.1no object (of a company) enlarge or vary its range of products or field of operation.
      the company expanded rapidly and diversified into computers
      Example sentencesExamples
      • From lemon grass research, the centre has diversified into new areas.
      • More and more skippers swallowed their prides, converted their trawlers and diversified into shellfish.
      • Who wins may matter less now that the company is more diversified, Lord argues.
      • Like any other industry, tourism needs to be diversified in order for the country to gain maximum benefit.
      • With the mainstay fishing industry facing stagnation, companies are diversifying.
      • In our case we were able to do it because some years previously we had diversified into plant growing and seed production.
      • In Asia Pacific companies often diversify successfully into new businesses, which are totally different and considered non-core.
      • Farmers these days have to diversify to survive, and we had a good look at the options available.
      • More and more farmers are now diversifying into non-food businesses such as horse-riding, farm shops and tourism.
      • As Haines notes, other non-dairy companies have diversified into milk-based products.
      • But many of the best financial companies have diversified into other businesses that won't be hit by rising rates.
      • Many farmers across Ryedale have diversified into tourism as an alternative income to traditional farming.
      • Four years ago, the company diversified into manufacturing by buying Lee Cooper.
      • The brothers have had to diversify in order to stay in business and do car repairs, services and recoveries.
      • The turning point came when the company diversified into other commercial services.
      • The crew continued to trawl for whitefish long after many others abandoned the traditional catch and diversified into shellfish.
      • The company diversified into trailer-making after WWII, using many of the same methods and materials.
      • The company recently diversified into the organic food market and has launched its products in Delhi and Mumbai.
      • Avena was originally set up by a North Yorkshire farmer who diversified into homeopathic products.
      • The company has recently diversified into sports management and ticket sales.
      • Similarly, as companies diversify and industry groups broaden, product and market conflicts of interest arise.
      Synonyms
      branch out, vary output, expand, enlarge operations, extend operations, spread one's wings, broaden one's horizons
      vary, bring variety to, variegate, mix
    2. 1.2often as adjective diversifiedwith object Enlarge or vary the range of products or the field of operation of (a company)
      the rise of the diversified corporation
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Within a few years of arriving in Dublin, McKillen began diversifying his business interests.
      • The company is also diversifying its product mix to attract new customers.
      • Maintaining family control while building publicly traded, widely diversified media corporations is not easy.
      • We have to make diversified business so attractive financially in the Bahamas, that it negates the threat of natural disaster.
      • But even he concedes that diversified companies with less advertising exposure are worth entertaining in this environment.
      • ‘We expect to be a more diversified company; we expect to be a larger company,’ Foster says.
      • Recently, he diversified his operations by launching an asset management firm.
      • We have also diversified our business model and now provide a lot of consulting and support to our clients in addition to software.
      • It's a broadly diversified company that is AAA-rated.
      • Soon Mr Doig had diversified his business interest.
      • Nino said more diversified businesses will survive better during tough times.
      • But they also are structured to diversify the company.
      • Most diversified companies get that way through acquisitions.
      • Thus, the producers who adopted weekly farrowing were the larger, less diversified producers with greater farm asset value.
      • By the end of the war Kidman was also diversifying his business.
      • During the second half of the period, stamp issues reflected more diversified Canadian business activity.
      • Today people are diversifying their business interests and entrepreneurs are pursuing new ideas.
      • As a proprietor, Chan diversified the business to include metal products for interior decoration.
      • From its origins in shipping, the company became a major, diversified international company.
      • More generally, it seems that diversified businesses grow faster and growth tends to be greatest if the diversification is unrelated.

Origin

Late Middle English (in the sense ‘show diversity’): via Old French from medieval Latin diversificare ‘make dissimilar’, from Latin diversus, past participle of divertere (see divert).

 
 
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