different
adjective OPAL WOPAL S
/ˈdɪfrənt/
/ˈdɪfrənt/
Idioms - not the same as somebody/something; not like somebody/something else
不同的；有区别的；有差异的 - different from somebody/something American English is significantly different from British English.
美式英语与英式英语有很大差异。 - different to somebody/something (especially British English) It's slightly different to what I'm used to.
和我习惯的略有不同。 - different than somebody/something (especially North American English) He's different than the rest.
他和其他人不一样。 - It's completely different now than it was a year ago.
现在和一年前完全不一样了。 - People often give very different accounts of the same event.
人们对同一件事的叙述常常大为不同。 - My son's terribly untidy; my daughter's no different.
我儿子邋遢极了，女儿也不比他强。 - The room looks different without the furniture.
没有了家具，这房间看上去就不一样了。 - Now he spoke in a different and kinder voice.
现在他用一种不同的、更亲切的声音说话了。 - Let's try a different approach.
让我们尝试不同的方法。
British/American different from / to / thandifferent from / to / thanopposite similar- Different from is the most common structure in both British English and North American English. Different to is also used, especially in British English:
- 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。
- Paul’s very different from/to his brother.
- Especially in North American English people also say different than:
- 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。
- Your trains are different than ours.
- Use of different than is now becoming more common in British English as well, especially before a clause because you don't need to use what or how after than. Compare:
- She looked different than I'd expected.
她看上去与我想象的不一样。 - She looked different from what I’d expected.
她看起来和我想象的不一样。
- She looked different than I'd expected.
Topics Opinion and argumenta1- Their customs are very different to ours.
他们的风俗与我们的有很大区别。 - Attitudes are quite different in England.
英国人的态度截然不同。 - The tune returns in a subtly different guise.
该旋律重复出现时形式上有了微妙的不同。 - This is a far different movie from his previous one.
这部电影和他上一部电影迥然不同。 - This school is radically different from most others.
这所学校同其他大多数学校截然不同。 - He's a different proposition from his father—much less tolerant.
他和他父亲不同——他不那么宽容。 - It's very different to what I'm used to.
这与我所习惯的大不相同。 - We must approach the problem from a different standpoint.
我们必须换一种角度来处理这个问题。 - The movie's different than the original book.
这部电影与原着不同。 - I love playing in jazz bands because the music is so different.
我喜欢在爵士乐队演奏，因为音乐太不一样了。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- appear
- be
- feel
- …
- very
- far
- clearly
- …
- from
- to
- than
- …
- different from somebody/something American English is significantly different from British English.
- [only before noun] separate and individual
分别的；各别的；各种的 - Each chapter deals with a different type of business.
每一章都涉及不同类型的业务。 - She offered us five different kinds of cake.
她给我们提供了五种不同的蛋糕。 - We're helping society in many different ways.
我们以许多不同的方式帮助社会。 - The programme was about customs in different parts of the country.
这个节目介绍全国各地的风俗习惯。 - They are sold in many different colours.
这些有多种颜色供选购。 - I looked it up in three different dictionaries.
我分别在三本词典里查找过。
- This exquisite little hotel seemed to belong to a different age.
这家别致的小旅馆好像属于另一个时代。 - The three friends are all from different ethnic backgrounds.
三个朋友都是不同民族背景的。 - We come from different worlds.
我们来自不同的领域。 - They use alternating bands of different coloured bricks.
他们使用不同颜色砖的交替带。 - The same colour may not have the same effect on different types of paper.
相同的颜色在不同类型的纸张上可能不会产生相同的效果。
Collocations Dictionaryverbs- appear
- be
- feel
- …
- very
- far
- clearly
- …
- from
- to
- than
- …
- Each chapter deals with a different type of business.
- [not usually before noun] (informal) unusual; not like other people or things
不平常；与众不同；别致 - ‘Did you enjoy the play?’ ‘Well, it was certainly different!’
“你喜欢这出戏吗？” “哦，的确不同凡响！”
- Her methods are different, but no less effective for that.
她的方法是不同的，但同样有效。 - a refreshingly different approach to language learning
一种全新的语言学习法
More Like This Words that look like opposites, but aren’tWords that look like opposites, but aren’t- different / indifferent
- interested / disinterested
- famous / infamous
- flammable / inflammable
- savoury / unsavoury
- sensible / insensible
- valuable / invaluable
- ‘Did you enjoy the play?’ ‘Well, it was certainly different!’
词源late Middle English: via Old French from Latin different- ‘carrying away, differing’, from the verb differre, from dis- ‘from, away’ + ferre ‘bring, carry’.
Idioms
be another/a different matter
- to be very different
另外一回事；又是一回事；另当别论 - I know which area they live in, but whether I can find their house is a different matter.
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。 - That's a whole different matter.
那完全是另一回事儿。 - I don't mind lizards, but snakes are a different matter.
我不怕蜥蜴，但蛇就不同了。
- I know which area they live in, but whether I can find their house is a different matter.
a different kettle of fish
- (informal) a completely different situation or person from the one previously mentioned
另一码事；截然不同的人
know different/otherwise
- (informal) to have information or evidence that the opposite is true
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） - He says he doesn't care about what the critics write, but I know different.
他说他并不在乎批评家的评论，可我知道不是那么回事。
- He says he doesn't care about what the critics write, but I know different.
march to (the beat of) a different drummer/drum | march to a different beat/tune
- to behave in a different way from other people; to have different attitudes or ideas
与众不同 - She was a gifted and original artist who marched to a different drummer.
她有天赋，具独创性，是个与众不同的艺术家。
- She was a gifted and original artist who marched to a different drummer.
pull in different/opposite directions
- to have different aims that cannot be achieved together without causing problems
目标迥异；各行其是 - There are different considerations, often pulling in different directions.
有各种不同的考虑，常令隔阂愈来愈深。
- There are different considerations, often pulling in different directions.
put a new/different complexion on something
- to change the way that a situation appears
使形势改观 - What you have told us puts a different complexion on the situation.
你所告诉我们的信息使情况的性质大为不同了。 - The joke took on a rather serious complexion when the police became involved.
当涉及到警察时，玩笑就变得严肃起来了。
- What you have told us puts a different complexion on the situation.
sing a different tune
- to change your opinion about somebody/something or your attitude towards somebody/something
改变观点（或态度）；改弦易辙
tell a different story/tale
- to give some information that is different from what you expect or have been told
说的情况迥然不同；讲出来的是另一回事 - These drugs are widely believed to be effective medications. The data, however, tell a different story.
这些药物被广泛认为是有效的药物。然而，这些数据讲述了一个不同的故事。
- These drugs are widely believed to be effective medications. The data, however, tell a different story.