different /ˈdɪfərənt, ˈdɪfrənt/ CET4 TEM4

• 1. 

  ADJ If two people or things are different, they are not like each other in one or more ways. 不同的

  例：

  London was different from most European capitals.

  伦敦与大多数的欧洲首都城市不同。

  例：

  If he'd attended music school, how might things have been different?

  如果他上的是音乐学校，一切会怎样地不同呢？

• 2. 

  ADJ People sometimes say that one thing is different than another. This use is acceptable in American English, but is often considered incorrect in British English. 与…不同的 (美式英语中可用，英式英语常认为是错的) [v-link ADJ 'than' n/cl]

  例：

  We're not really any different than they are.

  我们与他们其实没有什么不同。

• 3. 

  differently ADV 不同地

  例：

  Every individual learns differently.

  每个人的学习方式都不一样。

• 4. 

  ADJ You use different to indicate that you are talking about two or more separate and distinct things of the same kind. 各不相同的 [ADJ n]

  例：

  Different countries specialized in different products.

  不同的国家专门生产各不相同的产品。

• 5. 

  ADJ You can describe something as different when it is unusual and not like others of the same kind. 不寻常的; 与众不同的 [v-link ADJ]

  例：

  The result is interesting and different, but do not attempt the recipe if time is short.

  结果有趣且非同寻常，但如果时间紧张就不要尝试这个食谱。