詞彙精選：deviate的用法和辨析
一、詳細釋義：
v.
脫離；偏離 [I,T]
例句：
We cannot deviate from the Olympic spirit.
我們不能背離奧林匹克精神。
例句：
Don't always deviate to minor issues.
不要老是偏離到次要問題上去。
越軌，違背 [I,T]
例句：
We shall not deviate by a hair's breadth from the mandate which the electorate has given us.
我們絲毫不能違背全體選民所給予我們的委託。
例句：
We will not deviate from its route and you will not deviate from my instruction.
我們不能背離它的路線，你也不要違揹我的指示。
二、詞義辨析：
diverge,deviate
這兩個動詞都有“偏離，離軌”之意。diverge指從一主道分成Y形。deviate強調離開思想、行動或規則的慣例。
三、參考例句：
His remarks usually deviate from truth.
他的話通常都與事實不符。
Don't deviate from the rules.
不要背離規則。
Don't deviate from major issues.
不要偏離主要問題。
Don't always deviate to minor issues.
不要老是偏離到次要問題上去。
We cannot deviate from the Olympic spirit.
我們不能背離奧林匹克精神。
We will not deviate from its route and you will not deviate from my instruction.
我們不能背離它的路線，你也不要違揹我的指示。
Policies that deviate from this aim are bad.
偏離這一目標的政策就是不好的政策。
The plane had to deviate from its normal flight path.
飛機不得不偏離正常的航線。
I will never deviate from what I believe to be right.
我絕不背離我自信正確的道路。
The bus had to deviate from its usual route because of a road closure.
因爲道路封閉，公共汽車只得繞道而行。
