Word · Frequency #11974
deviate
偏离；背离
To depart from a planned route, course, or accepted standard; to stray.
- 1.
To go off course from; to change course; to change plans.
偏离路线；改变路线；改变计划
- 2.
To fall outside of, or part from, some norm; to stray.
偏离某个标准；偏离
- 3.
To cause to diverge.
使偏离
使偏离；使转向；偏离路线；改变路线；改变计划；偏离某个标准；偏离；使偏离；脱离
In use
The plane had to deviate from its original flight path due to a storm.
He deviated from the plan and took a different route.
The discussion kept deviating from the main topic.
deviate from sth
'deviate from' 是最常见的用法，表示偏离某条路径、标准或计划。
The plane deviated from its original course.
飞机偏离了原定航线。
deviate from doing sth
后接动名词，表示偏离某种行为或做法。
He never deviates from telling the truth.
他从不偏离说真话的原则。
deviate sth from sth
及物用法，意为“使某物偏离某物”，较为少见。
Connections
Collocations
- deviate from the plan
- 偏离计划
- The project succeeded because we never deviated from the plan.我们从未偏离计划，因此项目成功了。
- deviate from the norm
- 偏离常规
- Her style deviates from the norm in a refreshing way.她的风格以令人耳目一新的方式偏离常规。
- deviate from the standard
- 偏离标准
- Manufacturers who deviate from the standard must recall their products.偏离标准的制造商必须召回产品。
- deviate from the truth
- 背离事实；偏离真相
- The witness refused to deviate from the truth despite the pressure.尽管面临压力，证人拒绝背离事实。
- deviate slightly
- 稍有偏离
- The results deviated slightly from our predictions.结果与我们的预测稍有偏离。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一条叫 via 的路；deviate 就是离开这条路，走到岔道上，即偏离。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：academic writing、policy documents、technical reports deviate 的用法随结构变化：最常见的「deviate from…」表示偏离路线、计划或标准，语气较正式，多用于书面或正式场合；及物用法「使偏离」更少见，多出现在技术或正式语境。日常口语中更常说 go off course 或 stray。
Grammar Note
常与from连用，表示偏离
Pronunciation & Spelling
True rhymes with /ˈdiːvieɪt/: alleviate /əˈliːvi.eɪt/ and abbreviate /əˈbriːvi.eɪt/ share the same stressed vowel /iː/ and the following /vi.eɪt/. Beware useful lookalikes that do not rhyme: obviate /ˈɒbvi.eɪt/, mediate /ˈmiːdi.eɪt/, radiate /ˈreɪdi.eɪt/, and appreciate /əˈpriːʃi.eɪt/ share the -iate spelling and a similar final /eɪt/, but their stressed vowel or the consonant before /eɪt/ differs, so they are not rhymes with deviate.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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