deviate; deflect; diverge
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to deviate; to veer off course
neutralUsed literally for physical paths like flight paths, routes, or trajectories. Can also be used metaphorically for plans or goals.
Yóu由
yú于
qiáng强
fēng风
，
fēi飞
jī机
piān偏
lí离
le了
yù预
dìng定
háng航
xiàn线
。
Due to strong winds, the plane deviated from its scheduled flight path.
Zhè这
fā发
pào炮
dàn弹
piān偏
lí离
le了
mù目
biāo标
，
luò落
zài在
le了
yuǎn远
chù处
de的
tián田
yě野
lǐ里
。
This artillery shell missed its target and landed in a distant field.
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Wǒ我
men们
de的
jì计
huà划
zài在
zhí执
xíng行
guò过
chéng程
zhōng中
shāo稍
wēi微
piān偏
lí离
le了
zuì最
chū初
de的
shè设
xiǎng想
。
Our plan has slightly deviated from the original concept during its implementation.
Tā他
de的
fā发
yán言
kāi开
shǐ始
piān偏
lí离
huì会
yì议
de的
zhǔ主
tí题
。
His speech started to diverge from the meeting's main topic.