1. 不同的，差异的　 unlike; not the same or of the same kind
2. 个别的，另外的　 separate; other
3. 各式各样的　 various; several

　～ cases　不同的情况
　～ plans　不同的计划
　far ～　非常不同的
　little ～　没什么不同
　much ～　非常不同的
　basically ～　基本不同
　radically ～　根本不同
　slightly ～　略有不同
　strikingly ～　明显不同
　substantially ～　本质上不同
　totally ～　完全不同
　utterly ～　截然不同
　～ from sb's plan　与某人的计划不同
　～ in tastes　趣味不同

　He wears a different tie every day.　他每天换一条领带。
　The police had to fit the story together from details given by different witnesses.　警方只得把各方证人提供的情况收集到一起以拼凑出整个案情。
　Different members of the party complimented her on her speech.　该党的各类成员都赞同她的发言。
　Their three children all go to different schools.　他们三个孩子分别上不同的学校。
　The balls of different colours are mainly calculated for decoration.　这些不同颜色的彩球主要作装饰用。
　We made this dress in three different colours.　我们做的这种连衣裙，有三种不同的颜色。
　These shirts come in three different colours: white, pale blue and khaki.　这种衬衫有三种颜色的：白的、浅蓝的、土黄的。
　He gained a prize for documenting the horrors of war in different African countries.　他因摄制了反映非洲不同国家战争情形的纪实影片而获奖。
　People of many different nationalities have, over the years, been absorbed into the population of the city.　这些年来，各种民族的人逐渐与这座城市的居民相融合。
　He is good at distinguishing the sounds of different instruments in an orchestra.　他善于辨别乐队里不同乐器的声音。
　The twins are cast in entirely different moulds.　这对双胞胎的气质完全不同。
　If a person has a comprehensive mind, he is able to understand many different things.　一个人如果有理解力，他能领会许多不同的事物。
　After considering different alternatives we decided to hold to our first plan.　考虑了几种不同的可以采用的方案之后，我们决定仍用最初的计划。
　I shall have to divide the class into three groups and teach them in turn at three different levels.　我得把全班学生分成三个组，按三种不同的程度轮流给他们上课。
　The class divided into several smaller groups to talk about different parts of the subject.　全班分成了几个小组分别讨论这个题目的不同部分。
　Animals, plants and rocks belong to different classes.　动物、植物与岩石属于不同的种类。
　The figures break down into several kinds, showing us different ways of looking at the firm's activities.　这些数字分成几类，为我们显示了观察该公司活动的几种不同方法。
　The paintings have been grouped together according to the style of the different periods of the artist's life.　这些画按艺术家一生中不同时期的风格归类。
　A department store sells many different things.　百货商店出售许多不同的商品。
　People of many different political views belong to the club.　许多持不同政治观点的人同属于这个俱乐部。
　This is a different car from the one I drove yesterday.　这是另外的一辆车，不是我昨天驾驶的那一辆。
　He is a different man from what he was over ten years ago.　他和十几年前比完全是另外一个人。
　When matter changes to a substance different from what it was, the change is a chemical change.　当物质变成和原来不同的物质时，这种变化是化学变化。

　Mary and Joan are quite different.　玛丽和琼很不相同。
　Things are very different now.　现在的情况已今非昔比。
　It's impossible to generalize about children's books, as they are all different.　儿童读物五花八门，不可能一概而论。

　A goat is different from a sheep.　山羊和绵羊是不同的。
　A continental climate is different from an insular one.　大陆性气候不同于岛屿气候。
　Your view isn't much different from mine.　你的看法同我的看法并无多大区别。
　Is the weather today much different from what it was yesterday?　今天天气同昨天有什么不同?
　It would be different from what happened this morning.　这和上午发生的情况有所不同。
　Is the world situation today much different from what it was last year?　今天的国际形势跟去年有什么不同吗?

　She is different of success.　她对成功没有自信心。
　I was different of saying so.　我这样说感到不好意思。

　Their house is different than ours.　他们的房子与我们的不同。

　His message is very little different to theirs.　他的消息与他们的没什么不同。
　Roller-skating is very different to ice-skating.　穿旱冰鞋溜冰与在冰上溜冰大不相同。

 ♣ different from, different than, different to
　这三者都可以作“与…不同”解。其区别是：
1. 侧重点不同：different from侧重于不同；different than侧重于对照；different to则侧重于比较。试比较：

2. different from是标准用法，英美普遍使用；而英式英语常用different to; different than则用于美国习语。例如：

3. 在口语中， different from有时后接疑问词引起的从句。在这种情况下， from不宜改成than或to. 例如：
　Things are very different from what they used to be.　情况与以前大不一样了。
4. 有时different than后面可接that从句，这时than不宜改为from或to. 例如：
　They are not more different now than they were last year.　他们现在和去年没有什么区别。
 ♣ different, various
　这两个词都可表示“不同的”。其区别是：
1. different着重在事物之间的差别，可指事物之间的本质差别，也可指事物之间的非本质的差别；various一般指同范围内的不同种类，不强调本质的差别。例如：
　I met the old man at various times and various places.　我在不同的时间和不同的地点遇到过这位老人。
2. different后可接单数名词，也可接复数名词；而various后只能接复数名词。
 ♣ 下面两个句子意思不同：

　different　还可用作不愿违心称赞时用的搪塞语。例如：
　"What do you think of it?""Well, it's different."　“你觉得这个东西怎么样?”“这个嘛，还是挺有特色的。”

　［同义词］ altered, assorted, bizarre, changed, clashing, deviating, disparate, divers, strange, varied
　［反义词］ normal, same, similar, uniform