difference

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difference作“差異,區(qū)別”解時,指一事物區(qū)別于另一事物的不同之處,可指事物之間的本質差別,也可指事物之間的非本質的差別,可充當不可數(shù)名詞,也可作可數(shù)名詞。difference還可作“差距,差額”解,指的是事物之間存在的一個差額值,作不可數(shù)名詞。difference引申還可作“分歧,爭執(zhí)”解,這時常用作復數(shù)形式。
difference后常接介詞between, of短語作定語。

When the artificial flowers are contrasted with natural ones, you can hardly tell the difference.
當人造花和自然花對比時,你幾乎不能辨出真假。

(NOT THE SAME) the way in which two or more things which you are comparing are not the same
(NOT AGREEING) a disagreement
(AMOUNT) the amount by which one thing is different from another

The difference between two things is the way in which they are unlike each other.
If people have their differences about something, they disagree about it.
A difference between two quantities is the amount by which one quantity is less than the other.
If something makes a difference or makes a lot of difference, it affects you and helps you in what you are doing. If something makes no difference, it does not have any effect on what you are doing. /
If there is a difference of opinion between two or more people or groups, they disagree about something.