difference
柯林斯詞典
1. N-COUNT The difference between two things is the way in which they are unlike each other. 差異
That is the fundamental difference between the two societies. 那是兩個社會之間的根本差別。
...the vast difference in size. …在大小方面的巨大差別。
2. N-COUNT If people have their differences about something, they disagree about it. 分歧
The two communities are learning how to resolve their differences. 這兩個團體正在學(xué)會如何消除它們之間的分歧。
3. N-SING A difference between two quantities is the amount by which one quantity is less than the other. 差額
The difference is 8532. 差額是8532。
4. PHRASE 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. 有 (某程度的) 影響/毫無影響
Where you live can make such a difference to the way you feel. 你居住的位置會對你的感覺產(chǎn)生很大的影響。
5. PHRASE If there is a difference of opinion between two or more people or groups, they disagree about something. 意見分歧
Was there a difference of opinion over what to do with the Nobel Prize money?
對于怎么使用諾貝爾獎金有不同的意見嗎？
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difference /?d?f?r?ns, ?d?fr?ns/ (differences)
劍橋詞典
- Can you tell the the difference between poisonous mushrooms and edible varieties ?
- I forget the exact age difference between Mark and his brother - they're two or three years apart .
- There's not much difference between the two products .
- There's a big difference between starting up a business and just talking about it.
- The things which bind the two of them together are greater than their differences.
difference noun (NOT THE SAME)
[ 可數(shù)名詞：有復(fù)數(shù)形式的名詞 or 不可數(shù)或單數(shù)名詞：沒有復(fù)數(shù)形式的名詞 ]the way in which two or more things which you are comparing are not the same
區(qū)別，差別，不同
What's the difference between an ape and a monkey ? 猿和猴有什么區(qū)別？
Is there any significant difference in quality between these two items ? 這兩件東西在質(zhì)量方面有明顯的差別嗎？
?make a (big) difference B2 (also make all the difference)
to improve a situation (a lot)
（極大地）改善
Exercise can make a big difference to your state of health . 鍛煉會極大地改善你的健康狀況。
Putting up some new wallpaper has made all the difference to the place . 貼上一些新壁紙后這個地方變得煥然一新了。
?not make any difference B2 (also not make the slightest difference)
to not change a situation in any way
不引起任何變化
You can ask him again if you want , but it won't make any difference - he'll still say no. 你如果愿意可以再去問他，但結(jié)果還是一樣——他還會說不。
It makes no difference where you put the plants - they won't grow in this soil . 不管你把這些植物放在什么位置結(jié)果都一樣，它們在這種土壤里成活不了。
?with a difference
used to say that something is unusual , and more interesting or better than other things of the same type
與眾不同，不同尋常，別具一格，更勝一籌
Try new Cremetti - the ice cream with a difference. 試試新的克里梅蒂——不同尋常的冰激凌。
例句
difference noun (NOT AGREEING)
[ 可數(shù)名詞：有復(fù)數(shù)形式的名詞 通常作為復(fù)數(shù)使用的名詞 ]a disagreement
分歧，爭論，爭議
They had a terrible argument a few weeks ago, but now they've settled /resolved their differences. 幾個星期前他們發(fā)生過一次激烈的爭吵，不過現(xiàn)在他們的分歧已經(jīng)消除了。
?have a difference of opinion
to disagree
意見不一致，有分歧
They had a difference of opinion about/over their child's education . 他們在孩子的教育問題上意見不一。
difference noun (AMOUNT)
[ 可數(shù)名詞：有復(fù)數(shù)形式的名詞 or 不可數(shù)或單數(shù)名詞：沒有復(fù)數(shù)形式的名詞 ]the amount by which one thing is different from another
差額；差距
a(n) age /price /temperature difference 年齡差距/價格差異/溫度不同
There's a big difference in age between them. 他們年齡相差很大。
There's a difference of eight years between them. 他們之間差八歲。