make the difference

基本解釋

Small business owners are often quick to throw money at flatlining growth, thinking that more marketing and more advertising will make the difference.
小型商業(yè)業(yè)主通常把資金投到平緩增長(zhǎng)的項(xiàng)目上，他們認(rèn)為較多的市場(chǎng)營(yíng)銷(xiāo)及較多的廣告將會(huì)使之有所不同。
A few discussions, a few exchanges of ideas and a little tweaking here and there can make the difference between a satisfied client and one who is not!
做一些討論、構(gòu)思的交換和到處的一些小調(diào)整會(huì)在滿意的客戶(hù)和不滿意的客戶(hù)之間產(chǎn)生差別。
Raising the retirement age by a year or two can make the difference between the solvency and insolvency of pensions.
退休年齡提高一到兩歲能夠區(qū)別養(yǎng)老金的可以支付以及無(wú)力償還。

But in a small,short person, Skinner says,just 3 kilograms can make the difference between a healthy weight and obesity.
What difference would it make had Frost, as he could have, I suppose, reversed the order of lines 13 and 14?
如果把13行與14行顛倒之后，會(huì)發(fā)生什么呢？
耶魯公開(kāi)課 - 現(xiàn)代詩(shī)歌課程節(jié)選
So make sure first that you read the question carefully, and realize the difference that is between the two.
你們首先確保把題目看對(duì)，要注意到這兩個(gè)問(wèn)法之間的差別。
麻省理工公開(kāi)課 - 化學(xué)原理課程節(jié)選

Sincere words to that effect cost nothing and can make the difference between disengagement and productivity.
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