音标：['difәrәns]
n. 不同, 差异
【计】 差分
【医】 差, 差别
【经】 差额, 余额
相关词组:
make a difference between...
make no difference
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difference的短语、例句：
difference
n
1 [C] ~ (between A and B); ~ (in/of sth) state or way in which two people or things are not the same, or in which sb/sth has changed 差别; 差异; 不同之处; 变化; 变化之处
the marked differences between the two children 两个孩子之间的显著差别
Did you notice a difference (in her)? 你注意到（她）有什麽变化吗?
It´s easy to tell the difference (ie distinguish) between butter and margarine. 区别黄油和人造黄油是很容易的.
a difference of approach 方法的不同.
2 [C, U] ~ (in sth) (between A and B) amount or degree in which two things are not the same or sth has changed 差距; 差额; 变化程度
There´s an age difference of six years between them, ie One of them is six years older than the other. 他们俩相差六岁.
I´ll lend you 90% of the money and you´ll have to find the difference, ie the other 10%. 我借给你这笔钱的90%, 其余的（10%）你自己解决.
We measured the difference(s) in temperature. 我们测量了温度的变化.
There´s not much difference in price between the two computers. 这两种计算机价格没多大差别.
3 [C] ~ (between A and B) (over sth) disagreement, often involving a quarrel 意见不合, 争执（常引起争吵者）
Settle your differences and be friends again. 你们消除分歧, 言归於好罢.
We had a difference of opinion (ie argued) over who had won. 我们在究竟是谁获胜的问题上发生了争执.
4 (idm 习语) as near as makes no difference => near2. for all the `difference it/sth makes considering how little difference it/sth makes 鉴於那事物[某事物]作用甚微; 尽管有所差别. make a, no, some, etc difference (to sb/sth)
(a) have an, no, some, etc effect (on sb/sth) （对某人[某事物]）有、 没有、 有些...作用或影响
The rain didn´t make much difference (to the game). 这场雨（对比赛）没多大影响.
The sea air has made a difference to (ie improved) her health. 海上的空气改善了她的健康状况.
A hot bath makes all the difference (ie makes you feel better) in the morning. 上午洗个热水澡能让人精神振奋.
(b) be important, unimportant, etc (to sb/sth); matter （对某人[某事物]）重要、 不重要等; 要紧、 不要紧等
It makes no difference (to me) what you say
I´m not going. 不管你怎麽说（对我来说）都无所谓, 反正我不去.
It won´t make much difference whether you go today or tomorrow. 你今天去也好, 明天去也好, 关系不大.
Does that make any difference? ie Is it important, need we consider it? 那要紧吗?
Yes, it makes all the difference, ie is very important. 是的, 非常重要. make a difference between treat differently 区别对待; 不同样对待
She makes no difference between her two sons. 她对两个儿子一视同仁. sink one´s differences => sink1. split the difference => split. with a `difference (following ns 用於名词之後) special; unusual 特别的; 与众不同的
She´s an opera singer with a difference
she can act well! 她这个歌剧演唱家与众不同, 因为她还擅长表演!
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