difference
noun
ˈdɪfərəns
noun
1
a
way
in
which
two
or
more
people
or
things
are
not
like
each
other
差别，差异;
C,U
2
the
amount
by
which
one
thing
is
greater
or
smaller
than
another
〔数量上的〕差别，差异
singular 单数, U
difference
in
age/size
etc
There’s
not
much
difference
in
price.
价格上没有多少差别。
There’s
a
five-hour
time
difference
between
London
and
New
York.
伦敦与纽约有五小时的时差。
3
make a/the difference
to
have
an
important
effect
or
influence
on
something
or
someone
有作用，有影响
Whatever
she
did,
it
made
no
difference.
不管她做了什么都没有关系的。
[+
to
]
One
more
person
wouldn’t
make
any
difference
to
the
arrangements.
多一个人对安排不会有影响。
[+
between
]
It
could
make
the
difference
between
missing
your
train
and
getting
to
work
on
time.
误了火车还是准时上班，这可能是关键所在。
Having
a
good
teacher
has
made
all
the
difference
for
Alex
(=had
an
important
influence)
.
有个好老师对亚历克斯来说影响可大了。
4
it makes no difference to sb
used
to
say
that
it
does
not
matter
to
someone
which
thing
happens,
is
chosen
etc
对某人来说没有关系，对某人而言没什么差别
Morning
or
afternoon.
It
makes
no
difference
to
me.
对我来说上午或下午都没关系。
5
our/your/their differences
disagreements
我们的/你们的/他们的意见分歧 （不和 ）
We’ve
had
our
differences
in
the
past.
过去我们有过意见分歧。
settle/resolve
your
differences
6
difference of opinion
a
slight
disagreement
轻微的意见分歧
There
have
been
some
differences
of
opinion
as
to
exactly
how
the
money
should
be
spent.
在这笔钱究竟该怎么花的问题上存在一些轻微的分歧。
7
with a difference
used
to
describe
something
which
is
interesting
or
unusual,
especially
in
a
good
way
[非正式] 不同寻常，非同一般
informal
an
adventure
holiday
with
a
difference
非同一般的历险度假