difference

n

• ① 不同,相异;差别,差异之处
  • a difference in size大小的不同
  • make a world of difference造成天壤之别
  • the difference between a butterfly and a moth蝶与蛾之不同
  • It's easy to tell the difference between the two.要看出那两者间不同很容易。
  • a distinction without a difference无差异的区别;无聊的区别
  • make a difference造成区别
  • It makes no [It doesn't make any] difference (to me) whether she believes me or not.她相不相信我,(对我)都没关系。
  • What's the difference between baseball, cricket(,) and croquet?棒球、皮球与槌球的差别何在?(★此处的 between不能以among 取代)
  • It makes all the difference.那造成了很大的差别。
  • She's a singer with a difference.她是一名特殊[非凡]的歌手。

• ②[或作a difference]差额;差数
  • The difference in price is about $50.价格之差大约为五十美元。
  • I'll meet [pay] the difference.我会补偿[支付]差额。
  • It's a difference of a few dollars.几元之差而已。

• ③[常用复数形]意见相左;不和;争论;(国际间的)纷争,争执
  • differences of opinion歧见
  • reconcile differences调解不和
  • iron out differences消除歧见[争端]
  • They have resolved [settled] their differences.他们已解决了他们的争执。