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difference n.差异；不同；差额；分歧vt.<罕见用法> 区别 (1) 你怎样来解释它们之间的差异呢？(2) 这房间有没有花没什么区别。(3) 你今天或明天去没有多大关系。(4) 这种习惯做法不会得出不同结果。(5) 他们之间有些许不同。(6) 政府必须借款来弥补该差额。(7) 他们能商议调解他们之间的分歧。 If you dye your hair green, everyone is going to notice a huge difference. People often have differences of opinion. No two people are alike, so there are all kinds of differences between individuals. In math, a difference is the remainder left after subtracting one number from another. Chimps and gorillas are both apes, but there are a lot of differences between them. If something doesn't really change an outcome, you can say, "It makes no difference."

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英 ['dɪfrəns] 美 ['dɪfrəns] (1) How do you account for the difference between them?(2) Flowers make no difference to this room.(3) It won't make much difference whether you go today or tomorrow.(4) This convention makes no difference to the results.(5) There is a slight difference between them.(6) The government must borrow money to make up the difference.(7) They were able to concert their difference. Difference is a word for things that are not the same. Identical twins have few if any differences in appearance. 1[N-COUNT 可数名词]差别；差异；不同之处 The difference between two things is the way in which they are unlike each other.   [usu N prep]That is the fundamental difference between the two societies...那是这两个社会之间的根本性差异。There is no difference between the sexes.男女之间没有差别。...the vast difference in size...大小的巨大差异We do have social problems here. The difference is the people know each other and try to help each other.我们这里确实也存在社会问题。所不同的是人们都互相认识而且尽力互相帮助。2[N-SING 单数名词]差（量）；差额 A difference between two quantities is the amount by which one quantity is less than the other. The difference is 8532.差为 8,532。3[N-COUNT 可数名词]（意见的）分歧，不和 If people have their differences about something, they disagree about it.   [usu pl]The two communities are learning how to resolve their differences.这两个社群正在学着如何解决彼此之间的分歧。4[PHRASE 短语]有…影响；起…作用 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.   [V inflects]Where you live can make such a difference to the way you feel...住在哪里会极大地影响你的感受。Exercise makes all the difference...锻炼身体非常重要。His retirement won't make any difference to the way we conduct our affairs.他的退休不会影响我们处理事情的方式。5[PHRASE 短语]（在数量、价格上）折中，各让一步 If you split the difference with someone, you agree on an amount or price which is halfway between two suggested amounts or prices.   [V inflects]Shall we split the difference and say $7,500?我们折中一下，7,500 美元怎么样？6[PHRASE 短语]非常有趣的；与众不同的 If you describe a job or holiday, for example, as a job with a difference or a holiday with a difference, you mean that the job or holiday is very interesting and unusual.   [n PHR]  [INFORMAL 非正式]For a beach resort with a difference, try Key West.如果想去一个与众不同的海滨度假胜地，那就去基韦斯特吧。...a politician with a difference.不同寻常的政治家7[PHRASE 短语]意见分歧；看法不同 If there is a difference of opinion between two or more people or groups, they disagree about something.   [difference inflects]Was there a difference of opinion over what to do with the Nobel Prize money?在如何利用那笔诺贝尔奖金的问题上有不同意见吗？

英语单词	difference
英美音标	英 ['dɪfrəns] 美 ['dɪfrəns]
中文释义	n.差异；不同；差额；分歧 vt.<罕见用法> 区别
英语例句	(1) How do you account for the difference between them? (2) Flowers make no difference to this room. (3) It won't make much difference whether you go today or tomorrow. (4) This convention makes no difference to the results. (5) There is a slight difference between them. (6) The government must borrow money to make up the difference. (7) They were able to concert their difference.
中文例句	(1) 你怎样来解释它们之间的差异呢？ (2) 这房间有没有花没什么区别。 (3) 你今天或明天去没有多大关系。 (4) 这种习惯做法不会得出不同结果。 (5) 他们之间有些许不同。 (6) 政府必须借款来弥补该差额。 (7) 他们能商议调解他们之间的分歧。
vocabulary简明	Difference is a word for things that are not the same. Identical twins have few if any differences in appearance.
vocabulary扩展	If you dye your hair green, everyone is going to notice a huge difference. People often have differences of opinion. No two people are alike, so there are all kinds of differences between individuals. In math, a difference is the remainder left after subtracting one number from another. Chimps and gorillas are both apes, but there are a lot of differences between them. If something doesn't really change an outcome, you can say, "It makes no difference."
柯林斯解释	1 [N-COUNT 可数名词]差别；差异；不同之处 The difference between two things is the way in which they are unlike each other. [usu N prep] That is the fundamental difference between the two societies... 那是这两个社会之间的根本性差异。 There is no difference between the sexes. 男女之间没有差别。 ...the vast difference in size... 大小的巨大差异 We do have social problems here. The difference is the people know each other and try to help each other. 我们这里确实也存在社会问题。所不同的是人们都互相认识而且尽力互相帮助。 2 [N-SING 单数名词]差（量）；差额 A difference between two quantities is the amount by which one quantity is less than the other. The difference is 8532. 差为 8,532。 3 [N-COUNT 可数名词]（意见的）分歧，不和 If people have their differences about something, they disagree about it. [usu pl] The two communities are learning how to resolve their differences. 这两个社群正在学着如何解决彼此之间的分歧。 4 [PHRASE 短语]有…影响；起…作用 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. [V inflects] Where you live can make such a difference to the way you feel... 住在哪里会极大地影响你的感受。 Exercise makes all the difference... 锻炼身体非常重要。 His retirement won't make any difference to the way we conduct our affairs. 他的退休不会影响我们处理事情的方式。 5 [PHRASE 短语]（在数量、价格上）折中，各让一步 If you split the difference with someone, you agree on an amount or price which is halfway between two suggested amounts or prices. [V inflects] Shall we split the difference and say $7,500? 我们折中一下，7,500 美元怎么样？ 6 [PHRASE 短语]非常有趣的；与众不同的 If you describe a job or holiday, for example, as a job with a difference or a holiday with a difference, you mean that the job or holiday is very interesting and unusual. [n PHR] [INFORMAL 非正式] For a beach resort with a difference, try Key West. 如果想去一个与众不同的海滨度假胜地，那就去基韦斯特吧。 ...a politician with a difference. 不同寻常的政治家 7 [PHRASE 短语]意见分歧；看法不同 If there is a difference of opinion between two or more people or groups, they disagree about something. [difference inflects] Was there a difference of opinion over what to do with the Nobel Prize money? 在如何利用那笔诺贝尔奖金的问题上有不同意见吗？

Difference Makes People Phrase 短语 Inflects Job Things