difference
UK ['dɪf.ər.ənts] US [-ɚ-] noun
NOT THE SAME 不同
ESSENTIAL countable or uncountable
■the way in which two or more things which you are comparing are not the same 区别，差别，不同•What's the difference between an ape and a monkey?猿和猴有甚么区别？ •Is there any significant difference in quality between these two items?这两件东西在质量方面有显著的差别吗？ make a (big) difference ADVANCED (also make all the difference)
■to improve a situation (a lot) （极大地）改善•Exercise can make a big difference to your state of health.运动会极大地改善你的健康状况。 •Putting up some new wallpaper has made all the difference to the place.贴上一些新壁纸后这个地方变得焕然一新了。 not make any difference ADVANCED (also not make the slightest difference)
■to not change a situation in any way 没有引起任何变化•You can ask him again if you like, but it won't make any difference - he'll still say no.你如果愿意可以再去问他，但结果还是一样——他还会说不。 •It makes no difference wh ere you put the aerial, the TV picture's still lousy.不管你把天线放在甚么位置结果都一样，电视图像还是非常糟糕。 with a difference
■describes something unusual, and more interesting or better than other things of the same type 与众不同，不同寻常，别具一格，更胜一筹•Try new Cremetti - the ice cream with a difference.试试新的克里梅蒂——不同寻常的雪糕。 Common Learner Errors differenceWarning: choose the correct preposition!When you want to compare two or more things or people, the correct preposition to use is between.Don't say 'difference among/in/of', say difference between :
✗ Children must learn the difference among right and wrong.
UK ['dɪf.ər.ənts] US [-ɚ-] noun
NOT AGREEING 分歧
countable usually plural
■a disagreement 分歧，争论，争议•They had an awful row several years ago, but now they've settled/resolved their differences.几年前他们发生过一次激烈的争吵，不过现在他们的分歧已经消除了。 have a difference of opinion
■to disagree 意见不一致，有分歧•They had a difference of opinion about/over their child's education.他们在孩子的教育问题上意见不一。
UK ['dɪf.ər.ənts] US [-ɚ-] noun
for all the difference sth makes
■although you know that what you are doing will not change the situation 表示虽然知道所做的事情改变不了情况•Well, you could try apologizing to her - for all the difference it will make.好吧，你可以试着去向她道歉，尽管没甚么用。 |