difference

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difference /ˈdɪfrəns/ noun

plural differences

difference

/ˈdɪfrəns/

noun

plural differences

Learner's definition of DIFFERENCE

: the quality that makes one person or thing unlike another差别；差异；不同之处

[noncount]

She knows the difference between right and wrong.她知道对与错的差别。
There's no difference between the two houses. They look exactly the same.这两栋房子没什么不同，它们看上去一模一样。

[singular]

There's a striking difference in the sisters' looks. [=they look very different from each other]姐妹俩长得很不像。

◊ To tell the difference between two people or things is to see how they are unlike each other.辨别差异

It's hard to tell the difference [=distinguish] between one action movie and another.很难说出一部动作片与另一部的不同。
The new version is supposed to be much better than the old one, but I can't tell the difference (between them).新版本应该要比老版本好很多，但我却找不出（它们之间的）不同之处。

[count] : something that people do not agree about : a disagreement in opinion分歧；意见不一

They've always had their differences. [=they have always disagreed about some things]他们总是意见不一。
The debate gave them a chance to air their differences. [=to discuss the things that they disagree about]这场辩论给他们提供了一次讨论分歧的机会。
We need to find a way to resolve/settle our differences. [=to stop disagreeing, arguing, etc.]我们需要找到一个解决分歧的途径。
There seems to be a difference of opinion [=people disagree] about what we should do next.对于我们下一步应该怎么做，大家似乎意见不一。
They divorced because of irreconcilable differences. [=serious disagreements that they were not able to settle]由于无法调和的分歧，他们离婚了。

[count] : the degree or amount by which things differ差距；差额

There's a big difference in price.价格方面有很大的差距。
There's a 15-year age difference between her oldest and youngest children. [=her oldest child is fifteen years older than her youngest child]她的子女中老大和老小相差15岁。

make a difference

: to cause a change : to be important in some way有影响；有关系；起作用

Cost can make a difference in deciding on a college.费用可能影响到选择上哪所大学。
“When would you like to leave?” “It makes no difference (to me).” [=it doesn't matter to me; I don't care]“你想什么时候离开？”“（我）无所谓。”
The weather didn't make any difference in our plans. [=didn't change our plans]天气没有影响我们的计划。
It would make a lot of difference if you came.如果你来，情况就会有很大不同。
Your help made a big difference.你的帮助起了很大作用。
It makes very little difference. [=it matters very little]这无关紧要。
The size of the engine can make all the difference. [=can be very important; can matter most]引擎的大小关系重大。
It may not matter to you, but it makes all the difference in the world to me. = It makes a world of difference to me. [=it matters very much to me]这对你而言可能不算什么，但对我来说却至关重要。

: to do something that is important : to do something that helps people or makes the world a better place做重要的事情

She says that she got into politics because she wanted to make a difference.她说自己之所以从政是因为想做点事情。

same difference

chiefly US, informal

— used to say that two things are not really different in any important way差别不大；半斤八两

“They lost 100 games last year.” “Actually, they only lost 96 games.” “Same difference. The point is, they were awful.”“他们去年输了100场比赛。”“实际上，他们只输了96场。”“这没什么不同，关键是他们的表现糟透了。”

split the difference

— see ¹split

what's the difference?

— used to ask how one thing is different from another有什么不同

“I like this one a lot more than that one.” “Why? What's the difference (between them)?”“比起那个，我更喜欢这个。”“为什么？（它们两个之间）有什么不同吗？”

or what difference does it/that make? — used to ask why something is important or to suggest that something is not important（用于提问某事为何重要或暗示某事不重要）那有什么不同？

What's the difference whether I go or not?我去不去有什么关系吗？
What difference does it make [=what does it matter] if I go with you?如果我和你一起去，有什么关系吗？

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