difference /ˈdɪfərəns, ˈdɪfrəns/ CET4 TEM4

• 1. 

  N-COUNT The difference between two things is the way in which they are unlike each other. 差异

  例：

  That is the fundamental difference between the two societies.

  那是两个社会之间的根本差别。

  例：

  ...the vast difference in size.

  …在大小方面的巨大差别。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT If people have their differences about something, they disagree about it. 分歧

  例：

  The two communities are learning how to resolve their differences.

  这两个团体正在学会如何消除它们之间的分歧。

• 3. 

  N-SING A difference between two quantities is the amount by which one quantity is less than the other. 差额

  例：

  The difference is 8532.

  差额是8532。

• 4. 

  PHRASE 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. 有 (某程度的) 影响/毫无影响

  例：

  Where you live can make such a difference to the way you feel.

  你居住的位置会对你的感觉产生很大的影响。

• 5. 

  PHRASE If there is a difference of opinion between two or more people or groups, they disagree about something. 意见分歧

  例：

  Was there a difference of opinion over what to do with the Nobel Prize money?

  对于怎么使用诺贝尔奖金有不同的意见吗？