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🔑differencedif·fer·ence /ˈdɪfrəns / noun - [countable] difference (between A and B) the way that people or things are not the same or the way that someone or something has changed差异；差别◆the differences between men and women男女之间的区别◆It's hard to tell the difference between the twins.难以分辨这对双胞胎的差异。➨ LANGUAGE BANK用语库Comparison and Contrasthighlighting differences突出不同之处One of the main differences between the girls and the boys who took part in the research was the way they use the Internet.参与这项调查的女孩和男孩之间的一个重大区别就是他们使用互联网的方式不同。Unlike the girls, who use the Internet mainly to keep in touch with friends, the boys questioned in this survey tend to use the Internet for playing games.女孩子使用互联网主要为和朋友保持联系。和她们不同，这次调查中被问到的男孩子往往用互联网玩网络游戏。Compared with the boys, the girls spend much more time chatting with friends on the telephone.和男孩子比起来，女孩子花在和朋友打电话聊天的时间要多得多。On average, the girls reported spending four hours a week chatting with friends on the phone. In contrast / On the other hand, very few of the boys reported spending more than five minutes a day talking to their friends in this way.女孩子平均每周花四个小时和朋友打电话聊天。相比之下，极少有男孩子平均每天给朋友打电话聊天超过五分钟。The boys expressed a preference for competitive sports and computer games, whereas / while the girls enjoyed more cooperative activities, such as shopping with friends.男孩子更喜欢竞技性的体育活动和网络游戏，女孩子则更热衷于合作性的活动，如和朋友一起逛商店。
- [countable, uncountable] difference (in sth) (between A and B) the amount by which people or things are not the same or by which someone or something has changed相差的数量；差；差额◆There's not much difference in price between the two brands.这两个品牌的价格差别不大。◆We put down a 30% deposit and have to pay the difference (= the rest of the money) when the work is finished.我们付了 30% 的预付金，余款须在完工后付清。
- [countable] a disagreement that is not very serious小分歧；小矛盾◆All couples have their differences from time to time.所有的夫妻都时不时会闹点意见。◆There was a difference in opinion over who had won.在谁获胜的问题上发生了争执。
 ●make a, some, etc. difference (in / to sb / sth)to have an effect on someone or something（对…）起作用，有影响◆A week of vacation made a big difference to her health.休假一周使她的健康大有改善。●not make any difference (to sb / sth)●make no differenceto not be important (to someone or something)（对…）无关紧要，无足轻重◆“Do you want the red one or the blue one?” “Oh, it doesn't make any difference.”“你想要红色的还是蓝色的？”“哦，无所谓。” |