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difference noun 1way in which people/things are not the same 不同之处ADJECTIVE | VERB + DIFFERENCE | DIFFERENCE + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEbig, broad, considerable, dramatic, enormous, great, huge, large, major, profound, radical, real, sharp, substantial, vast, wide 大的差别；广泛的差异；相当大的不同；巨大的差异；主要的差别；彻底的差异；真正的不同；实质性的差异◆A little extra care makes a big difference.稍微多关心一点儿，情况就会大不一样。◆I noticed a real difference in his attitude.我注意到他的态度真的有所转变。basic, essential, fundamental 基本的差别；本质的不同；根本的差异crucial, important, key, main, significant 至关重要的／重要的／关键的／主要的／显著的差异◆A small number of additional jobs can make a crucial difference to economic conditions.少量的外快工作对经济状况的改变能起到关键作用。◆We found no significant difference between the two groups.我们发现两组之间并没有显著的差异。clear, distinct, marked, notable, noticeable, observed, obvious, striking 明显的不同；显著的差异；值得注意的差别；突出的差别◆There is a striking difference between eastern and western Europe.东欧与西欧差别突出。apparent 表面上的差别minor, slight, small, subtle 细小的差别；细微的差异potential 潜在的差别qualitative, statistical 质的差异；统计差异national, regional 国家／地区差别age, class, cultural, ethnic, gender, genetic, physical, psychological, racial, sex, social 年龄差别；阶级差别；文化差异；民族差异；性别差异；遗传差异；身体差别；心理差异；种族差别；社会差异historical, ideological, political 历史／意识形态／政治差异structural 结构差异temperature, time 温差；时差◆What's the time difference between New York and Tokyo?纽约与东京的时差是多少？VERB + DIFFERENCEmake 使不一样；有影响◆The new central heating has made an enormous difference to the house.新的中央供暖系统使这所房子大不一样。◆What difference does it make if he doesn't have a car?如果他没有汽车，又会有什么不同呢？mean 意味着不同◆One tiny mistake when you're climbing could mean the difference between life and death.爬山时，一个很小的错误都有可能意味着生死之别。emphasize, exaggerate, focus on, highlight, stress, underline 强调差别；夸大差别；专注于差异；着重于不同之处◆We should be focusing on what we have in common rather than emphasizing our differences.我们应该把注意力集中在我们之间的相同之处，而不是相异之处。appreciate, be aware of, detect, feel, find, know, note, notice, observe, perceive, recognize, see, spot, tell 充分意识到差异；发现差异；感觉到差别；了解不同之处；认识到差异；分辨差别◆I found very little difference in price.我发现价格几乎没有差别。◆Only an expert would know the difference between the male and the female.只有专家才能分辨这种动物的雌雄。◆Can you spot the difference between these two photos?你能看出这两张相片有什么不同吗 ?◆It's difficult to tell the difference between butterflies and moths.蝴蝶和飞蛾很难区别。understand 理解差异explain, illustrate 解释／说明差异examine, explore, look at 调查不同之处；探究差异◆The study explores the differences between the way girls and boys talk.这项研究探讨女孩和男孩不同的讲话方式。compare 比较差异demonstrate, exhibit (formal) , indicate, reveal, show 显示差别◆The questionnaire showed vast differences in what kind of product people want.问卷反映出人们对产品的需求差别很大。mark, reflect 标明／反映差异◆Our different attitudes to life reflect the differences in our backgrounds.对生活的不同态度反映出自身背景的差异。DIFFERENCE + VERBbe, lie 差别是；不同之处在（于）◆The difference lies in the way the fruit is prepared.差别在于怎样料理这种水果。arise (from sth), exist 差别产生（于⋯）；差别存在◆The differences in size arise from the amount of sunshine each plant gets.大小有差别是因为每棵植物所获得的光照量不同。explain sth, reflect sth, suggest sth 差异说明⋯／反映⋯／表明⋯PREPOSITIONdifference among ⋯之间的差别◆There are few important policy differences among the main parties.主要政党的重要政策几乎没有差别。difference between ⋯之间的差别◆There's a big difference between reading about skiing and doing it yourself.书本中的滑雪与自己亲身滑雪之间是有很大差别的。difference from 与⋯的不同◆He was very aware of his difference from the other children.他很清楚自己与其他孩子的差别。difference in ⋯方面的差异◆The difference in price is not very significant.价格差别不是很大。difference of ⋯的差异◆a crucial difference of emphasis侧重点上的关键性差异difference with 对⋯来说的差别◆There is one key difference with the earlier version of the software.该软件与它较早前的版本有一个关键的不同之处。◆The difference with this information service is that it's free.这项信息服务的不同之处在于它是免费的。PHRASESa... with a difference 别样的⋯◆If you want a travel destination with a difference, come to Iceland.如果你想过一个别样的假期，到冰岛来吧。all the difference in the world 天壤之别◆There's all the difference in the world between choosing to do something and being forced to do it.自愿去做一件事与被迫去做迥然相异。a great deal of difference, a lot of difference 巨大的差别◆The extra money will make a lot of difference to us.这笔额外的钱对于我们来说会起很大的作用。make all the difference 起巨大作用◆Just five minutes' exercise a day could make all the difference.每天锻炼 5 分钟就可以使你判若两人。no difference, not much difference 没有差别；差别不大◆There's not much difference between baseball and softball.棒球与垒球差别不大。 |