1way in which people/things are not the same不同之處ADJECTIVE | VERB + DIFFERENCE | DIFFERENCE + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤big, broad, considerable, dramatic, enormous, great, huge, large, major, profound, radical, real, sharp, substantial, vast, wide大的差別;廣泛的差異;相當大的不同;巨大的差異;主要的差別;徹底的差異;真正的不同;實質性的差異◇A little extra care makes a big difference.稍微多關心一點兒,情況就會大不一樣。◇I noticed a real difference in his attitude.我注意到他的態度真的有所轉變。➤basic, essential, fundamental基本的差別;本質的不同;根本的差異▸➤crucial, important, key, main, significant至關重要的/重要的/關鍵的/主要的/顯著的差異◇A small number of additional jobs can make a crucial difference to economic conditions.少量的外快工作對經濟狀況的改變能起到關鍵作用。◇We found no significant difference between the two groups.我們發現兩組之間並沒有顯著的差異。➤clear, distinct, marked, notable, noticeable, observed, obvious, striking明顯的不同;顯著的差異;值得注意的差別;突出的差別◇There is a striking difference between eastern and western Europe.東歐與西歐差別突出。➤apparent表面上的差別▸➤minor, slight, small, subtle細小的差別;細微的差異▸➤potential潛在的差別▸➤qualitative, statistical質的差異;統計差異▸➤national, regional國家/地區差別▸➤age, class, cultural, ethnic, gender, genetic, physical, psychological, racial, sex, social年齡差別;階級差別;文化差異;民族差異;性別差異;遺傳差異;身體差別;心理差異;種族差別;社會差異▸➤historical, ideological, political歷史/意識形態/政治差異➤structural結構差異▸➤temperature, time溫差;時差◇What's the time difference between New York and Tokyo?紐約與東京的時差是多少?VERB + DIFFERENCE➤make使不一樣;有影響◇The new central heating has made an enormous difference to the house.新的中央供暖系統使這所房子大不一樣。◇What difference does it make if he doesn't have a car?如果他沒有汽車,又會有什麼不同呢?➤mean意味着不同◇One tiny mistake when you're climbing could mean the difference between life and death.爬山時,一個很小的錯誤都有可能意味着生死之別。➤emphasize, exaggerate, focus on, highlight, stress, underline強調差別;誇大差別;專注於差異;着重於不同之處◇We should be focusing on what we have in common rather than emphasizing our differences.我們應該把注意力集中在我們之間的相同之處,而不是相異之處。➤appreciate, be aware of, detect, feel, find, know, note, notice, observe, perceive, recognize, see, spot, tell充分意識到差異;發現差異;感覺到差別;瞭解不同之處;認識到差異;分辨差別◇I found very little difference in price.我發現價格幾乎沒有差別。◇Only an expert would know the difference between the male and the female.只有專家才能分辨這種動物的雌雄。◇Can you spot the difference between these two photos?你能看出這兩張相片有什麼不同嗎 ?◇It's difficult to tell the difference between butterflies and moths.蝴蝶和飛蛾很難區別。➤understand理解差異▸➤explain, illustrate解釋/說明差異▸➤examine, explore, look at調查不同之處;探究差異◇The study explores the differences between the way girls and boys talk.這項研究探討女孩和男孩不同的講話方式。➤compare比較差異▸➤demonstrate, exhibit (formal) , indicate, reveal, show顯示差別◇The questionnaire showed vast differences in what kind of product people want.問卷反映出人們對產品的需求差別很大。➤mark, reflect標明/反映差異◇Our different attitudes to life reflect the differences in our backgrounds.對生活的不同態度反映出自身背景的差異。DIFFERENCE + VERB➤be, lie差別是;不同之處在(於)◇The difference lies in the way the fruit is prepared.差別在於怎樣料理這種水果。➤arise (from sth), exist差別產生(於⋯);差別存在◇The differences in size arise from the amount of sunshine each plant gets.大小有差別是因為每棵植物所獲得的光照量不同。➤explain sth, reflect sth, suggest sth差異說明⋯/反映⋯/表明⋯PREPOSITION➤difference among⋯之間的差別◇There are few important policy differences among the main parties.主要政黨的重要政策幾乎沒有差別。➤difference between⋯之間的差別◇There's a big difference between reading about skiing and doing it yourself.書本中的滑雪與自己親身滑雪之間是有很大差別的。➤difference from與⋯的不同◇He was very aware of his difference from the other children.他很清楚自己與其他孩子的差別。➤difference in⋯方面的差異◇The difference in price is not very significant.價格差別不是很大。➤difference of⋯的差異◇a crucial difference of emphasis側重點上的關鍵性差異➤difference with對⋯來說的差別◇There is one key difference with the earlier version of the software.該軟件與它較早前的版本有一個關鍵的不同之處。◇The difference with this information service is that it's free.這項信息服務的不同之處在於它是免費的。PHRASES➤a... with a difference別樣的⋯◇If you want a travel destination with a difference, come to Iceland.如果你想過一個別樣的假期,到冰島來吧。➤all the difference in the world天壤之別◇There's all the difference in the world between choosing to do something and being forced to do it.自願去做一件事與被迫去做迥然相異。➤a great deal of difference, a lot of difference巨大的差別◇The extra money will make a lot of difference to us.這筆額外的錢對於我們來說會起很大的作用。➤make all the difference起巨大作用◇Just five minutes' exercise a day could make all the difference.每天鍛煉 5 分鐘就可以使你判若兩人。➤no difference, not much difference沒有差別;差別不大◇There's not much difference between baseball and softball.棒球與壘球差別不大。difference
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2sum of money in addition to the sum expected差額VERB + DIFFERENCE➤pay支付差額◇If you decide on the more expensive model, you can bring this one back and pay the difference.如果你決定了更想要貴一點兒的那一款,你可以交回這個,補上差價就可以了。➤make up彌補差額◇He didn't have enough money, but his aunt agreed to make up the difference.他的錢不夠,不過他姨媽答應為他補足差額。➤pocket將差額裝進腰包◇He sold the car for more than he'd paid and pocketed the difference.他以高於買價的價格將車賣掉,賺了差價。➤split (figurative) 折衷◇I wanted to leave early and Ian wanted to leave late, so we split the difference and left at noon.我想早些離開,可伊恩想晚一點,於是我們折衷了一下中午走的。difference
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3disagreement分歧ADJECTIVE | VERB + DIFFERENCE | DIFFERENCE + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤irreconcilable, major, serious, sharp不可調和的分歧;重大分歧;嚴重分歧▸➤minor, slight小分歧;輕微的意見不和▸➤outstanding未解決的分歧◇These talks aim to resolve the outstanding differences between the two sides.這些會談的目的是消除雙方尚存的分歧。VERB + DIFFERENCE➤have有分歧◇They have had some minor differences, but in general they get on well together.他們之間存在一些小分歧,不過總的來說相處得還不錯。➤make up, patch up, put aside, reconcile, resolve, settle解決分歧;彌合分歧;擱置分歧;消除分歧◇We're going to get the two sides together to see if they can't settle their differences.我們打算把雙方召集到一起看他們是否能解決分歧。DIFFERENCE + VERB➤arise, emerge, occur分歧產生;分歧出現◇Differences may arise when the young people do not have the same expectations as their parents.年輕人的期望與父母不同時就會出現分歧。➤remain分歧仍然存在◇Although the talks were generally successful, differences remain between the groups.儘管會談整體上是成功的,雙方仍存在分歧。PREPOSITION➤difference as to, difference over關於⋯的分歧◇There were some differences as to how to deal with the crisis.關於如何應對這場危機存在不同的看法。PHRASES➤a difference of opinion意見分歧◇She and Luke had a difference of opinion over how much money they should spend.她與盧克在該花多少錢的問題上發生了爭執。➤have your differences有分歧◇Like any married couple, we have our differences.和其他所有的夫婦一樣,我們之間也存在分歧。