differences

英 [ˈdɪfrənsɪz]

美 [ˈdɪfərənsɪz]

n.  差别; 差异; 不同(之处); 变化(之处); 差; 差额; 意见分歧; 不和
difference的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 差别;差异;不同之处
  Thedifferencebetween two things is the way in which they are unlike each other.
  1. That is the fundamental difference between the two societies...
     那是这两个社会之间的根本性差异。
  2. There is no difference between the sexes.
     男女之间没有差别。
  3. ...the vast difference in size...
     大小的巨大差异
  4. We do have social problems here. The difference is the people know each other and try to help each other.
     我们这里确实也存在社会问题。所不同的是人们都互相认识而且尽力互相帮助。
• N-SING 差（量）；差额
  Adifferencebetween two quantities is the amount by which one quantity is less than the other.
  1. The difference is 8532.
     差为 8,532。
• N-COUNT （意见的）分歧，不和
  If people have theirdifferencesabout something, they disagree about it.
  1. The two communities are learning how to resolve their differences.
     这两个社群正在学着如何解决彼此之间的分歧。
• PHRASE 有…影响;起…作用
  If somethingmakesadifferenceormakesa lot ofdifference, it affects you and helps you in what you are doing. If somethingmakesnodifference, it does not have any effect on what you are doing.
  1. Where you live can make such a difference to the way you feel...
     住在哪里会极大地影响你的感受。
  2. Exercise makes all the difference...
     锻炼身体非常重要。
  3. His retirement won't make any difference to the way we conduct our affairs.
     他的退休不会影响我们处理事情的方式。
• PHRASE （在数量、价格上）折中，各让一步
  If yousplit the differencewith someone, you agree on an amount or price which is halfway between two suggested amounts or prices.
  1. Shall we split the difference and say $7,500?
     我们折中一下，7,500 美元怎么样？
• PHRASE 非常有趣的;与众不同的
  If you describe a job or holiday, for example, as a jobwith a differenceor a holidaywith a difference, you mean that the job or holiday is very interesting and unusual.
  1. For a beach resort with a difference, try Key West.
     如果想去一个与众不同的海滨度假胜地，那就去基韦斯特吧。
  2. ...a politician with a difference.
     不同寻常的政治家
• PHRASE 意见分歧;看法不同
  If there is adifference of opinionbetween two or more people or groups, they disagree about something.
  1. Was there a difference of opinion over what to do with the Nobel Prize money?
     在如何利用那笔诺贝尔奖金的问题上有不同意见吗？

双语例句

• Their brief visit has served to underline the deep differences between the two countries
  他们短暂的访问恰恰凸显了两国间分歧的严重程度。
• There were differences of opinion, he added, on very basic issues
  他补充说，在一些非常基本的问题上存在意见分歧。
• There are qualitative differences in the way children and adults think
  孩子和成年人的思维方式有质的不同。
• People experience differences in physical and mental capability depending on the time of day
  在一天当中的不同时间，人的体力和脑力也会有所差异。
• He urged them to set aside minor differences for the sake of peace.
  他敦促他们为了和平抛开一些小的分歧。
• He has now patched up his differences with the Minister
  现在他弥合了自己和部长的分歧。
• We have had our differences and I'm sorry if it has caused offence.
  我们有过一些分歧，如有得罪我很抱歉。
• We are very aware of our differences, we accept that we are chalk and cheese.
  我们非常清楚相互之间的差异，并且承认自己是截然不同的两类人。
• We should seek common ground and reserve differences on this issue.
  在这个问题上，我们应当求同存异。
• The whole population is so inbred that no genetic differences remain
  整个族群都是同系繁殖，以至于根本不存在基因差异。