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

• 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 various groups had now managed to iron out their differences.
  各团体现在已努力消除了彼此间的分歧。
• 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。
• Wage differences in the two areas are widening
  两个地区的工资差距正在拉大。
• Differences were papered over but by no means were they fully resolved.
  分歧被掩盖了，但是绝没有得到完全解决。
• 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。
• He has now patched up his differences with the Minister
  现在他弥合了自己和部长的分歧。
• They sat for more than six hours, and both sides agreed they had aired all their differences
  他们一起坐了六个多小时，而且双方都认为他们已经表达了所有的不同意见。
• Both sides are looking for ways to settle their differences
  双方都在寻求消除分歧的方法。
• He skirted round his main differences with her.
  他避开了和她之间的主要分歧。