1. make a difference : 紧要;
2. split the difference : 妥协, 折中;
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购物
购物
购物
1. 差别;差异;不同之处
The difference between two things is the way in which they are unlike each other.
2. 差(量);差额
A difference between two quantities is the amount by which one quantity is less than the other.
3. (意见的)分歧,不和
If people have their differences about something, they disagree about it.
4. 有…影响;起…作用
If something makes a difference or makes a lot of difference, it affects you and helps you in what you are doing. If something makes no difference, it does not have any effect on what you are doing.
5. (在数量、价格上)折中,各让一步
If you split the difference with someone, you agree on an amount or price which is halfway between two suggested amounts or prices.
6. 非常有趣的;与众不同的
If you describe a job or holiday, for example, as a job with a difference or a holiday with a difference, you mean that the job or holiday is very interesting and unusual.
7. 意见分歧;看法不同
If there is a difference of opinion between two or more people or groups, they disagree about something.
1. the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
e.g. there are many differences between jazz and rock
2. a disagreement or argument about something important
e.g. he had a dispute with his wife
there were irreconcilable differences
the familiar conflict between Republicans and Democrats
Synonym: disputedifference of opinionconflict
3. a variation that deviates from the standard or norm
e.g. the deviation from the mean
Synonym: deviationdivergencedeparture
4. the number that remains after subtraction
the number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend
Synonym: remainder
5. a significant change
e.g. the difference in her is amazing
his support made a real difference