difference引申還可作“分歧,爭執(zhí)”解,這時(shí)常用作復(fù)數(shù)形式。
difference后常接介詞between, of短語作定語。
例句:
There are no significant differences between the two groups of students.
這兩組學(xué)生沒有明顯差別。
There's no difference in the results.
結(jié)果沒有差別。
A few kind words at the right time make all the difference.
在適當(dāng)?shù)臅r(shí)候說幾句體貼話效果迥然不同。
There is no difference between the two in quantitative terms.
兩者在數(shù)量上毫無差別。
There is a fundamental difference between the two points of view.
這兩個(gè)觀點(diǎn)有根本區(qū)別。