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  • Conjugation : past  differenced ; ing  differencing
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

difference ['dɪfrəns]
  1. 1. noun [c] (between things, people) 差异
  2. 2. noun [s] (between two quantities) 差
  3. 3. noun [c] (disagreement) 分歧
    the difference in size/colour
    尺寸/颜色上的差异
    to make a/no difference (to sb/sth)
    (对某人/某事)有/无影响
    I can't tell the difference between them
    我看不出他们的区别
    to settle/resolve one's differences
    消除分歧

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

difference [ 'dɪfərəns] [ 'dɪfrəns]
  1. 1. noun 不同，相异（的性状）
  2. 2. noun 区别，差别；差异
    What's the difference between Chinese and Japanese?
    中文和日文有什么区别?
  3. 3. noun （性质、形式、特征的）不同
    I can't find a significant difference between this two paintings.
    我找不出这两幅画有什么明显的不同。
  4. 4. noun [mathematics] 差，差分
  5. 5. noun 持不同意见（的状况）；意见不同，意见相左；分歧；争论点，（意见）不同点
    They split because they couldn't resolve their differences.
    他们不能弥合彼此的分歧，就分手了。
  6. 6. noun 争论，辩论；争执，争端
    He died without resolving his differences with his brother.
    他还没来得及和兄弟和好就去世了。
  7. 7. vt. [rarely used] 区别，辨别
  8. 8. vt. 计算…的差值

Collins English-English Dictionary

difference ['dɪfərəns]
  1. 1. n the state or quality of being unlike
  2. 2. n [logic] [maths] the set of members of the first that are not members of the second A -- B
  3. 3. n a specific instance of being unlike
  4. 4. n a distinguishing mark or feature
  5. 5. n a significant change in a situation
    the difference in her is amazing
  6. 6. n a disagreement or argument
    he had a difference with his wife
  7. 7. n a degree of distinctness, as between two people or things
  8. 8. n the result of the subtraction of one number, quantity, etc, from another
  9. 9. n the single number that when added to the subtrahend gives the minuend; remainder
  10. 10. n another name for differentia
  11. 11. n [heraldry] an addition to the arms of a family to represent a younger branch
  12. 12. vt. [tr] [rare] to distinguish
  13. 13. vt. [heraldry] to add a charge to (arms) to differentiate a branch of a family
See more results for difference in the Chinese-English Dictionary

Examples

an appreciable difference
可感觉得到的差别 → appreciable
a deal of difference
相当大的不同 → deal
a delicate difference
微小的区别 → delicate
an essential difference
本质的区别 → essential
a technical difference
严格意义上的差别 → technical
He couldn't tell the difference.
他看不出有什么区别。
What's the difference between Chinese and Japanese?
中文和日文有什么区别? → difference
I can't find a significant difference between this two paintings.
我找不出这两幅画有什么明显的不同。 → difference
The difference between the chest and bust measurement is your cup size.
胸围减去下胸围就是罩杯大小。
the difference in size/colour
尺寸/颜色上的差异 → difference
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