difference 表示"差異,差別",可數(shù):
There are many differences between living in a city and living in the country.生活在城市和生活在鄉(xiāng)村有許多不同之處.
difference 表示"差額,差數(shù)",不可數(shù):
The difference between 5 and 11 is 6.十一和五的差是六.
Flowers make no/a lot of difference to a room. 一個房間里有沒有鮮花沒有/有很大差別.
It doesn't make much/any/the least difference to me what you do .你干什么對我都沒有多大/任何/絲毫關(guān)系.
When you're learning to drive, having a good teacher makes all the difference.初學(xué)駕駛?cè)缬泻玫睦蠋熤笇?dǎo),差別很大.
difference 表示"不和,分歧",可數(shù):
They've settled their differences and are friends again.他們已消除芥蒂,重歸于好.