differ 
: 不同 相异 （在意见方面）发生分歧 
difference 
เฉยๆ ☊ cheeuyR cheeuyR 
différent ☊ 
sự khác nhau 
Velocity is different from speed. ☊ 
Vận tốc khác tốc độ. ☊ Science Fees are different from taxes. ☊ Lệ phí khác với thuế. ☊ Economics different from ☊ khác với ☊ Economics indifferent ☊ dửng dưng ☊ Reduplicative Words like: differ → →
to differ in many respects ☊ chia ra làm nhiều loại ☊ another, different; to differ from ☊ khác ☊ All three teams adopted different approaches to the problem. ☊ adopt ☊
There's a big age gap between them (= a big difference in their ages). ☊ age ☊
It was an altogether different situation. ☊ altogether ☊
It's amazing the difference a few polite words make. ☊ amazing ☊
The painting changes slightly when seen from different angles. ☊ angle ☊
You can look at the issue from many different angles. ☊ angle ☊
Any teacher will tell you that students learn at different rates. ☊ any ☊
I can't tell the twins apart (= see the difference between them). ☊ apart ☊
It's a totally different situation, it's apples and oranges. ☊ apples and oranges ☊
approach to sth: The school has decided to adopt a different approach to discipline. ☊ approach ☊
You wouldn't normally associate these two writers—their styles are completely different. ☊ associate ☊
In spite of their very different backgrounds, they immediately became friends. ☊ background ☊
This newspaper maintains a good balance in its presentation of different opinions. ☊ balance ☊
The report is based on figures from six different European cities. ☊ based ☊
They behave differently when you're not around. ☊ behave ☊
With the benefit of hindsight (= knowing what we have learnt since), we would do things differently. ☊ benefit ☊
a difference/distinction/contrast between two things ☊ between ☊
Students over 25 fall into a different category. ☊ category ☊
I didn't have time to get changed before the party (= to put different clothes on). ☊ change ☊
Let's get away for the weekend. A change of scene (= time in a different place) will do you good. ☊ change ☊
The two groups of children have quite different characteristics. ☊ characteristic ☊
different classes of drugs ☊ class ☊
Dickens was in a different class from (= was much better than) most of his contemporaries. ☊ class ☊
differences of class, race or gender ☊ class ☊
available in 12 different colours ☊ colour ☊
comparison (with sth): It is difficult to make a comparison with her previous book—they are completely different. ☊ comparison ☊
completely different ☊ completely ☊
One major difference between these computers concerns the way in which they store information. ☊ concern ☊
People are confused about all the different labels on food these days. ☊ confused ☊
contrast (of sth): Careful contrast of the two plans shows some important differences. ☊ contrast ☊
It's good to meet people from different parts of the country. ☊ country ☊
cultural differences between the two communities ☊ cultural ☊
The political cultures of the United States and Europe are very different. ☊ culture ☊
The children are taught to respect different cultures. ☊ culture ☊
Dare to be different! ☊ dare ☊
There are no significant differences between the education systems of the two countries. ☊ difference ☊
He was studying the complex similarities and differences between humans and animals. ☊ difference ☊
There's no difference in the results. ☊ difference ☊
I can never tell the difference (= distinguish) between the twins ☊ difference ☊
She noticed a marked difference in the children on her second visit. ☊ difference ☊
There's a world of difference between liking someone and loving them. ☊ difference ☊
What a difference! You look great with your hair like that. ☊ difference ☊
There's not much difference in price between the two computers. ☊ difference ☊
There's an age difference of six years between the boys (= one is six years older than the other). ☊ difference ☊
I'll lend you £500 and you'll have to find the difference (= the rest of the money that you need). ☊ difference ☊
We measured the difference in temperature. ☊ difference ☊
The rain didn't make much difference to the game. ☊ make a, no, some, etc. difference (to/in sb/sth) ☊
Your age shouldn't make any difference to whether you get the job or not. ☊ make a, no, some, etc. difference (to/in sb/sth) ☊
Changing schools made a big difference to my life. ☊ make a, no, some, etc. difference (to/in sb/sth) ☊
What difference will it make if he knows or not? ☊ make a, no, some, etc. difference (to/in sb/sth) ☊
I don't think it makes a lot of difference what colour it is (= it is not important). ☊ make a, no, some, etc. difference (to/in sb/sth) ☊
'Shall we go on Friday or Saturday?' 'It makes no difference (to me).' ☊ make a, no, some, etc. difference (to/in sb/sth) ☊
American English is significantly different from British English. ☊ different ☊
It's very different to what I'm used to. ☊ different ☊
He saw he was no different than anybody else. ☊ different ☊
It's different now than it was a year ago. ☊ different ☊
People often give very different accounts of the same event. ☊ different ☊
My son's terribly untidy; my daughter's no different. ☊ different ☊
The room looks different without the furniture. ☊ different ☊
Now he spoke in a different and kinder voice. ☊ different ☊
She offered us five different kinds of cake. ☊ different ☊
The programme was about customs in different parts of the country. ☊ different ☊
They are sold in many different colours. ☊ different ☊
I looked it up in three different dictionaries. ☊ different ☊
Boys and girls may behave differently. ☊ differently ☊
The male bird has a differently shaped head. ☊ differently ☊
discussion (with sb) (about/on sb/sth): We had a discussion with them about the differences between Britain and the US. ☊ discussion ☊
Events could have developed in a dramatically different way. ☊ dramatically ☊
The examples we will look at have quite different emphases. ☊ emphasis ☊
That's an entirely different matter. ☊ entirely ☊
The essential difference between Sara and me is in our attitude to money. ☊ essential ☊
There are three essentially different ways of tackling the problem. ☊ essentially ☊
Her second husband was the exact opposite of her first (= completely different). ☊ exact ☊
I shall take four different examples from contemporary literature to illustrate my point. ☊ example ☊
Living in Africa was very different from home and quite an experience (= unusual for us). ☊ experience ☊
He wanted to experiment more with different textures in his paintings. ☊ experiment ☊
The result will depend on a number of different factors ☊ factor ☊
The children are learning to understand people of different faiths. ☊ faith ☊
Few people understand the difference. ☊ few ☊
There are no fewer than 100 different species in the area. ☊ few ☊
Every file on the same disk must have a different name. ☊ file ☊
This yogurt comes in ten different flavours. ☊ flavour ☊
Each exercise focuses on a different grammar point. ☊ focus ☊
What we need now is a change of focus (= to look at things in a different way). ☊ focus ☊
Let's forget our differences and be friends. ☊ forget ☊
The disease can take several different forms. ☊ form ☊
all the millions of different life forms on the planet today ☊ form ☊
Is Portuguese very different from Spanish? ☊ from ☊
There is a fundamental difference between the two points of view. ☊ fundamental ☊
There's a big age gap between them (= a big difference in their ages). ☊ gap ☊
the difference between good and evil ☊ good ☊
The proportion of single parent families varies between different income groups. ☊ group ☊
racial hatred (= between people from different races) ☊ hatred ☊
The table is available in several different heights. ☊ height ☊
We're four hours ahead of New York (= referring to the time difference). ☊ hour ☊
We're moving house (= leaving our house and going to live in a different one). ☊ house ☊
human geography (= the study of the way different people live around the world) ☊ human ☊
If I was in charge, I'd do things differently. ☊ if ☊
His public image is very different from the real person. ☊ image ☊
different coloured inks ☊ ink ☊
interpret sth: The data can be interpreted in many different ways. ☊ interpret ☊
Her evidence suggests a different interpretation of the events. ☊ interpretation ☊
Dreams are open to interpretation (= they can be explained in different ways). ☊ interpretation ☊
Sailors had to know lots of different knots. ☊ knot ☊
They fell in love in spite of the language barrier (= the difficulty of communicating when people speak different languages). ☊ language ☊
If we look at the larger picture of the situation, the differences seem slight. ☊ large ☊
Many of these children have led very sheltered lives (= they have not had many different experiences). ☊ life ☊
It is now possible to map the different functions of the brain. ☊ map ☊
None of these glasses match (= they are all different). ☊ match ☊
'I think this is the best so far.' 'Well, that's a matter of opinion (= other people may think differently). ☊ matter ☊
I know which area they live in, but whether I can find their house is a different matter. ☊ be another/a different matter ☊
The school is 95 per cent minority (= 95 per cent of children are not white Americans but from different groups). ☊ minority ☊
The minute she walked through the door I thought she looked different. ☊ the minute (that)... ☊
a mixed marriage (= between two people of different races or religions) ☊ mixed ☊
Things were different in the old days. ☊ old ☊
Whose side are you on (= which of two or more different views do you support)? ☊ on ☊
There is a difference of opinion (= people disagree) as to the merits of the plan. ☊ opinion ☊
Which is the better is a matter of opinion (= people have different opinions about it). ☊ opinion ☊
At the moment I'm keeping my options open and applying for as many different jobs as possible. ☊ keep/leave your options open ☊
Let's take the problems in a different order. ☊ order ☊
The two parties managed to overcome their differences on the issue. ☊ overcome ☊
people of different religions living in peaceful coexistence ☊ peaceful ☊
The children all have very different personalities. ☊ personality ☊
the development of different philosophies ☊ philosophy ☊
play sth: Let's play a different game. ☊ play ☊
She found it difficult to get on with her, possibly because of the difference in their ages. ☊ possibly ☊
There's practically no difference between the two options. ☊ practically ☊
Each card is printed with a different message. ☊ print ☊
Always try to keep a sense of proportion (= of the relative importance of different things). ☊ proportion ☊
This is quite a different problem. ☊ quite ☊
They seemed to have the perfect marriage but the reality was very different. ☊ reality ☊
reflect how, what, etc...: She reflected how different it could have been. ☊ reflect ☊
+ speech: 'It could all have been so different,' she reflected. ☊ reflect ☊
Each colour on the chart represents a different department. ☊ represent ☊
The competition attracted over 500 contestants representing 8 different countries. ☊ represent ☊
Both sides met in order to try to resolve their differences. ☊ resolve ☊
There was one respect, however, in which they differed. ☊ respect ☊
She doesn't understand the difference between right and wrong. ☊ right ☊
I don't want to watch television. I'll be in the other room (= a different room). ☊ room ☊
I see things differently now. ☊ see ☊
The word 'love' is used in different senses by different people. ☊ sense ☊
Always try to keep a sense of proportion (= of the relative importance of different things). ☊ sense ☊
separate into sth: We separated into several different search parties. ☊ separate ☊
It's time you settled your differences with your father. ☊ settle ☊
sex discrimination (= the act of treating men and women differently in an unfair way) ☊ sex ☊
There are no significant differences between the two groups of students. ☊ significant ☊
The two sets of figures are not significantly different. ☊ significantly ☊
a slight increase/change/delay/difference ☊ slight ☊
a slightly different version ☊ slightly ☊
She looked different somehow. ☊ somehow ☊
It couldn't have been me—it must have been someone else (= a different person). ☊ someone ☊
There are all sorts of activities (= many different ones) for kids at the campsite. ☊ sort ☊
the different sounds and smells of the forest ☊ sound ☊
the differences between British and American spelling ☊ spelling ☊
The spoken language differs considerably from the written language. ☊ spoken ☊
The children are at different stages of development. ☊ stage ☊
a study of different teaching styles ☊ style ☊
books on many different subjects ☊ subject ☊
There are substantial differences between the two groups. ☊ substantial ☊
We need to take a different approach to the problem. ☊ take ☊
The artist combines different techniques in the same painting. ☊ technique ☊
tell sth: It was hard to tell the difference between the two versions. ☊ tell ☊
'Register' is the term commonly used to describe different levels of formality in language. ☊ term ☊
Things were very different back then. ☊ then ☊
They're very different, though they did seem to get on well when they met. ☊ though ☊
You'll feel differently about it when the time comes (= when it happens). ☊ time ☊
We stock six different beers at any one time. ☊ time ☊
different racial types ☊ type ☊
The young have a completely different set of values and expectations. ☊ value ☊
different varieties of English ☊ variety ☊
Your help made a vast difference. ☊ vast ☊
to have different/conflicting/opposing views ☊ view ☊
After using the cream for a month, I could see no visible difference. ☊ visible ☊
jars of different volumes ☊ volume ☊
They decided to split the money four ways (= between four different people). ☊ way ☊
The carpet is available in different widths. ☊ width ☊
furniture made of a variety of different woods ☊ wood ☊
différent ☊ c’est un bruit complètement différent ☊
différence ☊ il y a une différence entre les pommes et les hommes ☊
autrement ☊ les Américains ont décidé d’agir autrement ☊
différer ☊ cette idée diffère sensiblement d’une hypothèse concurrente ☊
inégalité ☊ il protesta avec véhémence contre cette inégalité ☊
divergence ☊ les divergences persistent entre les grandes puissances ☊
différemment ☊ les femmes ont voté différemment de leurs maris ☊
indifférent ☊ apparemment, je lui suis complètement indifférente ☊
indifférence ☊ je dois subir avec indifférence les conséquences ☊
différencier ☊ je sais différencier un compliment d’une flatterie ☊