英语释义

1. to cause a change to be important in some way
Cost can make a difference in deciding on a college. Your help made a big difference. It may not matter to you, but it makes a world of difference to me.

2. to do something that is important to do something that helps people or makes the world a better place
She says that she got into politics because she wanted to make a difference.

片语

be influential in有影响

militate有影响；产生作用

英汉例句

• i think it’s so important for people that want to make a difference in their community to look at where the needs are.

  我认为对于那些想为他们社区做贡献的人们来说，找到什么是最需要做的是很重要的。

• he says he hopes his vote can make a difference for average people, so they can at least have basic education and health care.

  他说，他希望他投下的一票能够为普通老百姓产生影响，使得他们至少得到基本的教育与医疗。

• the citizens handbook is meant to encourage the emergence of more active citizens – people motivated by an interest in public issues, and a desire to make a difference beyond their own private lives.

  这本《公民手册》的目的是鼓励更多的更积极活跃的公民的出现，他们对感兴趣的公众问题具有积极性，渴望在自己生活之外获得完全不同的经历。

• i know i have to write it, because murakami can make a difference in your startup life too.

  我知道我该将它写下来，因为村上也可以使你的创业生涯有所不同。

• 「you have two choices,」 i told them.“if your word inspired you to make a difference in this world, then hold onto it.

  我对他们说：“你们有两个选择，如果觉得纸上的字能启发你做出与众不同的事情，那就把纸团儿拿在手上。

• i volunteer because i want to not just see the world, but make a difference in it.

  我做志愿者是因为我不仅想看看这个世界，我还想让它变得不同。

• some would think that with or logic, the order of the predicates wouldn「t make a difference since they both must be applied anyway.

  有些人可能会认为，由于有or逻辑，谓词的顺序不会造成差别，因为不管怎样它们都会被应用。

• the author advises you focus on fixing 10 most important problems, which is enough to make a difference for your users and plenty for your team to get on with.

  作者建议专注于修复10个最重要的问题就足够使你的用户对这个产品有完全不同的认识，并为合作的团队带来更多的益处。

• or do we want to make a difference in a way that will outlast us?

  或者，为什么我们不想用另一种不同的方式让自己的事业更长久呢？

• i might not be able to change anything all by myself but we can make a difference if everybody thinks this way.

  我个人可能改变不了什么，但如果每个人都这样想，我们就可以使它发生变化。

• though not all of us can lead such a life, one can still make a difference in our spare time such as through voluntary work or by passionately supporting a cause you believe in.

  尽管我们中间不是所有的人都能像甘地一样，我们仍然在閑暇时间做些改变。诸如，志愿者工作或者积极的为你信仰的事业做出努力。

• there are a variety of things that drive people but a key one is this deep desire and longing to make a difference and contribute to others.

  人们受到许多事情的驱使，但是其中的一个关键原因是那种深切的想要有所不同、为他人贡献的愿望及向往。

• our decisions as believers -- which we can express in prayer -- make a difference in our lives and others」 lives.

  我们成为信徒的这个选择---那可用祷告来表达的---让我们的生命和其他人的不一样。

• this may seem redundant; however, it does seem to make a difference in the compile.

  提到这一点似乎有点儿多余；但是，在编译方面有一个差异。

• 「i am living proof that people can make a difference by becoming an organ donor,」 she said.

  我就是一个活生生的证据——人们能够通过捐赠器官而使世界有所不同。

• i share this with you because if we as women want to truly make a difference in the world, we have to do it every single day in any single way we can.

  我和你们分享这件事是因为我们作为女人在这个世界上如果真的想做些不一样的事，我们就要尽我们所能地从平时的一点一滴努力。