make a difference 有差別,重要
make a difference 表示“有差別”,也可以表示“重要”。另外,否定形式 make no difference ( not... any difference ) 表示沒(méi)有差別,“無(wú)論哪一方都無(wú)所謂”,“沒(méi)關(guān)系”等。
例句:
What difference does it make?
那又能有什么不同?
It's not going to make any difference.
沒(méi)有任何關(guān)系。
I don't care. It makes no difference to me.
我不在乎,這對(duì)我來(lái)說(shuō)無(wú)所謂。
It's going to make a big difference.
肯定會(huì)有巨大的差異的。
對(duì)話:
A: Should I wash the car this afternoon?
我今天下午需要洗車嗎?
B: No. It won't make a difference because it's going to rain.
不用了。馬上就要下雨了,洗不洗都一樣。