make a/no/some difference
1.对某人〔某事物〕有〔没有,有一些〕作用或影响 have an〔no,some〕 effect (on sb/sth)
The rain didn't make much difference to the game.这场雨对比赛没多大影响.
The sea air has made a difference to her health.海上的空气改善了她的健康状况.
A hot bath makes all the difference in the morning.上午洗个热水澡能让人精神振奋.
2.对某人〔某事〕重要〔不重要〕 be important,unimportant (to sb/sth)
It makes no difference to me what you say:I'm not going.你说的对我来说都无所谓,
It won't make much difference whether you go today or tomorrow.你今天去也好,明天去也好,关系不大.
It would have made a lot of difference if you had told me this two days earlier.如果你早两天告诉我这件事,那么情况就会大不相同了.
make a difference between
区别对待 treat differently
She makes no difference between her two sons.她对两个儿子一视同仁.
She makes a difference between her own children and her stepchildren.对自己的孩子和丈夫与前妻所生的孩子,她不是一视同仁.
split the difference
〈非正〉折中成交; 差额各让一半 (when make a bargain) compromise on the price; agree on an amount halfway between
You say 15 pounds and I say 25 pounds,so let's split the difference and call it 20 pounds.你出15英镑而我要25英镑,这样吧,让我们各让一点以20英镑成交.
with a difference
特别的,与众不同的 special; unusual
She's an opera singer with a difference:she can act well!她这个歌剧演唱家与众不同,因为她还擅长表演!