在一位学生的作业本中,有这样一个句子:Can you tell the difference between the two words? 老师说 difference 应该用复数形式,因为两个词之间的差别不止一处。
我认为学生的句子是正确的。例句如下:
I never tell the difference (= distinguish) between the twins.我从来都分不清这对双胞胎。(《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》第9版p.588)
It’s difficult tell the difference between butterflies and moths.蝴蝶和飞蛾很难区别。(《牛津英语搭配词典》第2版英汉双解版pp.459-460)
The new version is supposed to be much better than the old one,but I can’t tell the difference ( between them). 新版本应该要比老版本好很多,但我却找不出(它们之间的)不同之处。(《韦氏高阶英汉双解词典》p.595)
How do you tell the difference between the kittens ? 你怎样区分这些小猫?(《麦克米伦高阶英汉双解词典》p.562)
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