make the difference

基本解释

Small business owners are often quick to throw money at flatlining growth, thinking that more marketing and more advertising will make the difference.
小型商業業主通常把資金投到平緩增長的項目上，他們認爲較多的市場營銷及較多的廣告將會使之有所不同。
A few discussions, a few exchanges of ideas and a little tweaking here and there can make the difference between a satisfied client and one who is not!
做一些討論、搆思的交換和到処的一些小調整會在滿意的客戶和不滿意的客戶之間産生差別。
Raising the retirement age by a year or two can make the difference between the solvency and insolvency of pensions.
退休年齡提高一到兩嵗能夠區別養老金的可以支付以及無力償還。

But in a small,short person, Skinner says,just 3 kilograms can make the difference between a healthy weight and obesity.
What difference would it make had Frost, as he could have, I suppose, reversed the order of lines 13 and 14?
如果把13行與14行顛倒之後，會發生什麽呢？
耶魯公開課 - 現代詩歌課程節選
So make sure first that you read the question carefully, and realize the difference that is between the two.
你們首先確保把題目看對，要注意到這兩個問法之間的差別。
麻省理工公開課 - 化學原理課程節選

Sincere words to that effect cost nothing and can make the difference between disengagement and productivity.
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