英语词汇“distinction”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

MENU FOR distinctiondistinction1 difference2 excellence3 being special4 result

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

a poet of distinction
Pablo insists that he is Basque, not Spanish - an important distinction.
There is a clear distinction between lawful protest and illegal strike action.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

In addition to the main distinction based on participant roles, the person system may be organized along a variety of other dimensions.
Life was hard for the peasants, especially in the conservative south, where class distinctions were pronounced.
One of the few notions from game theory to penetrate the popular culture was the distinction of zero-sum and nonzero-sum games.
Perhaps the neatest way of expressing the distinction is to contrast unilateral and cooperative procedures.
The distinctions between the three cell types are quite subtle and may only be obvious after quite extensive testing.
The plan would introduce a single class of bearer shares, abolishing the distinction between registered and bearer shares.
To many, the distinction between rote memorization and understanding is unclear and leads to confused teaching and learning.
When conceptual distinctions are expressed in language they are referred to as semantic relations.

Longman Language Activatora fact or quality that makes someone or something different► difference

a detail, fact, or quality that makes one person or thing different from another: · We should think about the similarities between cultures, not the differences.difference between: · Try and spot the differences between these two pictures.· The difference between the two cheeses is that one is made from goat's milk.difference in: · I don't think there's any difference in the way you pronounce these two words.know the difference: · He's speaking Italian, not Spanish. Don't you know the difference?

► distinction

a clear, but usually small, difference between similar things: · Pablo insists that he is Basque, not Spanish - an important distinction.distinction between: · There is a clear distinction between lawful protest and illegal strike action.

► distinguishing feature/mark/characteristic

a feature of a particular person or thing that makes them look different from other similar people or things: · The distinguishing feature of the African elephant is the size of its ears.· The melodies of most composers have distinguishing characteristics which make them instantly identifiable.

to notice that two things or people are different► can tell the difference

to be able to notice that two things or people are different, even though they seem to be similar: · It looked just like a real diamond - I couldn't tell the difference.can tell the difference between: · Can you tell the difference between a really good wine and the sort that you might drink every day?

► can tell somebody/something apart

to be able to see that two very similar people or things are different - use this especially in questions and negative statements: · The twins are identical - even their parents can't always tell them apart.

► distinguish

to be able to recognize and understand the difference between two or more similar people or things: · Several thousand minerals can be distinguished, each defined by its own set of properties.distinguish between: · Even a expert would find it hard to distinguish between the original painting and the copy.distinguish from: · A tiny baby soon learns to distinguish its mother's face from other adults' faces.

► differentiate

to know, see, or show the difference between a group of people or things: differentiate between: · As journalists, we have to differentiate between facts and opinions.differentiate from: · Part of the management course was teaching us how to differentiate essential tasks from less important ones.

► draw/make a distinction

to say what the difference is between two or more similar people or things: draw/make a distinction between: · The law draws a distinction between different types of killing, according to whether it was intended or not.· In the government's education proposals there is a clear distinction made between academic and practical training.

► discriminate

to be able to find differences between similar people or things in order to make a choice: discriminate between: · The monkeys were easily able to discriminate between the different objects, according to their visual appearance.discriminate from: · A test is useful for discriminating those students who have reached a higher level from those at a lower level.

WORD SETS► Education

absenteeism, nounacademic, adjectiveacademy, nounadult education, nounalma mater, nounassessment, nounassessor, nounassignment, nounaudiovisual, adjectiveAV, binder, nounbiology, nounblackboard, nounbursary, nounbusiness studies, nounCAL, nounCALL, nouncareer counselor, nouncareers officer, nouncase study, nounCDT, nouncert., certificate, nouncertificated, adjectivechalkboard, nouncharm school, nounchemistry set, nouncivics, nounclass, nounclassicist, nounclassmate, nouncloze test, nouncoach, nouncoeducation, nouncollege, nouncollegiate, adjectivecommon room, nouncomprehension, nouncomprehensive, adjectivecomputer-literate, adjectivecomputer science, nouncontinuing education, nouncorrespondence course, nouncoursebook, nouncoursework, nouncrash course, nouncredit, nouncrib, verbcross, nouncurriculum, nounD, noundiploma, noundirect method, nounDirector of Studies, noundissect, verbdistance learning, noundistinction, noundo, verbdropout, noundyslexia, nounedify, verbedifying, adjectiveeducate, verbeducational, adjectiveeducationalist, nouneducator, nounEFL, nounELT, nounESL, nounESOL, nounESP, nounessay, nounevening class, nounexam, nounexamination, nounexamine, verbexercise, nounexercise book, nounexternal, adjectiveextracurricular, adjectiveF, fail, nounfellowship, nounfield, nounfield day, nounfield trip, nounfieldwork, nounflashcard, nounflip chart, nounflunk, verbfree period, nounfresher, nounfreshman, nounfurther education, nounglobe, noungoverness, noungrade, verbgraded, adjectivegrade point average, noungrind, nounheuristic, adjectivehistory, nounimmersion, nounineducable, adjectiveinfirmary, nounintake, nounintelligence quotient, nouninterdisciplinary, adjectiveintroductory, adjectiveinvigilate, verbIQ, nounjanitor, nounlearning curve, nounlesson, nounletter, nounletter, verbliberal arts, nounlibrarian, nounlibrary, nounlife science, nounmainstream, adjectivemasterclass, nounmatron, nounmedia studies, nounmnemonic, nounmoderate, verbmoderator, nounmodular, adjectivemodule, nounmultiple choice, adjectivenight school, nounnumerate, adjectiveopen house, nounoral, nounoverqualified, adjectivepapier mâché, nounpass, verbpass, nounpastoral, adjectivepedagogical, adjectivepedagogue, nounpedagogy, nounphonics, nounphrasebook, nounphysical education, nounpicture book, nounplacement, nounplaytime, nounpoli sci, nounpolitical science, nounpolitics, nounprincipal, nounprize day, nounproblem, nounproctor, nounprogrammed learning, nounprotégé, nounquad, nounqualification, nounqualify, verbquick, adjectiverector, nounre-educate, verbrefectory, nounreference, nounreference library, nounrequirement, nounresearch, nounresearch, verbresit, verbresource, nounresult, nounresume, nounretake, verbretake, nounreunion, nounreview, verbrevise, verbrevision, nounrole-play, nounrote, nounscholar, nounscholarship, nounscholastic, adjectiveschool, nounscience, nounscript, nounself-taught, adjectiveset, verbspeciality, nounspelling bee, nounstandard, adjectivestate school, nounstudent body, nounstudent government, nounstudent loan, nounstudent teaching, nounstudent union, nounstudy, verbstudy hall, nounsub, nounsummer holidays, nounsummer vacation, nounsuperintendent, nounteacher, nounteaching, nountechie, nounterm, nounterm paper, nounTESL, nounTESOL, nountext, nountextbook, nountick, nountick, verbtimetable, nountimetable, verbtranscript, nountrimester, nountruancy, nountuition, nountutor, nountutor, verbunderclassman, noununit, noununseen, nounvisual aid, nounvocational, adjectivewhiteboard, nounworkbook, nounworksheet, nounX, nounyearbook, noun

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYverbs► make a distinction

(also draw a distinction formal) (=say or show that one exists)· It isn’t easy to make a distinction between these two words.

► blur the distinction between something and something

(=make it less clear)· Both sides in the war had been blurring the distinction between military and civilian targets.

► see a distinction

(=recognize that one exists)· He saw no distinction between religious beliefs and superstition.

adjectives► a clear distinction

· The legal system makes a clear distinction between adults and children.

► a fine/subtle distinction

(=small)· Language enables us to make fine distinctions between similar ideas.

► a sharp distinction

(=very clear)· The president drew a sharp distinction between his party and the Republican Party.

► an important/crucial distinction

· There is an important distinction between these two types of cancer.

► a fundamental distinction

(=a basic one)· There is a fundamental distinction between authors and readers.

► a useful distinction

· He makes a useful distinction between the two theories.

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a fundamental distinction

(=a clear difference between two similar things)· A fundamental distinction exists between knowing a fact and understanding it.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► clear

· However, the courts did not recognise a clear cut distinction between the two classes of case.· For there is a clear distinction between tolerating dissent and propagating it.· It asserts that there is a clear distinction between the two kinds of statement and that there is no third kind.· Observing the team in operation, our new employee will notice that there appear to be no clear job distinctions.· Unfortunately this clear conceptual distinction between perceptions and attitudes is unrealistic.· Some Republicans believe Dole can draw a clear enough distinction with Clinton to make foreign policy a telling issue in the campaign.· In other words, there is a clear distinction between application logic and the computer representation of that logic.· Is there in fact such a clear distinction to be maintained between civil association or societas and enterprise association or universitas?

► dubious

· Sarah, left alone, had the dubious distinction of being the last of all the Titfords in Frome.

► fine

· The appreciation of fine wine and the appreciation of fine intellectual distinctions often go together.· Amoda was an erudite man who insisted on fine distinctions.· This alone could not take into account the much finer distinctions that it is necessary to look at when determining social class.· It starts out with a familiar idea and then builds on it, making neater analogies and finer distinctions.

► fundamental

· Without these fundamental distinctions the economic privileges of the profession are suspect.· Even at this early stage in their careers, fundamental distinctions in approach were emerging.· That seems to me to be the fundamental distinction, and should be fully preserved.· Clearly there is a considerable overlap between top-down and bottom-up plans, but the fundamental distinction needs making.· But such a conception is to overlook a fundamental distinction about the two activities.

► further

· One further distinction needs to be drawn.· There is a further problem of distinction inherent in Marx's concept of ideology.· A further distinction can be drawn between what is given and what is new in a message.· There is however, one further distinction which is rarely noted, but which it is important to draw attention to here.· We have a further distinction from the private sector in that we have a prior commitment.· Sometimes, though, morphological agreement can make further distinctions not overtly made by the pronouns themselves.· Under the conditions that usually obtain in receptive field plotting studies one further distinction has been reported.· But there is one further distinction which needs to be made.

► great

· Lunia was a beautiful young woman with an air of great distinction.· The great distinction, clearly, is between the areas with and without animal husbandry.· He was to teach Sixth Form Mathematics with great distinction from 1921 until his own retirement.· A social scientist of great distinction and international reputation, Malinowski was a founder of modern social anthropology.· Again, there were considerable variations between the townships, the greatest distinctions being between the working-class and middle-class communities.· A greater distinction between the two systems of safeguards, though, lies in their psychology.· One of its greatest distinctions is a heated indoor swimming pool with sauna.· He was a very kind, youngish, amiable scholar of great distinction, and a power in the university.

► important

· However, there is at least one important distinction.· The reader is asked to be alert to that important distinction as this narrative unfolds.· The first and least important distinction is between local and global sceptical arguments.· An important distinction, but one a lawyer can lose sight of.· These responses mark an important distinction in the later appreciation of Eliot.· The from / to nature of most discussions about change begins to make important distinctions.· These are perhaps the most important distinctions in the use of deictic terms, but they are not the only ones.

► real

· But that is not the real distinction.· But the real distinction to be made is not of age or costume: There are two kinds of birders.· Do current practices reflect a real distinction between administrative and managerial activities? 3.· Pigeons tend to be larger and doves to be smaller, but no real distinction.· The real distinction doesn't lie in the fact of ownership, but in control.· However, the directive is likely to remove any real distinction between personal data held on paper and on electronic systems.

► sharp

· What empirical evidence is there that might persuade us to give credence to this sharp and absolute distinction?· All sports came to make sharp distinctions between those who received payment and those who did not.· A sharp distinction between soma and germ line makes it possible to prevent acquired characters from being transmitted.· The proliferation of retention of title clauses requires a sharp distinction to be drawn between contracts of sale and agency.· There is no sharp distinction between the later stages of transition and the earlier ones of turbulent motion.· Behaviouralists drew a sharp distinction between normative and scientific statements, and made it the hallmark of science to avoid the normative.· We can not, therefore, draw too sharp a distinction between nuclear and extended family types.

► social

· These social distinctions were reflected in the residential patterns of workers associated with the stations.· There was very little if any social distinction between the subsidized private estates and the 1920s council housing.· Differences in wealth were not easily transmuted into self-conscious social distinctions, but they did require certain forms of expenditure.· Hygiene becomes a matter of social distinction: polite people always wear clean linen.· Moreover, response was often a matter of context, and of finely attuned social and cultural distinctions.· In Taï chimpanzees, too, we find a tendency towards such social distinctions, though the divisions are far from straight forward.· How their absence of social distinction affected the performance of their duties can only be guessed.· Indicates that there should be greater choice of housing and that social distinctions should not be reinforced.

NOUN► class

· Talk about class distinction, snobbery, it makes one bloody sick to think about it.· That fact, and the recent changes in the social environment, have translated into few class distinctions on campus.· In the second section, he cuts himself off from his humble family and is influenced greatly by class distinctions.· Life was hard for the peasants, especially in the conservative south, where class distinctions were pronounced.· The class distinctions we employ, you would maintain, are descriptive not pejorative.· But about that time, presumably anticipating an early victory, the Communists imposed class distinctions on the movement.· It was after the Second World War that the class distinction in station facilities disappeared, although it remained on the trains.· The Democratic Republic is very bureaucratic, very much full of class distinctions.

► gender

· Only those strategies used to overcome difficulties arising from gender distinctions will be commented on.· The gender distinction nevertheless exists in some semantic areas and in the person system.· In some languages, such as Arabic, gender distinctions apply to the second- as well as third-person pronouns.· I mentioned earlier that the gender distinction in Arabic applies to the second as well as third person.· The gender distinction is avoided by using a totally different structure throughout the whole set of instructions.

VERB► achieve

· He achieved the rare distinction of being equally famous in more than one field at the same time.· Caradryel achieved another distinction - he was the first Phoenix King to die peacefully in bed.· Both have achieved this distinction five times.· This House of Lords decision still did not achieve a clear distinction between leases and licences.

► blur

· It is easy to blur such distinctions.· All around us, Negroponte says, computers are blurring the distinction between atoms and bits.· These considerations tend to blur the distinction somewhat.· They do not blur the distinction between testation and intestacy, but they mitigate it.· The development of the concept of abuse of power blurred the distinction between merits and vires.· And thirdly, by distributing company stock to employees it has blurred the capital-labour distinction in a number of firms.· Mosley too became increasingly prone to blur the distinction between art, philosophy and life.· Critical seminars within the university may sometimes blur this distinction if they contain elements of genuine intellectual exchange.

► draw

· I draw no distinction between those who wield the weapons of destruction and those who do red-cross work.· Why draw a distinction between the adopted and the biological child?· We shall see that Law drew a clear distinction between innocent and fraudulent misrepresentation.· However, if your company does not draw this distinction, the entire reimbursement is considered wages.· But the impossibility of drawing this distinction may be bad for the arts.· Some Republicans believe Dole can draw a clear enough distinction with Clinton to make foreign policy a telling issue in the campaign.· The Convention draws no distinction between types of treaty.· I decline to draw any distinctions...

► maintain

· Hardaker maintains that a distinction must be preserved between work and the inner life.· It is important, but in practice exceedingly difficult, to maintain this distinction at all times in the study of meaning.

► make

· However, Mr. Lawson then continues by making no distinction whatsoever between tobacco sponsorship and any other form of sponsorship.· S., but you must make a distinction between derivatives and a complex derivative strategy.· As you do so, try to build up a system of classification, explaining your basis for making distinctions.· But he was not about to make that distinction.· Why do these bodies make this distinction?· But early users of the language would not have made such a distinction.· The Bible makes a definite distinction between them, though the distinction is not hard and fast.· Children do not make the same rigid distinction between humans and animals that adults learn to make.

► serve

· Charles was only ever jealous of him when he served with some distinction as a helicopter pilot during the Falklands war.· Against a lawyer who I think we all know has served this court with distinction for many years.

PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► draw a comparison/parallel/distinction etc

Here Locke draws a parallel between modes such as triangles, and substances such as gold and the Strasburg clock.
I drew a parallel between the grinding plates and the grinding, unresolved pressures underlying this election year.
I will start by drawing a distinction between what I will call social science history and hermeneutic history.
It is also clear that it is difficult to draw comparisons between the Western Isles and the developing countries.
It is now commonplace to draw a distinction between care in and care by the community.
John Mortimer made the presentation speech, drawing parallels between Dickens and Dostoevsky.
Why draw a distinction between the adopted and the biological child?

► the dubious honour/distinction/pleasure (of doing something)

I therefore inherited the dubious honour of making it available on loan to youth workers.
Mr Edmond has the dubious honour of being tried by the District of Columbia's first anonymous jury.
Sarah, left alone, had the dubious distinction of being the last of all the Titfords in Frome.

WORD FAMILYnoundistinctionadjectivedistinct ≠ indistinctadverbdistinctly ≠ indistinctly

单词	distinction
释义	distinctiondis‧tinc‧tion /dɪˈstɪŋkʃən/ ●●○ W3 AWL noun Entry menu MENU FOR distinctiondistinction1 difference2 excellence3 being special4 result Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES a poet of distinction Pablo insists that he is Basque, not Spanish - an important distinction. There is a clear distinction between lawful protest and illegal strike action. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS In addition to the main distinction based on participant roles, the person system may be organized along a variety of other dimensions. Life was hard for the peasants, especially in the conservative south, where class distinctions were pronounced. One of the few notions from game theory to penetrate the popular culture was the distinction of zero-sum and nonzero-sum games. Perhaps the neatest way of expressing the distinction is to contrast unilateral and cooperative procedures. The distinctions between the three cell types are quite subtle and may only be obvious after quite extensive testing. The plan would introduce a single class of bearer shares, abolishing the distinction between registered and bearer shares. To many, the distinction between rote memorization and understanding is unclear and leads to confused teaching and learning. When conceptual distinctions are expressed in language they are referred to as semantic relations. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatora fact or quality that makes someone or something different► difference a detail, fact, or quality that makes one person or thing different from another: · We should think about the similarities between cultures, not the differences.difference between: · Try and spot the differences between these two pictures.· The difference between the two cheeses is that one is made from goat's milk.difference in: · I don't think there's any difference in the way you pronounce these two words.know the difference: · He's speaking Italian, not Spanish. Don't you know the difference? ► distinction a clear, but usually small, difference between similar things: · Pablo insists that he is Basque, not Spanish - an important distinction.distinction between: · There is a clear distinction between lawful protest and illegal strike action. ► distinguishing feature/mark/characteristic a feature of a particular person or thing that makes them look different from other similar people or things: · The distinguishing feature of the African elephant is the size of its ears.· The melodies of most composers have distinguishing characteristics which make them instantly identifiable. to notice that two things or people are different► can tell the difference to be able to notice that two things or people are different, even though they seem to be similar: · It looked just like a real diamond - I couldn't tell the difference.can tell the difference between: · Can you tell the difference between a really good wine and the sort that you might drink every day? ► can tell somebody/something apart to be able to see that two very similar people or things are different - use this especially in questions and negative statements: · The twins are identical - even their parents can't always tell them apart. ► distinguish to be able to recognize and understand the difference between two or more similar people or things: · Several thousand minerals can be distinguished, each defined by its own set of properties.distinguish between: · Even a expert would find it hard to distinguish between the original painting and the copy.distinguish from: · A tiny baby soon learns to distinguish its mother's face from other adults' faces. ► differentiate to know, see, or show the difference between a group of people or things: differentiate between: · As journalists, we have to differentiate between facts and opinions.differentiate from: · Part of the management course was teaching us how to differentiate essential tasks from less important ones. ► draw/make a distinction to say what the difference is between two or more similar people or things: draw/make a distinction between: · The law draws a distinction between different types of killing, according to whether it was intended or not.· In the government's education proposals there is a clear distinction made between academic and practical training. ► discriminate to be able to find differences between similar people or things in order to make a choice: discriminate between: · The monkeys were easily able to discriminate between the different objects, according to their visual appearance.discriminate from: · A test is useful for discriminating those students who have reached a higher level from those at a lower level. WORD SETS► Education absenteeism, nounacademic, adjectiveacademy, nounadult education, nounalma mater, nounassessment, nounassessor, nounassignment, nounaudiovisual, adjectiveAV, binder, nounbiology, nounblackboard, nounbursary, nounbusiness studies, nounCAL, nounCALL, nouncareer counselor, nouncareers officer, nouncase study, nounCDT, nouncert., certificate, nouncertificated, adjectivechalkboard, nouncharm school, nounchemistry set, nouncivics, nounclass, nounclassicist, nounclassmate, nouncloze test, nouncoach, nouncoeducation, nouncollege, nouncollegiate, adjectivecommon room, nouncomprehension, nouncomprehensive, adjectivecomputer-literate, adjectivecomputer science, nouncontinuing education, nouncorrespondence course, nouncoursebook, nouncoursework, nouncrash course, nouncredit, nouncrib, verbcross, nouncurriculum, nounD, noundiploma, noundirect method, nounDirector of Studies, noundissect, verbdistance learning, noundistinction, noundo, verbdropout, noundyslexia, nounedify, verbedifying, adjectiveeducate, verbeducational, adjectiveeducationalist, nouneducator, nounEFL, nounELT, nounESL, nounESOL, nounESP, nounessay, nounevening class, nounexam, nounexamination, nounexamine, verbexercise, nounexercise book, nounexternal, adjectiveextracurricular, adjectiveF, fail, nounfellowship, nounfield, nounfield day, nounfield trip, nounfieldwork, nounflashcard, nounflip chart, nounflunk, verbfree period, nounfresher, nounfreshman, nounfurther education, nounglobe, noungoverness, noungrade, verbgraded, adjectivegrade point average, noungrind, nounheuristic, adjectivehistory, nounimmersion, nounineducable, adjectiveinfirmary, nounintake, nounintelligence quotient, nouninterdisciplinary, adjectiveintroductory, adjectiveinvigilate, verbIQ, nounjanitor, nounlearning curve, nounlesson, nounletter, nounletter, verbliberal arts, nounlibrarian, nounlibrary, nounlife science, nounmainstream, adjectivemasterclass, nounmatron, nounmedia studies, nounmnemonic, nounmoderate, verbmoderator, nounmodular, adjectivemodule, nounmultiple choice, adjectivenight school, nounnumerate, adjectiveopen house, nounoral, nounoverqualified, adjectivepapier mâché, nounpass, verbpass, nounpastoral, adjectivepedagogical, adjectivepedagogue, nounpedagogy, nounphonics, nounphrasebook, nounphysical education, nounpicture book, nounplacement, nounplaytime, nounpoli sci, nounpolitical science, nounpolitics, nounprincipal, nounprize day, nounproblem, nounproctor, nounprogrammed learning, nounprotégé, nounquad, nounqualification, nounqualify, verbquick, adjectiverector, nounre-educate, verbrefectory, nounreference, nounreference library, nounrequirement, nounresearch, nounresearch, verbresit, verbresource, nounresult, nounresume, nounretake, verbretake, nounreunion, nounreview, verbrevise, verbrevision, nounrole-play, nounrote, nounscholar, nounscholarship, nounscholastic, adjectiveschool, nounscience, nounscript, nounself-taught, adjectiveset, verbspeciality, nounspelling bee, nounstandard, adjectivestate school, nounstudent body, nounstudent government, nounstudent loan, nounstudent teaching, nounstudent union, nounstudy, verbstudy hall, nounsub, nounsummer holidays, nounsummer vacation, nounsuperintendent, nounteacher, nounteaching, nountechie, nounterm, nounterm paper, nounTESL, nounTESOL, nountext, nountextbook, nountick, nountick, verbtimetable, nountimetable, verbtranscript, nountrimester, nountruancy, nountuition, nountutor, nountutor, verbunderclassman, noununit, noununseen, nounvisual aid, nounvocational, adjectivewhiteboard, nounworkbook, nounworksheet, nounX, nounyearbook, noun Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRYverbs► make a distinction (also draw a distinction formal) (=say or show that one exists)· It isn’t easy to make a distinction between these two words. ► blur the distinction between something and something (=make it less clear)· Both sides in the war had been blurring the distinction between military and civilian targets. ► see a distinction (=recognize that one exists)· He saw no distinction between religious beliefs and superstition. adjectives► a clear distinction · The legal system makes a clear distinction between adults and children. ► a fine/subtle distinction (=small)· Language enables us to make fine distinctions between similar ideas. ► a sharp distinction (=very clear)· The president drew a sharp distinction between his party and the Republican Party. ► an important/crucial distinction · There is an important distinction between these two types of cancer. ► a fundamental distinction (=a basic one)· There is a fundamental distinction between authors and readers. ► a useful distinction · He makes a useful distinction between the two theories. COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a fundamental distinction (=a clear difference between two similar things)· A fundamental distinction exists between knowing a fact and understanding it. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► clear · However, the courts did not recognise a clear cut distinction between the two classes of case.· For there is a clear distinction between tolerating dissent and propagating it.· It asserts that there is a clear distinction between the two kinds of statement and that there is no third kind.· Observing the team in operation, our new employee will notice that there appear to be no clear job distinctions.· Unfortunately this clear conceptual distinction between perceptions and attitudes is unrealistic.· Some Republicans believe Dole can draw a clear enough distinction with Clinton to make foreign policy a telling issue in the campaign.· In other words, there is a clear distinction between application logic and the computer representation of that logic.· Is there in fact such a clear distinction to be maintained between civil association or societas and enterprise association or universitas? ► dubious · Sarah, left alone, had the dubious distinction of being the last of all the Titfords in Frome. ► fine · The appreciation of fine wine and the appreciation of fine intellectual distinctions often go together.· Amoda was an erudite man who insisted on fine distinctions.· This alone could not take into account the much finer distinctions that it is necessary to look at when determining social class.· It starts out with a familiar idea and then builds on it, making neater analogies and finer distinctions. ► fundamental · Without these fundamental distinctions the economic privileges of the profession are suspect.· Even at this early stage in their careers, fundamental distinctions in approach were emerging.· That seems to me to be the fundamental distinction, and should be fully preserved.· Clearly there is a considerable overlap between top-down and bottom-up plans, but the fundamental distinction needs making.· But such a conception is to overlook a fundamental distinction about the two activities. ► further · One further distinction needs to be drawn.· There is a further problem of distinction inherent in Marx's concept of ideology.· A further distinction can be drawn between what is given and what is new in a message.· There is however, one further distinction which is rarely noted, but which it is important to draw attention to here.· We have a further distinction from the private sector in that we have a prior commitment.· Sometimes, though, morphological agreement can make further distinctions not overtly made by the pronouns themselves.· Under the conditions that usually obtain in receptive field plotting studies one further distinction has been reported.· But there is one further distinction which needs to be made. ► great · Lunia was a beautiful young woman with an air of great distinction.· The great distinction, clearly, is between the areas with and without animal husbandry.· He was to teach Sixth Form Mathematics with great distinction from 1921 until his own retirement.· A social scientist of great distinction and international reputation, Malinowski was a founder of modern social anthropology.· Again, there were considerable variations between the townships, the greatest distinctions being between the working-class and middle-class communities.· A greater distinction between the two systems of safeguards, though, lies in their psychology.· One of its greatest distinctions is a heated indoor swimming pool with sauna.· He was a very kind, youngish, amiable scholar of great distinction, and a power in the university. ► important · However, there is at least one important distinction.· The reader is asked to be alert to that important distinction as this narrative unfolds.· The first and least important distinction is between local and global sceptical arguments.· An important distinction, but one a lawyer can lose sight of.· These responses mark an important distinction in the later appreciation of Eliot.· The from / to nature of most discussions about change begins to make important distinctions.· These are perhaps the most important distinctions in the use of deictic terms, but they are not the only ones. ► real · But that is not the real distinction.· But the real distinction to be made is not of age or costume: There are two kinds of birders.· Do current practices reflect a real distinction between administrative and managerial activities? 3.· Pigeons tend to be larger and doves to be smaller, but no real distinction.· The real distinction doesn't lie in the fact of ownership, but in control.· However, the directive is likely to remove any real distinction between personal data held on paper and on electronic systems. ► sharp · What empirical evidence is there that might persuade us to give credence to this sharp and absolute distinction?· All sports came to make sharp distinctions between those who received payment and those who did not.· A sharp distinction between soma and germ line makes it possible to prevent acquired characters from being transmitted.· The proliferation of retention of title clauses requires a sharp distinction to be drawn between contracts of sale and agency.· There is no sharp distinction between the later stages of transition and the earlier ones of turbulent motion.· Behaviouralists drew a sharp distinction between normative and scientific statements, and made it the hallmark of science to avoid the normative.· We can not, therefore, draw too sharp a distinction between nuclear and extended family types. ► social · These social distinctions were reflected in the residential patterns of workers associated with the stations.· There was very little if any social distinction between the subsidized private estates and the 1920s council housing.· Differences in wealth were not easily transmuted into self-conscious social distinctions, but they did require certain forms of expenditure.· Hygiene becomes a matter of social distinction: polite people always wear clean linen.· Moreover, response was often a matter of context, and of finely attuned social and cultural distinctions.· In Taï chimpanzees, too, we find a tendency towards such social distinctions, though the divisions are far from straight forward.· How their absence of social distinction affected the performance of their duties can only be guessed.· Indicates that there should be greater choice of housing and that social distinctions should not be reinforced. NOUN► class · Talk about class distinction, snobbery, it makes one bloody sick to think about it.· That fact, and the recent changes in the social environment, have translated into few class distinctions on campus.· In the second section, he cuts himself off from his humble family and is influenced greatly by class distinctions.· Life was hard for the peasants, especially in the conservative south, where class distinctions were pronounced.· The class distinctions we employ, you would maintain, are descriptive not pejorative.· But about that time, presumably anticipating an early victory, the Communists imposed class distinctions on the movement.· It was after the Second World War that the class distinction in station facilities disappeared, although it remained on the trains.· The Democratic Republic is very bureaucratic, very much full of class distinctions. ► gender · Only those strategies used to overcome difficulties arising from gender distinctions will be commented on.· The gender distinction nevertheless exists in some semantic areas and in the person system.· In some languages, such as Arabic, gender distinctions apply to the second- as well as third-person pronouns.· I mentioned earlier that the gender distinction in Arabic applies to the second as well as third person.· The gender distinction is avoided by using a totally different structure throughout the whole set of instructions. VERB► achieve · He achieved the rare distinction of being equally famous in more than one field at the same time.· Caradryel achieved another distinction - he was the first Phoenix King to die peacefully in bed.· Both have achieved this distinction five times.· This House of Lords decision still did not achieve a clear distinction between leases and licences. ► blur · It is easy to blur such distinctions.· All around us, Negroponte says, computers are blurring the distinction between atoms and bits.· These considerations tend to blur the distinction somewhat.· They do not blur the distinction between testation and intestacy, but they mitigate it.· The development of the concept of abuse of power blurred the distinction between merits and vires.· And thirdly, by distributing company stock to employees it has blurred the capital-labour distinction in a number of firms.· Mosley too became increasingly prone to blur the distinction between art, philosophy and life.· Critical seminars within the university may sometimes blur this distinction if they contain elements of genuine intellectual exchange. ► draw · I draw no distinction between those who wield the weapons of destruction and those who do red-cross work.· Why draw a distinction between the adopted and the biological child?· We shall see that Law drew a clear distinction between innocent and fraudulent misrepresentation.· However, if your company does not draw this distinction, the entire reimbursement is considered wages.· But the impossibility of drawing this distinction may be bad for the arts.· Some Republicans believe Dole can draw a clear enough distinction with Clinton to make foreign policy a telling issue in the campaign.· The Convention draws no distinction between types of treaty.· I decline to draw any distinctions... ► maintain · Hardaker maintains that a distinction must be preserved between work and the inner life.· It is important, but in practice exceedingly difficult, to maintain this distinction at all times in the study of meaning. ► make · However, Mr. Lawson then continues by making no distinction whatsoever between tobacco sponsorship and any other form of sponsorship.· S., but you must make a distinction between derivatives and a complex derivative strategy.· As you do so, try to build up a system of classification, explaining your basis for making distinctions.· But he was not about to make that distinction.· Why do these bodies make this distinction?· But early users of the language would not have made such a distinction.· The Bible makes a definite distinction between them, though the distinction is not hard and fast.· Children do not make the same rigid distinction between humans and animals that adults learn to make. ► serve · Charles was only ever jealous of him when he served with some distinction as a helicopter pilot during the Falklands war.· Against a lawyer who I think we all know has served this court with distinction for many years. Phrases PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES► draw a comparison/parallel/distinction etc Here Locke draws a parallel between modes such as triangles, and substances such as gold and the Strasburg clock. I drew a parallel between the grinding plates and the grinding, unresolved pressures underlying this election year. I will start by drawing a distinction between what I will call social science history and hermeneutic history. It is also clear that it is difficult to draw comparisons between the Western Isles and the developing countries. It is now commonplace to draw a distinction between care in and care by the community. John Mortimer made the presentation speech, drawing parallels between Dickens and Dostoevsky. Why draw a distinction between the adopted and the biological child? ► the dubious honour/distinction/pleasure (of doing something) I therefore inherited the dubious honour of making it available on loan to youth workers. Mr Edmond has the dubious honour of being tried by the District of Columbia's first anonymous jury. Sarah, left alone, had the dubious distinction of being the last of all the Titfords in Frome. Word family WORD FAMILYnoundistinctionadjectivedistinct ≠ indistinctadverbdistinctly ≠ indistinctly 1difference [countable, uncountable] a clear difference or separation between two similar thingsdistinction between the distinction between formal and informal languageclear/sharp distinction There is often no clear distinction between an allergy and food intolerance.make/draw a distinction The Act makes no distinction between children and adults (=it treats them as if they were the same).RegisterIn written English, people often use draw a distinction rather than make a distinction, because it sounds more formal:· The law draws a distinction between temporary and permanent employees.2excellence [uncountable] the quality of being excellent and important: Eliot’s distinction as a poet3being special [singular] the quality of being special in some wayhave/earn/achieve etc the distinction of doing something At that time, it had the distinction of being the largest bridge in the UK. The US enjoys the dubious distinction of being the lawsuit capital of the world.4result [countable, uncountable] a special mark given to a student whose work is excellentwith distinction He obtained a law doctorate with distinction.COLLOCATIONSverbsmake a distinction (also draw a distinction formal) (=say or show that one exists)· It isn’t easy to make a distinction between these two words.blur the distinction between something and something (=make it less clear)· Both sides in the war had been blurring the distinction between military and civilian targets.see a distinction (=recognize that one exists)· He saw no distinction between religious beliefs and superstition.adjectivesa clear distinction· The legal system makes a clear distinction between adults and children.a fine/subtle distinction (=small)· Language enables us to make fine distinctions between similar ideas.a sharp distinction (=very clear)· The president drew a sharp distinction between his party and the Republican Party.an important/crucial distinction· There is an important distinction between these two types of cancer.a fundamental distinction (=a basic one)· There is a fundamental distinction between authors and readers.a useful distinction· He makes a useful distinction between the two theories.
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