The former implies the ability to migrate from one environment to another without modification while the latter allows for cross-platform (or in this case, cross-cloud) deployment.

前者意味着从一个环境迁移到另一个环境而无需作任何修改，而后者允许了跨平台(或者在这里，跨云)的部署。

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If you need to rebalance, you can mix it up; for example, if you have too many pants and not enough shirts, feel free to decrease the former, while increasing the latter.

如果你需要重新平衡的话，你可以把他们搭配在一起，比如，当你有太多裤子而没有足够衬衫是，大可心情轻松地丢掉一些裤子，再在购置一些衬衫吧。

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The first two are usually used for small messages while the latter two are used for larger messages.

前两个通常用于小型消息而后两个则用于较大型的消息。

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The former collected an award for best actor, while the latter received the prize for best supporting actress.

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As of last week, the former was averaging 3.6 million viewers for the season while the latter was drawing 3.5 million on a nightly basis.

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The former requires a greater amount of water for power generation while the latter still needs water but for washing solar panels periodically.

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