1 VERB 比较;对比 When you compare things, you consider them and discover the differences or similarities between them. to compare notes→see: note 比较;对比
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Compare the two illustrations in Fig 60. [VERB noun]
比较图60中的两幅插图。
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Was it fair to compare independent schools with state schools?. [VERB noun + with]
拿私立学校与州立学校相比，这样公平吗？
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Note how smooth the skin of the upper arm is, then compare it to the skin on the elbow. [VERB noun + to]
请注意上臂的皮肤是多么光滑，然后把它和肘部的皮肤比较一下。
SYN contrast, balance, weigh, set against
2 VERB 把…比作 If you compare one person or thing to another, you say that they are like the other person or thing. 把…比作
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Some commentators compared his work to that of James Joyce. [V n + to/with]
有些评注者把他的作品与詹姆斯·乔伊斯的作品相提并论。
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I can only compare the experience to falling in love. [V n + to/with]
我只能把这段经历比作坠入爱河。
3 V-RECIP (与…)比起来(好/差) If one thing compares favourably with another, it is better than the other thing. If it compares unfavourably, it is worse than the other thing. (与…)比起来(好/差)
4 VERB [usu with neg] 相比 If you say that something does not compare with something else, you mean that it is much worse. 相比
5 PHRASE [n/adj PHR, verb-link PHRASE] 无与伦比;无可比拟 If you describe something as beyond compare, you mean that it is extremely good or extremely great. 无与伦比;无可比拟 [literary, emphasis]
| Thesaurus | compare Also look up: |
| VERB. | analyse, consider, contrast, examine 1 equate, match 3 |
| Word Link | par ≈ equal : compare, disparate, part |
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