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com.pare obj EXAMINE DIFFERENCESHkEm5peE5, $-perv [T]to examine or look for the difference between (two or more things)对比,对照,比较If you compare house prices in the two areas it's quite amazing how different they are.如果把这两个地段的房价进行一番比较,你会惊讶地发现它们的差别是如此之大。That seems expensive--have you compared prices in other shops?那似乎很贵,你有没有比较一下其他店里的价格?Compare some recent work with your older stuff and you'll see how much you've improved.把你近来的作品与以前的对照一下,你就会知道你进步很大了。This road is quite busy compared to/with ours.与我们那条路相比,这条路要繁忙得多。Children seem to learn more interesting things compared to/with when we were at school.与我们在学校时相比,孩子们似乎学到了更多有趣的东西。To compare notes is to exchange information and opinions informally.交换意见,商量As we were getting ready to go out, Becky and I compared notes on clothes, music, teachers and men.在为外出作着准备时,贝基和我就衣服、音乐、老师和男人等问题交换了一些看法。Both compared to and compared with are widely used, although some speakers of British English do not consider compared to acceptable.
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