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| /kəmˈpærɪsn/ |
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| 1 | C/U the process of considering how things or people are different and how they are similar 比较 |
| make/draw a comparison It is very difficult to make comparisons across schools. 学校之间很难作比较。 |
| +between/with Direct comparison between the two languages is not possible. 直接比较这两种语言是不可能的。 |
| +of We have made a systematic comparison of the techniques used by the different players. 我们对不同运动员运用的技巧作了系统的比较。 |
| | 1a | C a document , statement etc in which things are compared 比较报告；对照陈述 | | The comparison will show how far politicians’ views reflect those of the citizens. 比较报告将表明政治家的观点在多大程度上反映了市民的观点。 | | +between/with/of Table 2 provides a comparison with last year’ s results. 表2给出了与去年的结果相比较的情况。 | |
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| 2 | C/U the process of finding things that are similar between two or more things or people （相同之处的）比较 |
| make/draw a comparison He drew comparisons between the problems faced by the university and those confronting his own establishment. 他把该大学和他自己的机构所面临的问题进行了比较。 |
| +between/with/of The comparison with his work is probably unfair. 与他的工作进行的比较很可能是不公平的。 |
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| 3 | C/U linguistics in grammar , changes in the form of an adjective or adverb to show that something has more of a quality , such as the change from ‘good’ to ‘better’ and ‘best’ （形容词或副词的）比较（变化） |
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| - | bear/stand comparison (with) formal
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| 1 | to be as good as someone or something 比得上；不亚于 | Their performance bears comparison with any hospital in Scotland. 他们的业务水平不亚于苏格兰的任何一家医院。 | |
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| 2 | to be similar 相似（于） | The language of the playground bears little comparison with the language of books. 运动场上使用的语言和书上的区别很大。 | |
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| - | by comparison (with)
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| used for talking about the ways in which two things are different |
| （与…）比较而言 |
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| Their lives were exciting and glamorous; ours seemed dull by comparison. 他们的生活刺激精彩；比较而言，我们的就显得沉闷了。 |
| By comparison with the lively teenagers, the adults were a joyless lot. 和活泼的年轻人比起来，成年人一点也不快乐。 |
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| - | in comparison
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| used for talking about the ways in which two things are different |
| 相比之下；比较起来 |
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| Smaller towns have less money to spend, so their systems are very modest in comparison. 小城镇没有多少钱可花，所以他们的体系相比之下也很简单。 |
| +with In comparison with the male, the female is stronger and more energetic. 和雄性相比，雌性更健壮，精力也更充沛。 |
| +to Why are things cheaper in comparison to last year? 为什么东西都比去年便宜？ |
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| - | invite comparison with formal
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| to be similar to someone or something |
| 与…相似 |
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| His powerful performances inevitably invite comparison with those of de Niro. 他那富有感染力的表演不免让人把他和德尼罗相提并论。 |
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| - | there’ s no comparison
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| used for saying that one thing is much better than the other |
| 不能相提并论 |
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| I never loved her the way I love you: there’ s no comparison. 我从来没有像爱你那样爱过她：两者不能相提并论。 |
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