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| /ˈkɒntrɑːst/ |
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| 1 | C/U a noticeable difference between people or things 差别；差异 |
| +between the contrast between her life before the accident and now 事故前和现在她生活的悬殊差别 |
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| 2 | C something that is different from something else in a very noticeable way 对照物；对比物 |
| +to The little village was a total contrast to San Francisco. 这个小村子和圣弗朗西斯科形成了鲜明对照。 |
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| 3 | U the differences in light or colour that you can see in a painting or photograph , or on a television （绘画、摄影或电视图像中的）并置对比，反差 |
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| - | by/in contrast
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| used when you are comparing two things or people and saying that the second one is very different from the first |
| 对比之下 |
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| The technology sector is doing badly. Old economy stocks, by contrast, are performing well again. 技术行业表现很差。对比之下，传统经济股则再次表现良好。 |
| in contrast to sb/by contrast with sth In contrast to his predecessor, Bush has little appetite for foreign travel. 和他的前任截然不同的是，布什对到国外旅行没有多少兴趣。 |
| in marked/sharp/stark/striking contrast to Johnny’ s friendliness was in marked contrast to his brother’ s rude behaviour. 约翰尼的友好和他哥哥的粗鲁行为形成了鲜明对照。 |
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| - | stand/be in contrast to
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| to be very different from something else |
| 与…形成对照 |
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| Her views stand in stark contrast to those of her colleagues. 她的观点和其他的同事形成了强烈的对照。 |
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