| 单词 | compare |
| 释义 | compare¹ 🄰 vt. 1.(liken)把…比作；与…相比 As an essayist he is compared frequently to Hazlitt.作为一名散文家, 人们常常将他比作哈兹里特。 People always compare him with his brother.人们总是将他与他哥哥相比。 compared with sthorcompared to sb/sth与…相比 Women are smoking two extra cigarettes a week, compared with four years ago.与四年前相比, 现在女性每周多抽两支烟。 In 1800 Ireland's population was nine million, compared to Britain's 16 million.1800年, 爱尔兰人口为900万, 而英国则是1,600万。 2.(find differences)比较；对比；对照 Compare the two illustrations in Fig 60.比较图表60中的两个图示。 to compare sth/sb with sth/sborto compare sth/sb to sth/sb把…与…相比较；将…与…进行对比 studies comparing Russian children with those in Britain一些对俄国与英国儿童进行对比的研究项目 3.【语法】列出(形容词)的比较变化 🄱 vi. 1.(have particular value)相比；被比较 How do your family backgrounds compare?你的家庭背景有什么优势？ to compare with sth/sb与…相比；与…相较 How does this one compare with other companies?这家公司与其他公司相比怎样？ How does he compare with them at this stage of his career?他在职业生涯的这个阶段, 与他们相比起来怎么样？ to compare favourably with sthorto compare well with sth不亚于…；比得上… to compare unfavourably with sb/sth劣于…；比不上… The management compared unfavourably with the previous owners.现在的管理层比之前的老板要相对逊色。 2.(match up)相似；比得上 The flowers here do not compare with those at home.这里的花不如家里的花开得好。 3.(make a comparison)person +进行比较；进行对照 Don't sign or commit yourself to anything until you've had time to think it over and compare.要深思熟虑并认真比照后, 才能签字或做出任何决定。 Test drive both cars and compare.两辆车都试驾一下, 做个比较。 4.(correspond)相似；相同 Her new guy is so much better than the last one —I don't think they really compare.她的新男友比前男友好了不知多少——我觉得两人根本没有可比性。 5.<古>(compete)竞争 idiom compare² ◆compare notes交流意见；交换看法 Are you two comparing notes on marriage again?你们俩又在商量婚姻的事了吗？ Four racing groups were having an informal meeting in Daytona to compare notes.四支赛车队在代托纳赛场举行非正式会晤, 交换意见。 beyond compare无与伦比；无可比拟 She was a storyteller beyond compare.她是一个特别会讲故事的人。 |
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