compare
/kəmˈpeə(r)/verb
with obj.
1
- estimate, measure, or note the similarity or dissimilarity between比较; 对照：
individual schools compared their facilities with those of others in the area
个别学校将自己的设施与这个地区其他学校的作比较
the survey compares prices in different countries
这次调查比较了不同国家的价格
total attendance figures were 28,000, compared to 40,000 at last year's event.
总参加人数为28,000, 而去年人数则为40,000.
1.1
compare something to
point out or describe the resemblances with; liken to比作：her novel was compared to the work of Daniel Defoe.
她的小说与丹尼尔·笛福的作品相提并论。
1.2
compare something to
draw an analogy between one thing and (another) for the purposes of explanation or clarification类似, 比拟：he compared the religions to different paths towards the peak of the same mountain.
他把不同宗教比作通往同一座山峰的不同道路。
1.3
- no obj., with adverbial have a specified relationship with another thing or person in terms of nature or quality相比：
salaries compare favourably with those of other professions.
薪水比其他职业多。
1.4
- no obj., usu. with negative be of an equal or similar nature or quality匹敌, 不相上下; 相似：
sales were modest and cannot compare with the glory days of 1989.
销售额不大, 比不上1989年时的繁荣时期。
2
- （一般作be compared）Grammar form the comparative and superlative degrees of (an adjective or an adverb)【语法】构成（形容词或副词）的比较级和最高级：
words of one syllable are usually compared by '-er' and '-est'.
单音节词由-er和-est 构成比较级和最高级。
USAGE
Is there any difference between compare with and compare to, and is one more correct than the other? There is a slight difference, in that it is usual to use to rather than with when describing the resemblance, by analogy, of two quite different things, as in critics compared Ellington's music to the music of Beethoven and Brahms. In the sense 'estimate the similarity or dissimilarity between', it is traditionally held that with is more correct than to, as in schools compared their facilities with those of others in the area. However, in practice the distinction is not clear-cut and both compare with and compare to can be used in either context.
短语
beyond（或without）compare
- of a quality or nature surpassing all others of the same kind无与伦比的; 无双的：
a diamond beyond compare.
无与伦比的钻石。
compare notes
- (of two or more people) exchange ideas, opinions, or information about a particular subject（两个或两个以上的人）交换意见, 商量; 交流信息。
词源
late Middle English: from Old French comparer, from Latin comparare, from compar 'like, equal', from com- 'with' + par 'equal'.