compare
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UK compare [sth] vtr: (find similarities, differences) (找共同点，找差别)
SC 比较，对照 bǐ jiào，duì zhào
TC 比較，對照
TC 比較，對照
The study will compare the quality of care of the hospitals.
这一研究将对各医院的护理质量进行比较。
compare [sth/sb] to [sth/sb] vtr + prep: (make a comparison, contrast with)
SC 把…与…进行比较
SC 将…与…进行对照
We compared the results to those of previous tests. Critics have compared his films to those of Hitchcock.
我们把该结果与之前的测试结果进行了比较。评论家们已经把他的电影与希区柯克的进行了比较。
compare [sth/sb] with [sth/sb] vtr + prep: (make a comparison, contrast with)
SC 把…与…相比
SC 拿…和…比较
When you compare ice cream with cake, it's clear that ice cream is the better dessert.
冰淇淋和蛋糕相比，肯定冰淇淋是更好的甜点。
compare vi: often negative (be as good) (常做贬义)
SC 比得上 bǐ de shàng
SC 与…媲美 bǐ de shàng ，yǔ … pì měi
Once you've heard her singing the part, no other voice can really compare.
你听她唱过那部分以后，就会觉得没有其他人能比得上她。
compare with [sth/sb], compare to [sth/sb] vi + prep: (be as good as)
SC 比得上 bǐ de shàng
SC 与…相匹敌
This food does not compare with dinner at a good restaurant.
这顿饭菜比不上好餐厅的晚餐。
beyond compare adj: (without comparison)
SC 无与伦比的 wú yǔ lún bǐ de
The sweetness of her voice is beyond compare.
beyond compare adv: (incomparably)
SC 无与伦比 wú yǔ lún bǐ
The countryside is lovely beyond compare.
compare and contrast [sth] and/with/to [sth] v expr: (note similarities, differences)
SC 比较和对比 bǐ jiào hé duì bǐ
The article compares and contrasts the works of Plato and Aristotle.
compare apples to apples v expr: figurative (compare two similar things)
SC 同类比较
SC 类比 lèi bǐ
compare apples to oranges v expr: figurative (compare two very different things)
SC 不同对象比较
compare like with like v expr: (compare two similar things)
SC 同类比较
SC 类比 lèi bǐ
compare notes, compare notes on [sb/sth] v expr: (exchange opinions, experiences)
SC 就...交流思想
SC 就...交换意见
We met up for lunch to compare notes on our new boss.