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新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

compare

英  [kəmˈpeə]
    

[VERB]

    VERB. 动词

  • compares , comparing , compared

    1. [T 及物动词] 比较

    When you compare things, you consider them and discover the differences or similarities between them.

    双语例句

    例：

    Compare the two illustrations in Figure 60.

    比较一下图60中的两幅插图。

    例：

    Was it fair to compare independent schools with state schools?

    把独立学校和公立学校相比较公平吗？

    例：

    Note how smooth the skin of the upper arm is, then compare it to the skin on the elbow.

    看看上臂的肌肤是多么光滑，再和肘部皮肤比较一下。

    例：

    Managers analyse their company's data and compare it with data on their competitors.

    经理们分析他们公司的数据并与其竞争者的数据进行比较。

    2. [T 及物动词] 认为…像…

    If you compare one person or thing to another, you say that they are like the other person or thing.

    近义词

    liken

    双语例句

    例：

    Some commentators compared his work to that of James Joyce.

    一些评论员认为他的作品像詹姆士·乔伊斯的作品。

    3. [I 不及物动词] 比得上

    If you say that something does not compare with something else, you mean that it is much worse.

    双语例句

    例：

    The flowers here do not compare with those at home.

    这儿的花比不上家里的花。

    4. [I 不及物动词] （与…）比起来（好、差）

    If one thing compares favourably with another, it is better than the other thing. If it compares unfavourably, it is worse than the other thing.

    双语例句

    例：

    Our road-safety record compares favourably with that of other countries.

    我们的道路安全纪录比其他国家的好。

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