新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

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[NOUN, VERB]

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NOUN. 名词

contrasts
1. [C, U 有变体名词] （巨大的）差别
A contrast is a great difference between two or more things which is clear when you compare them.
双语例句
例：
the contrast between town and country.
城乡差别。
例：
The two visitors provided a startling contrast in appearance.
两位来访者的外貌有惊人的不同。
2. [U 不可数名词] （图片、电视画面、绘画中深浅的）对比度
Contrast is the degree of difference between the darker and lighter parts of a photograph, television picture, or painting.
双语例句
例：
a television with brighter colours, better contrast, and digital sound.
一台色彩更亮丽、颜色对比度更好、配有数字音响的电视。

PHRASE. 习语

by contrast , in contrast , in contrast to something
1. 相比之下
You say by contrast or in contrast, or in contrast to something, to show that you are mentioning a very different situation from the one you have just mentioned.
双语例句
例：
The private sector, by contrast, has plenty of money to spend.
相比之下，私营部门有很多钱可花。
例：
In contrast, the lives of girls in well-to-do families were often very sheltered.
相比之下，富裕家庭的女孩子通常都过着养尊处优的生活。
in contrast
1. 与…截然不同
If one thing is in contrast to another, it is very different from it.
双语例句
例：
His public statements have always been in marked contrast to those of his son.
他在公共场合的发言总是和他儿子的话截然不同。

VERB. 动词

contrasts , contrasting , contrasted
1. [T 及物动词] 对比（事物以指出不同点）
If you contrast one thing with another, you point out or consider the differences between those things.
双语例句
例：
She contrasted the situation then with the present crisis.
她把过去的情况与现在的危机进行了对比。
例：
Contrast that approach with what goes on in most organizations.
对比这个方法与大多数组织运用的方法的不同之处。
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In this section we contrast four possible broad approaches.
在这个部分中，我们对比了四种可能的一般方法。
2. [RECIP 相互动词] 与…形成对比
If one thing contrasts with another, it is very different from it.
近义词
differ
双语例句
例：
Johnson's easy charm contrasted sharply with the prickliness of his boss.
约翰的随和与他老板的挑剔形成了鲜明的对比。
例：
Paint the wall in a contrasting colour.
用对比鲜明的颜色粉刷这面墙。

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