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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