新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

contrast

[NOUN, VERB]

    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。

    例:

    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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