新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

equivalent

英  [ɪˈkwɪvələnt]
    

[ADJ, NOUN]

    ADJ. 形容词
  • 1等量的 , 等值的

    Equivalent means being the same value or amount as something else.

    近义词

    equal

    双语例句

    例:

    If they want to change an item in the budget, they will have to propose equivalent cuts elsewhere.

    如果他们想要改变预算中的一个款项,必须在其他方面提出等值的削减。

    2等效的

    Equivalent is having the same function in a different place, time, or system.

    双语例句

    例:

    a decrease of 10 in property investment compared with the equivalent period in 1991.

    与1991年相比,房产投资降低10%。

    NOUN. 名词
  • equivalents

    1[SING 单数型名词] 等量物 , 等价物

    If one amount or value is the equivalent of another, they are the same.

    双语例句

    例:

    Mr Li's pay is the equivalent of about $80 a month.

    李先生的报酬大约等于每月80美元。

    例:

    The equivalent of two tablespoons of polyunsaturated oils is ample each day.

    每天摄入相当于两餐匙的多链不饱和油就足够了。

    例:

    Even the cheapest car costs the equivalent of 70 years' salary for a government worker.

    即便是最便宜的车也相当于一个政府员工70年的工资。

    2[C 可数名词] 等效对象

    The equivalent of someone or something is a person or thing that has the same function in a different place, time, or system.

    近义词

    counterpart

    双语例句

    例:

    the Red Cross emblem, and its equivalent in Muslim countries, the Red Crescent.

    红十字徽章,及其在穆斯林国家的对应标志 -- 红新月。

    3[SING 单数型名词] 等效对象

    You can use equivalent to emphasize the great or severe effect of something.

    双语例句

    例:

    His party has just suffered the equivalent of a near-fatal heart attack.

    他的政党刚经历了一次类似心脏病发作的几近致命的打击。

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