compare
柯林斯词典
1. V-T When you compare things, you consider them and discover the differences or similarities between them. 比较
Compare the two illustrations in Figure 60. 比较一下图60中的两个图示。
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. V-T If you compare one person or thing to another, you say that they are like the other person or thing. 认为…像…
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. V-I If you say that something does not compare with something else, you mean that it is much worse. 比得上[usu with neg]
The flowers here do not compare with those at home. 这儿的花比不上家里的花。
4. V-I 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. (与…) 比起来 (好、差)
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。
5. →see also compared
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compare /kəmˈpɛə/ (comparing,compared,compares)
剑桥词典
- If you compare the two books side by side , it is clear that the author of the second has plagiarized (from the first).
- The number of people who applied for the course was 120 compared with an initial estimate of between 50 and 100.
- I thought myself very sophisticated compared with my relatives in the country .
- This matter really isn't very important if you compare it to the other problems we've got to deal with.
- The judges compared all the cakes in the cake competition for taste , texture , colour and general appearance .
compare verb [T] (EXAMINE DIFFERENCES)
to examine or look for the difference between two or more things对比，对照，比较
If you compare house prices in the two areas , it's quite amazing how different they are. 如果比较一下两个地段的房价，你会惊讶地发现它们的差别竟如此之大。
That seems expensive - have you compared prices in other shops ? 那好像很贵——你有没有比较一下其他店里的价格？
Compare some recent work with your older stuff and you'll see how much you've improved . 把你近来的作品与以前的对照一下，你就会知道你的进步有多大。
This road is quite busy compared to/with ours. 与我们那条路相比，这条路很繁忙。
Children seem to learn more interesting things compared to/with when we were at school . 与我们上学时相比，孩子们现在学的有趣的东西似乎更多一些。
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compare verb [T] (CONSIDER SIMILARITIES)
to judge , suggest , or consider that something is similar or of equal quality to something else
将…比作；拿…与…相比；认为…和…相似（或不相上下）
The poet compares his lover's tongue to a razor blade . 诗人把他恋人的舌头比作剃须刀刀片。
Still only 25, she has been compared to the greatest dancer of all time . 她才25岁就被誉为有史以来最伟大的舞蹈家。
People compared her to Elizabeth Taylor. 人们把她比作伊丽莎白‧泰勒。
You can't compare the two cities - they're totally different. 你不能把这两座城市相提并论——它们完全不同。
does not compare
If something or someone does not compare with something or someone else , the second thing is very much better than the first.
不能比，比不上
Instant coffee just doesn't compare with freshly ground coffee . 速溶咖啡根本比不上现磨的咖啡。
compare favourably
If something compares favourably with something else , it is better than it.
比起来要好，比得过
The hotel certainly compared favourably with the one we stayed in last year . 这家酒店当然比我们去年住的那家要好。