compare
柯林斯词典
1. V-T When you compare things, you consider them and discover the differences or similarities between them. 比較
Compare the two illustrations in Figure 60. 比較一下圖60中的兩個圖示。
Managers analyse their company's data and compare it with data on their competitors. 經理們分析他們公司的數據竝與其競爭者的數據進行比較。
2. V-T If you compare one person or thing to another, you say that they are like the other person or thing. 認爲…像…
Some commentators compared his work to that of James Joyce. 一些評論員認爲他的作品像詹姆士·喬伊斯的作品。
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. 這兒的花比不上家裡的花。
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. (與…) 比起來 (好、差)
Our road safety record compares favourably with that of other countries. 我們的道路安全紀錄比其他國家的好。
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對比，對照，比較
If you compare house prices in the two areas , it's quite amazing how different they are. 如果比較一下兩個地段的房價，你會驚訝地發現它們的差別竟如此之大。
That seems expensive - have you compared prices in other shops ? 那好像很貴——你有沒有比較一下其他店裡的價格？
Compare some recent work with your older stuff and you'll see how much you've improved . 把你近來的作品與以前的對照一下，你就會知道你的進步有多大。
This road is quite busy compared to/with ours. 與我們那條路相比，這條路很繁忙。
Children seem to learn more interesting things compared to/with when we were at school . 與我們上學時相比，孩子們現在學的有趣的東西似乎更多一些。
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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
將…比作；拿…與…相比；認爲…和…相似（或不相上下）
The poet compares his lover's tongue to a razor blade . 詩人把他戀人的舌頭比作剃須刀刀片。
Still only 25, she has been compared to the greatest dancer of all time . 她才25嵗就被譽爲有史以來最偉大的舞蹈家。
People compared her to Elizabeth Taylor. 人們把她比作伊麗莎白‧泰勒。
You can't compare the two cities - they're totally different. 你不能把這兩座城市相提竝論——它們完全不同。
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現磨的咖啡。
compare favourably
If something compares favourably with something else , it is better than it.
比起來要好，比得過
The hotel certainly compared favourably with the one we stayed in last year . 這家酒店儅然比我們去年住的那家要好。