comparison
柯林斯词典
1. N-VAR When you make a comparison, you consider two or more things and discover the differences between them. 比較
...a comparison of the Mexican and Guatemalan economies. …墨西哥與危地馬拉經濟的比較。
Its recommendations are based on detailed comparisons between the public and private sectors. 其建議是以公有和私有部門之間的詳細比較爲根據的。
2. N-COUNT When you make a comparison, you say that one thing is like another in some way. 相似對比
It is demonstrably an unfair comparison. 這顯然是一種不公平的相似對比。
3. PHRASE If you say, for example, that something is large or small in comparison with, in comparison to, or by comparison with something else, you mean that it is larger or smaller than the other thing. 相比之下
The amount of carbon dioxide released by human activities such as burning coal and oil is small in comparison. 相比之下人類燃燒煤、石油等活動所釋放的二氧化碳的量是少的。
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comparison /kəmˈpærɪsən/ (comparisons)
剑桥词典
- You can't really draw a comparison between the two cases - they're entirely different.
- I thought I was badly treated but my experiences pale in comparison with yours.
- It was a tame film in comparison to some that she's made.
- The family emigrated to New Zealand in 1949, which seemed a wonderland in comparison with post-war England .
comparison noun [C or U] (EXAMINING DIFFERENCES)
the act of comparing two or more people or things比較，對照，對比
They made a comparison of different countries ' eating habits . 他們對不同國家的飲食習慣作了一番比較。
By/In comparison with the French , the British eat far less fish . 與法國人相比，英國人喫魚要少得多。
例句
comparison noun [C or U] (CONSIDERING SIMILARITIES)
the fact of considering something similar or of equal quality to something else相提竝論，認爲…和…相似
She drew a comparison between life in the army and life in prison . 她把軍隊生活比作坐牢。
To my mind there's no comparison between the two restaurants (= one is much better than the other). 在我心目中，這兩家飯店根本不能相比。
He's a good writer but he doesn't bear /stand comparison with Shakespeare (= he is not nearly as good as Shakespeare). 他是位好作家，但無法與莎士比亞相提竝論。 返回 comparison