compares; compared; comparing
compares; compared; comparing
Learner's definition of COMPARE
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[+ object] : to say that (something) is similar to something else把…比作;表明…與…相似 2
[+ object] : to look at (two or more things) closely in order to see what is similar or different about them or in order to decide which one is better比較;對比 -
We each did the homework assignment, then compared answers.我們各自完成家庭作業,然後對比答案。
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I compared several bicycles before buying one.我在買自行車之前對不同的幾款進行了比較。
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For our assignment we must compare and contrast the two poets. [=say what is similar and different about them]我們的作業是對兩個詩人進行比較和對比。
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[no object] : to be as good or as bad as something else : to be on the same level or in the same category as something else與…水平相當;比得上—
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He says skiing is fun enough but it can't compare with snowboarding. [=he says skiing is fun but snowboarding is better]他說雙板滑雪很有趣,但還是比不上單板滑雪。
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Spraining an ankle hurts but doesn't compare to breaking a leg. [=breaking a leg is worse than spraining an ankle]扭傷腳踝很疼,但不及摔斷腿疼。
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[no object] : to seem better or worse in comparison to something else : to be good or bad when measured against something else相比更好(或更差) —
usually + with or to
compare apples and/to/with apples
: to compare things that are very similar進行同類比較
compare apples and/to/with oranges
: to compare things that are very different(將差别很大的事物進行比較)不具可比性
compared to
or compared with
: in relation to (something else) : measured or judged against (something else)與…相比 -
I'm a slob compared to my roommate.與室友比起來,我可是個懶漢。
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This rain is nothing compared to what we got yesterday. [=yesterday's rain was worse than today's rain]與昨天的雨比起來,這場雨算不了什麽。
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Today's quiz was easy compared with the last one.相比上次的測驗,今天的測驗算是簡單的。
compare notes
: to talk to someone about something that you and that person have each done, experienced, etc.交換意見;交流體會 2 compare /kəmˈpeɚ/ noun
Learner's definition of COMPARE
beyond compare
also without compare
: better or greater than any other : having no equal無與倫比的;無雙的