comparison /kəmˈperəsən/ noun plural comparisons
plural comparisons
Learner's definition of COMPARISON
1
: the act of looking at things to see how they are similar or different比较 [count]
[noncount]
2
: the act of suggesting that two or more things are similar or in the same category相似;类似;相提并论 [count]
[noncount]
by/in comparison
: when compared with another : when looked at or thought about in relation to someone or something else比较起来;相对而言 —
often + with
draw a comparison
or draw comparisons
: to say that two or more things or people are similar(几个人或事物)相似,类似
make a comparison
or make comparisons 1
: to say that two or more things or people are similar(几个人或事物)相似,类似 2
: to look at similarities and differences between two or more things or people比较;对比;相比
no comparison
—
used to suggest that two or more things are very different不能相提并论