英语单词短语词组“to compare apples and/with oranges”的中文翻译、释义及用法解析-英汉词典

to compare apples and/with oranges

idiom(alsoto mix apples and/with oranges);(somethingis apples and oranges)

used to say that two things arecompletelydifferent and it is notsensibletocomparethem:

TheratioofexportstoGDPis verymisleading. Itcomparesapplesandoranges.

You'recomparingappleswithoranges. They are two very differentjobs, with very differenttypesofstress.

Heseemsto bemixingapplesandoranges. He'stalkingaboutmovies, nottelevision.

You can'tcomparethe newscoresto thepreviousyears. It'sapplesandoranges.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Comparing and contrasting

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gold standard
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perspective
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(Definition ofto compare apples and/with orangesfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

单词	to compare apples and/with oranges
释义	to compare apples and/with oranges idiom(alsoto mix apples and/with oranges);(somethingis apples and oranges) used to say that two things arecompletelydifferent and it is notsensibletocomparethem: TheratioofexportstoGDPis verymisleading. Itcomparesapplesandoranges. You'recomparingappleswithoranges. They are two very differentjobs, with very differenttypesofstress. Heseemsto bemixingapplesandoranges. He'stalkingaboutmovies, nottelevision. You can'tcomparethe newscoresto thepreviousyears. It'sapplesandoranges. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Comparing and contrasting analogy antithesis apple as againstidiom balance balancesomethingagainstsomething comparative competitive competitively contradistinction contrast contrastive gold standard measure nonrelative perspective relative relatively relativist stack up See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Being and appearing different (Definition ofto compare apples and/with orangesfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press) #https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/to-compare-apples-and-with-oranges##
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