compare
verb[T]
uk/kəmˈpeər/us/kəmˈper/compareverb[T](EXAMINE DIFFERENCES)
B1
toexamineorlookfor thedifferencebetween two or more things:
对比，对照，比较If you comparehousepricesin the twoareas, it'squiteamazinghow different they are.如果比较一下两个地段的房价，你会惊讶地发现它们的差别竟如此之大。
Thatseemsexpensive- have you comparedpricesin othershops?那好像很贵——你有没有比较一下其他店里的价格？
Compare somerecentworkwithyourolderstuffand you'llseehow much you'veimproved.把你近来的作品与以前的对照一下，你就会知道你的进步有多大。
Thisroadisquitebusycomparedto/withours.与我们那条路相比，这条路很繁忙。
Childrenseemtolearnmoreinterestingthings comparedto/withwhen we were atschool.与我们上学时相比，孩子们现在学的有趣的东西似乎更多一些。
- If you compare the twobookssidebyside, it isclearthat theauthorof the second hasplagiarized(from the first).
- Thenumberofpeoplewhoappliedfor thecoursewas 120 compared with aninitialestimateof between 50 and 100.
- Ithoughtmyself verysophisticatedcompared with myrelativesin thecountry.
- Thismatterreally isn't veryimportantif you compare it to the otherproblemswe've got todealwith.
- Thejudgescompared all thecakesin thecakecompetitionfortaste,texture,colourandgeneralappearance.
Comparing and contrasting
- analogy
- antithesis
- apple
- as againstidiom
- balance
- balancesomethingagainstsomething
- comparative
- competitively
- contradistinction
- contrast
- contrastive
- cross-reference
- gold standard
- measure
- perspective
- relative
- relatively
- relativist
- self-differentiation
- stack up
compareverb[T](CONSIDER SIMILARITIES)
tojudge,suggest, orconsiderthat something issimilaror ofequalqualityto somethingelse:
将…比作；拿…与…相比；认为…和…相似（或不相上下）Thepoetcompares his lover'stonguetoarazorblade.诗人把他恋人的舌头比作剃须刀刀片。
Still only 25, she has been comparedtothegreatestdancerof alltime.她才25岁就被誉为有史以来最伟大的舞蹈家。
People compared hertoElizabeth Taylor.人们把她比作伊丽莎白‧泰勒。
You can't compare the twocities- they'retotallydifferent.你不能把这两座城市相提并论——它们完全不同。
does not compare
If something or someone does not compare with something or someoneelse, the second thing is very muchbetterthan the first:
不能比，比不上Instantcoffeejust doesn't comparewithfreshlygroundcoffee.速溶咖啡根本比不上现磨的咖啡。
compare favourably
If something comparesfavourablywith somethingelse, it isbetterthan it:
比起来要好，比得过Thehotelcertainlycomparedfavourablywiththe one westayedin lastyear.这家酒店当然比我们去年住的那家要好。
Comparing and contrasting
- analogy
- antithesis
- apple
- as againstidiom
- balance
- balancesomethingagainstsomething
- comparative
- competitively
- contradistinction
- contrast
- contrastive
- cross-reference
- gold standard
- measure
- perspective
- relative
- relatively
- relativist
- self-differentiation
- stack up
Idiom
compare notes
compare
noun
literaryuk/kəmˈpeər/us/kəmˈper/beyond compare
so good that everyone or everythingelseis ofworsequality:
无与伦比；无可比拟；举世无双Herbeautyis beyond compare.她的美丽无与伦比。