compared
past simple and past participle ofcompare
| 单词 | compared |
| 释义 | compared past simple and past participle ofcompare compare verb[T] uk/kəmˈpeər/us/kəmˈper/compareverb[T](EXAMINE DIFFERENCES)B1 toexamineorlookfor thedifferencebetween two or more things: If you comparehousepricesin the twoareas, it'squiteamazinghow different they are. Thatseemsexpensive- have you comparedpricesin othershops? Compare somerecentworkwithyourolderstuffand you'llseehow much you'veimproved. Thisroadisquitebusycomparedto/withours. Childrenseemtolearnmoreinterestingthings comparedto/withwhen we were atschool.
Comparing and contrasting
compareverb[T](CONSIDER SIMILARITIES)tojudge,suggest, orconsiderthat something issimilaror ofequalqualityto somethingelse: Thepoetcompares his lover'stonguetoarazorblade. Still only 25, she has been comparedtothegreatestdancerof alltime. People compared hertoElizabeth Taylor. You can't compare the twocities- they'retotallydifferent. does not compare If something or someone does not compare with something or someoneelse, the second thing is very muchbetterthan the first: Instantcoffeejust doesn't comparewithfreshlygroundcoffee. compare favourably If something comparesfavourablywith somethingelse, it isbetterthan it: Thehotelcertainlycomparedfavourablywiththe one westayedin lastyear. Comparing and contrasting
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Worse and worst Surpassing in quality or number Idiomcompare notes Examplesofcomparedcompared In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. This was particularly so for women carers of those with dementia, 47% of whom were depressedcomparedwith 11% of carers of the physically impaired. From theCambridge English Corpus We expect returns from agriculture to be greater and fisheries returns to be less under the alternate management plans ascomparedwith the base model. From theCambridge English Corpus Comparedwith the region's previous combustible qualities, this was a great achievement. From theCambridge English Corpus Some fences have been replaced and movedcomparedto older maps, but it is still quite easy to recognize the localities from former studies. From theCambridge English Corpus Here we define a party's regional strength as its relative electoral performance in a regioncomparedto its national performance. From theCambridge English Corpus Therefore, the difference in the dehydration and rehydration paths was much higher in control seedscomparedto primed seeds. From theCambridge English Corpus It turns out that this difficulty considerably slows down both tasks, ascomparedto the scenario with positive knowledge radius. From theCambridge English Corpus Comparedto the previous results, the fluctuation of relative phase difference is considerably reduced. From theCambridge English Corpus Additional children were wanted by 61 % of women with parity seven or eight,comparedto about 41 % of women with seven or eight surviving children. From theCambridge English Corpus Comparedto the abundant use of such items in sites postdating 50,000 this absence is telling. From theCambridge English Corpus Comparedto the borough's population, few aged in the fifties took part. From theCambridge English Corpus Intellectuals would have to becomparedwith social actors other than intellectuals and with non-intellectual modes of action (supposing these exist). From theCambridge English Corpus The frequency of fire entry into forest fuel samples of different type werecomparedby 2 analysis of 2 x 2 contingency tables. From theCambridge English Corpus The expected values of either type (expected value range or expected symbolic value) arecomparedwith the corresponding design attribute values. From theCambridge English Corpus Reported gastrointestinal symptoms, general health and self-reported hygiene practices werecompared. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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