comparing
present participle ofcompare
| 单词 | comparing |
| 释义 | comparing present 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 Examplesofcomparingcomparing In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. In all cases, these long-term experiments, whethercomparingorganic to conventional systems, or comparing more than one organic system, are particularly useful demonstration tools. From theCambridge English Corpus In contrast, whencomparingthe maps for topic 5 it seems that the minutes give an accurate account of the discussions that took place. From theCambridge English Corpus The effectiveness of rehabilitation programs is uncertain, and studiescomparingdifferent treatments and strategies are of poor to moderate quality. From theCambridge English Corpus It is useful to study pro-objects bycomparingthem to constant pro-objects. From theCambridge English Corpus A study has also been carried outcomparingthe influence of different starting bladder volumes. From theCambridge English Corpus Analyticallycomparingthese expressions with the solutions for stochastic prices proves to be cumbersome. From theCambridge English Corpus In the present study,comparingthe presence versus absence of accurate and informative negative feedback allowed us to assess this hypothesis directly. From theCambridge English Corpus Comparingthe two cohorts, the average age of retirement decreased by 1.6 years (from 63.8 to 62.2 years-of-age). From theCambridge English Corpus Comparingthe signals from the four deepest probes, only small pressure differences are observed. From theCambridge English Corpus Comparingwell-defined groups should help us sort out these possibilities. From theCambridge English Corpus Figure 7 answers the question bycomparingthe influence of sibling position on marriage in our three populations. From theCambridge English Corpus Therefore, in this article we will rely on the reader's geometrical perception incomparingthe geometrical patterns generated by the bacterial colonies. From theCambridge English Corpus The paper is restricted tocomparingtwo strategies to reduce the impact of climate change. From theCambridge English Corpus Incomparingwith figure 6, we observe that details of the two spectral eddy-viscosities differ. From theCambridge English Corpus This has to be taken into account whencomparingstatistics of different study populations. 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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