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单词 contrast
释义
contrast
noun[CorU]
uk
/ˈkɒn.trɑːst/us
/ˈkɑːn.træst/
B2
anobviousdifferencebetween two or more things:
差别，差异；对照，对比
I like the contrastofthewhitetrouserswiththeblackjacket.我喜欢白色长裤与黑色夹克形成的反差。
Theantiquefurnishingprovidesanunusualcontrasttothemodernityof thebuilding.这座建筑物的古典装饰与它自身的现代风格形成了不同寻常的反差。
There's amarkedcontrastbetweenhischaracterandhers.他的性格与她形成了鲜明对比。
Theireconomyhasexpanded, while ours,by/incontrast, hasdeclined.他们的经济快速增长，相比之下，我们的经济则滑坡了。
Theamountspentondefenceisinstark/sharp(= in verynoticeable)contrasttothatspentonhousingandhealth.国防支出与住房及医疗保健的支出形成了鲜明的对照。
Ilovehis use of contrast(=strongdifferencesbetweenlightanddarkness)in hislaterphotographs.我喜欢他后期摄影作品中光暗对比的运用。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
a difference
  • differenceWhat's the difference between the two cars?
  • distinctionThere's a clear distinction between the two countries' cultures.
  • contrastI like the contrast of those red shoes with your black suit.
  • discrepancyThere is some discrepancy between the two accounts.
  • chasmThere is a widening chasm between public health officials and popular opinion.
  • gulfPeace talks attempted to bridge the gulf between the two warring nations.
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More examples
  • There's astrikingcontrast between what he does and what he says he does.
  • Themountainsstoodinsharpcontrast to thebluesky.
  • Thepresidentspokewithpassionfor anhour, inmarkedcontrast to hissubduedaddressto theparliamentyesterday.
  • Ilovethe contrast between thesharpnessof thelemonand thesweetnessof thehoney.
  • Did youseethephotosof her before and after hermakeover? What a contrast!
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Different and difference
  • altered
  • alternative
  • anomalous
  • another
  • anything
  • dissimilitude
  • distinct
  • distinction
  • distinctive
  • distinctively
  • non-uniform
  • non-uniformity
  • nonequivalence
  • nonequivalent
  • nonhomogeneous
  • variation
  • varied
  • various
  • various and sundryidiom
  • which is whichidiom
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Grammar

Contrasts
There are several common expressions for making contrasts in English. They include on the one hand … on the other hand, on the contrary, in comparison, by comparison, in contrast, by contrast.…
contrast
verb
uk
/kənˈtrɑːst/us
/kənˈtræst/
C2[T]
tocomparetwopeopleor things inorderto show thedifferencesbetween them:
对照，对比
If you contrast some of her early writingwithherlaterwork, you canseejust how much sheimproved.如果你对比一下她的早期作品和后期的作品，就会看出她进步有多大。
C2[I]
If one thing contrasts with another, it is very different from it:
形成对照；显出明显的差异
Thestylesof the twofilmmakerscontrastquitedramatically.两位电影导演风格迥异。
Thetartnessof thelemonscontrastswiththesweetnessof thehoney.柠檬的酸味和蜂蜜的甜味形成鲜明的对比。
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  • Herlatersensualworkscontraststarklywith theharshearlierpaintings.
  • The president'spassionatespeechcontrastedstronglywith hissubduedaddressto theparliamentyesterday.
  • What he said contrastedstrikinglywith what heactuallydid.
  • Thedesignerchosebrightcurtainsandcushionsthat contrast with thesubduedwallpaper.
  • Thesharpnessof thelemoncontrastsdeliciouslywith thesweetnessof thesugar.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Comparing and contrasting
  • analogy
  • antithesis
  • apple
  • as againstidiom
  • balance
  • balancesomethingagainstsomething
  • comparative
  • competitive
  • competitively
  • contradistinction
  • contrastive
  • cross-reference
  • gold standard
  • measure
  • perspective
  • relative
  • relatively
  • relativist
  • self-differentiation
  • stack up
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Being and appearing different
(Definition ofcontrastfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

contrast| American Dictionary

contrast
noun[C/U]
us
/ˈkɑn·træst/
aneasilynoticedorunderstooddifferencebetween two or more things:
[U]She isquitepetite, in contrast with hertallsister.
[C]Contrasts between Manhattan’srichandpoorastonishedhim.
art
Inartandphotographs, contrast is thedifferencebetweendarkandlightcolorsordarkandlightareas.
contrast
verb[I/T]
us
/kənˈtræst/
tocomparesomeone or something with another orothers, or to show thedifferencesbetween two or more things:
[T]She contrasted Hamilton’s Federalistideaswith the Anti-Federalistviewsof Thomas Jefferson.
[I]Hisaggressivestylecontrastssharplywith that of hislow-keypredecessor.
(Definition ofcontrastfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofcontrast

contrast
English, bycontrast, is a language in which argument omission is not permitted.
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Incontrast, action planning is an off-line operation, planning future actions in accordance with expected and/or intended future events.
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Incontrast, the nonspatial characteristics of the target (such as its weight or function) are almost completely unlikely to change after the movement is planned.
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This too was in markedcontrastto the conduct of planning before the devaluation.
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This is incontrastto group 3 species, which were not found in rice fields.
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The verbal gerund, bycontrast, can combine with adverbs, auxiliaries, ordinary objects, and common-case subjects.
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Ordinary forgetting, bycontrast, is neither selective nor intelligent.
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Bycontrast, ordinary adjectives without passive morphology were unlikely to be reanalyzed as verbs or to give rise to a verbal interpretation.
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Cognitive factors involved in preserving a phoneticcontrast.
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Two contrasting dispersal models, one purely diffusive and one stratified, were then chosen to simulate colonization for the two contrasting initial genetic structures.
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Older physicians, incontrast, probably looked forward to returning to their established practices.
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Incontrast, when eco-forestry is unsubsidized, groups meeting their own set-up costs, the returns per hectare are still positive but very modest.
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Incontrast, lithium or imipramine reduced depression scores but did not improve learning.
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There are numerous contrasts between these two regions.
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Theycontrastwith syntactic representations, which are structured in terms of lexical heads and grammatical functions or relations.
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Collocationswithcontrast

contrast

These are words often used in combination withcontrast.

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contrast enhancement
The value of u is critical to thecontrastenhancementand noise suppression of the preprocessing layer.
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contrast ratio
The patterns had a mean light intensity of 60 cd m 2, and acontrastratioof 15:1.
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contrast sensitivity
The filter parameters define the range and shape of thecontrastsensitivityfunction.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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