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comparison

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com·pa·ri·son /kəmˈpærəsən/ ●●○ W2 noun  
1  COMPARINGcomparing 比较 [uncountableU]COMPARE the process of comparing two or more people or things 比较 → compare, comparative
comparison with
 Comparison with his previous movies shows how Lee has developed as a director.
和先前的影片进行比较，可以看到李作为一名导演的成长过程。
in comparison (with/to something)
 In comparison to other recent video games, this one isn’t very exciting.
和其他最新的电子游戏相比，这个游戏不太刺激。
 He was a loud friendly man. In comparison, his brother was rather shy.
他是个热情的大嗓门儿，相比之下他弟弟就有些腼腆。
by comparison (with something)
 By comparison with other European countries, car prices in the UK are very high.
和其他欧洲国家相比，英国的汽车价格非常高。
 After months of living in a tropical climate, Spain seemed cool by comparison.
在热带气候里生活了几个月之后，西班牙相比之下好像还算凉爽。
for comparison (with something)
 These figures are provided for comparison with the results of previous studies.
提供这些数据是用来和先前的研究结果进行比较。
 He showed us the original text for comparison.
他给我们看了原稿以作比较。
 Her paintings invite comparison with those of the early Impressionists (=they remind you of them).
她的画作让人想起早期的印象派作品。
stand/bear comparison (=is as good as someone or something else) 比得上，不亚于
 Irving’s work bears comparison with the best of the modern novelists.
欧文的作品堪与现代小说家的最优秀作品媲美。
on comparison British EnglishBrE (=after you have compared two things to see if they are similar or different) 经过比较之后
 On comparison, the Renault was the more reliable of the two cars.
经比较，这两种车当中雷诺的性能更可靠。
2  JUDGMENTjudgment 判断 [countableC]EXAMINE a statement or examination of how similar or different two people or things are 比较；比较报告
comparison of
 a comparison of pollution levels in Chicago and Detroit
芝加哥和底特律污染程度的比较
comparison between
 The article makes a comparison between the two poems.
这篇文章把这两首诗作了比较。
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In written English, people often use draw a comparison rather than make a comparison, as it sounds more formal: 在书面英语中，人们经常用draw a comparison，而不用make a comparison，因为前者听上去更加正式
The writer draws a comparison between the 1950s and the present day.
作者把20世纪50年代和今天作了比较。
3  BE LIKE somethingbe like STH 像某物 [countableC]LIKE/SIMILAR a statement that someone or something is like someone or something else 比拟，认为相似
(make/draw) a comparison between somebody/something (=show the similarities between two people or things) 对某人/某物的相似之处进行比较
 The writer draws comparisons between the two presidents.
作家比较了两位总统的相似之处。
 You can’t make a comparison between American and Japanese schools – they’re too different.
美国和日本的学校没法比较，它们太不一样了。
4  there’s no comparison spokenBETTER used when you think that someone or something is much better than someone or something else 不能相比〔用来表示某人或某物比另一人或物好得多〕
there’s no comparison between
 There’s just no comparison between canned vegetables and fresh ones.
罐装蔬菜和新鲜蔬菜根本没法比。
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there’s no comparison• "Which apartment do you prefer?'' "Well, there's no comparison. The first one we saw is bigger, quieter, and has much nicer furniture.''
5. GRAMMARgrammar 语法 [uncountableU]SLG a word used in grammar meaning the way an adverb or adjective changes its form to show whether it is comparative or superlative 〔副词或形容词的〕比较（变化）
n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2: a statement or examination of how similar or different two people or things are
verbs
make a comparison (=compare people or things)
Using the Internet is an easy way to make comparisons between prices.
draw a comparison (=say in what way people or things are similar)
People have drawn comparisons between this movie and those of Quentin Tarantino.
provide a comparison
The test can be used to provide a comparison of a child's language development with that of other children.
ADJECTIVES/NOUN + comparison
a direct comparison
You can’t really make a direct comparison between the the two schools.
an interesting comparison
The exhibition provides an interesting comparison of the artists’ works.
a valid/useful/meaningful comparison (=a reasonable one, based on sensible information)
There is not enough data for a valid comparison to be made.
a fair/unfair comparison
A fair comparison between the two firms is extremely difficult.
a favourable/unfavourable comparison (=in which one thing or person is judged to be better/worse than another)
My family was always making unfavourable comparisons between me and my older brother.
a detailed comparison
Students had to write a detailed comparison of the two texts.
a price comparison
A price comparison shopping site was launched last month.
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comparison• This is an attempt to distance themselves from comparisons with those doing research in brain modeling.• The Warriors' point guards seem more like foot soldiers in comparison.• From Augustus to Peter the Great, the history books were ransacked to find suitable comparisons.• Manometric studies in patients with Barrett's oesophagus are few and the comparison with patients with gastrooesophageal reflux are less frequent.• The point of making these comparisons is that artistic practices affect how a critic should describe a landscape.• These comparisons form the basis for the determination of prevalence estimates for anemia, growth retardation, or overweight.• Between treatment comparisons were made using signed rank tests and correlations were sought using Spearman's rank correlation test.
stand/bear comparison• Both Lemper and Stratas have recorded it, but Réaux stands comparison well.• He came to realize that traditional accounts of science, whether inductivist or falsificationist, do not bear comparison with historical evidence.• The position bears comparison with the development of geometrical reasoning by Euclid.• Another site which bears comparison with Chedworth is Nettleton Scrubb in Wiltshire.• Our commitment to quality and to professionalism will ensure that this prototype database will stand comparison by international standards.• It would stand comparison even with that special day.
makes ... comparison• The Easter holiday, which fell in March last year, also makes comparison difficult.• Quality expects rewards, experience makes comparisons.• Overall, there appear to be some significant differences when one makes comparison with more typically modernist organizations.• Problems arise when the Ego not only makes comparisons, but makes value judgements.• The perceived value of the statement is that its standardisation makes comparisons between companies and industries more reliable.
(make/draw) a comparison between somebody/something• A comparison between the north part of the Calais region and central London is ludicrous.• Finally, one general feature of the framework of this subsection is worthy of note, in order to facilitate comparisons between models.• Firstly, however, the crude comparisons between action and control samples in terms of institutionalisation are made.• I see no basis for meaningful comparison between solicitors and mediators.• It is also clear that it is difficult to draw comparisons between the Western Isles and the developing countries.• The comparison between Reagan and Bush has been made increasingly often in recent days.• The perceived value of the statement is that its standardisation makes comparisons between companies and industries more reliable.• There is no comparison between this form and the one on which people claim for mortgage interest relief.
com·pa·ri·son noun →REGISTER1 →n COLLOCATIONS1
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