1SIMILAR/DIFFERENT[transitiveT]COMPARE to consider two or more things or people, in order to show how they are similar or different 比较;对比 → comparison
The report compares the different types of home computer available.
这份报告比较了市场上不同类型的家用计算机。
compare something/somebody with something/somebody
The police compared the suspect’s fingerprints with those found at the crime scene.
警方把疑犯的指纹和在犯罪现场发现的指纹作了对比。
compare something/somebody to something/somebody
Davies’ style of writing has been compared to Dickens’.
戴维斯在写作风格上被比作狄更斯。
compare and contrast (=an expression used when telling students to write about the things that are similar or different in works of literature or art) 比较对照〔用于要求学生论述文学或艺术作品之间的异同〕
Compare and contrast the main characters of these two novels.
将这两本小说中的主人公进行比较对照。
2compared to/with somethingCOMPAREused when considering the size, quality, or amount of something in relation to something similar 〔尺寸、质量或数量〕与…相比
a 20% reduction in burglary compared with last year
与去年相比入室盗窃案发率 20%的下降
Compared to our small flat, Bill’s house seemed like a palace.
和我们的小公寓相比,比尔的房子就像是宫殿。
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compared to/with something• Statistics show a 20% reduction in burglarycompared with last year.• Compared to Los Angeles, Santa Barbara almost seems rural.
3LIKE/EQUALLY GOOD[intransitiveI]LIKE/SIMILAR to be better or worse than something else 比…好[差]
compare (favourably/unfavourably) with something
The quality of English wines can now compare with wines from Germany.
现在英国葡萄酒的质量可以和德国的葡萄酒相媲美。
How does life in Britain compare with life in the States?
英国的生活和美国相比怎么样?
The imported fabric is 30% cheaper and compares favourably (=is as good) in quality.
进口织物价格要便宜30%,质量也更好。
4something doesn’t/can’t compare (with something)WORSEif something does not compare with something else, it is not as good, large etc 某事物不能(和某事物)相比
The rides at the fair just can’t compare with the rides at Disneyland.
游乐场的游乐设施根本不能和迪士尼乐园里的相比。
5compare notes (with somebody)informalTALK TO somebody to talk to someone in order to find out if their experience of something is the same as yours (和某人)交换意见
Leading scientists got together in Paris to compare notes on current research.
compare to consider two or more things or people, in order to show how they are similar or different 比较,对比
Scientists compared the results of both experiments.
科学家把两次实验的结果进行了比较。
nThe woman’s body was identified by comparing her teeth with dental records.
make/draw a comparison to compare two or more things or people and say how they are similar 进行比较
In her article, she makes a comparison between people’s lives now and 50 years ago.
她在文章中把现在的生活和50年前的生活进行了比较。
It is possible to draw a comparison between the two poets’ work.
这两位诗人的作品可以作一个比较。
draw an analogy to say that two situations are similar – a rather formal use 作类比〔相当正式的用法〕
Some people have attempted to draw an analogy between America’s invasion of Iraq and the war in Vietnam.
有些人试图以越南战争美化美国对伊拉克的入侵。
draw a parallel to say that some features of things are similar, especially things that are actually very different – a rather formal use 〔尤指把差别很大的事物〕相提并论〔相当正式的用法〕
He draws a parallel between football and religion.
他把足球和宗教相提并论。
nParallels can be drawn between her work and that of Picasso.
contrast to compare two things, situations etc, in order to show how they are different from each other 对比
In her novel she contrasts the lives of two families in very different circumstances.
小说中,她把两家人完全不同的生活进行了对比。
make/draw a distinction between to say that you think two things are very different 把〔两事物〕区别开来
The author draws a distinction between allowing death to occur, and causing it.
作者把允许死亡发生和造成死亡区别开来。
nIt is important to make a distinction between people’s fears about crime and the amount of crime that really happens.
measure somebody/something against somebody/something to compare two people or things, in order to judge which is better, bigger etc 以某物/某人来衡量某物/某人
As a young actress, she was nervous of being measured against her famous father.
作为一名年轻演员,她害怕别人以她的名人父亲来衡量自己。
nMurray’s progress is often measured against that of Nadal.
compare (favourably/unfavourably) with something• This shows a recovery in the U.K. share as compared with 1990/91, when the figures were: U.S. 38.6%.• Fertilityaveraged over six children per couple, as compared with 2. 7 in the industrialized world.• That compares with a 1. 9 percent rise in November, the biggest monthly rise since July.• Computers traditionally talk to each other over phone lines, which have sharply limitedcapacitycompared withcable.• At speedslowcompared withlight, the temporal retardation is proportional to the square of your speed.• Last year IronMaidengeargrossed £7 million compared withrecordsales of £21 million.• It is less than £30,000, compared with the tens or hundreds of millions that are spent on promotingtobacco.• The Astra has been accused of having poorsuspension control, but it's nothing compared with the way the LeBaron behaves.
compare2 noun
beyond/without compareliteraryBEST a quality that is beyondcompare is the best of its kind 无可比拟,无与伦比
a beauty and an elegance beyond compare
无与伦比的美丽与优雅
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beyond/without compare• She went to her chamber and used every art she knew to make herself beautifulbeyond compare.• Their written language was the most advanced of the pre-Columbian scripts, and their astronomicalknowledgebeyond compare.• The Muses had no instrumentpeculiar to them, but their voices were lovelybeyond compare.• The dancing in the show had a beauty that was beyond compare.