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equal

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Related topics: Maths, Numbers
e·qual1 /ˈiːkwəl/ ●●● S1 W2 adjectiveadj  
1  same 相同EQUAL the same in size, number, amount, value etc as something else 〔在大小、数字、数量、价值等方面〕相等的，相同的 → equivalent
equal number/amount (of something)
 Both candidates received an equal number of votes.
两位候选人的得票数相等。
(of) equal value/importance
 They believe that all work is of equal value.
他们认为一切工作都有同等价值。
equal in size/length/height etc 大小/长度/高度等相等的
 The two towns are roughly equal in size.
这两个城镇的大小差不多。
of equal size/length/height etc 大小/长度/高度等相等的
equal to
 The rent was equal to half his monthly income.
这租金相当于他半个月的收入。
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2  same rights/chances 同等权利/机会EQUALRIGHT/HAVE THE RIGHT TO having the same rights, opportunities etc as everyone else, whatever your race, religion, or sex 平等的
 Our constitution states that all men are equal.
我们的宪法规定人人平等。
 Our education system should provide equal opportunities for all children.
我们的教育制度应该为所有儿童提供平等的机会。
 The government is committed to achieving equal rights for women.
政府承诺要为妇女争取平等的权利。
3  be equal to something EQUAL
a) to have the ability to deal with a problem, piece of work etc successfully 能胜任某事，能应付难题[任务等] SYN be up to
 I’m not sure he’s equal to the task.
我不确定他是否能胜任这项任务。
 Are you equal to this challenge?
你能应付这项挑战吗？
b) to be as good as something else 与某物同样出色，比得上某物
 The architecture here is equal to any in the world.
这里的建筑堪与世界上任何建筑媲美。
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be equal to something• A fiber mile is one strand of fiber measuring one mile long is equal to 12 fiber miles.• I'm not sure he's equal to the job.• The museum's collection is equal to any in Europe.• Gilling's ability to teeter between fantasy and plausibility recalls Dickens.What he imagines is equal to anything Prospero might have conjured.• In terms of value, roughly, that sum in the 1930s was equal to around £1500 in today's money.• To make the young and pensioners pay for prescriptions is equal to having Claymore mines for us to step on.• The fair futures prices is equal to the current spot price plus the cost of carry.• The amount of the asset and liability is equal to the present value of the minimum future lease payments.• A system is in chemical equilibrium when the rate of the forward reaction is equal to the rate of the reverse reaction.• What I look like going around here talking about I want to be equal to you?
4  on equal terms/on an equal footing EQUALwith neither side having any advantage over the other 地位平等，互不占优
 This law will help small businesses to compete on equal terms with large multinational corporations.
这项法规有助于小公司与跨国大公司展开平等的竞争。
5  all (other) things being equal spokenNORMAL if things are as you normally expect them to be 如果所有(其他)条件相同
 All things being equal, a small car will cost less than a larger one.
在同等的条件下，小汽车要比大一点的汽车便宜。
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all (other) things being equal• Both snail genes and fluke genes stand to gain from the snail's bodily survival, all other things being equal.• It shows the quantities of a product which will be demanded at various prices, all other things being equal.• Significant improvements in clarity and stereo imaging are amongst the more obvious benefits of such parity, all other things being equal.• But all things being equal, most movie makers would like their facts to be right.• All other things being equal, schools where parents are highly involved are more likely to run effectively.• But all other things being equal, the gay and lesbian community has responded well to examples of perceived corporate goodwill.• The bright chestnut is considered the most characteristic colour and, all other things being equal, the one to be preferred.
n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 1: the same in size, number, amount, value etc as something else
adverbs
exactly equal
The food is shared out in exactly equal portions among all members of the community.
roughly/approximately equal
The number of buyers and sellers must be roughly equal before trading begins.
about/almost equal
They are about equal in height and weight.
nouns
an equal number/amount
Both candidates received an equal number of votes.
phrases
be of equal size/length/height etc
Draw two lines of equal length.
be equal in size/length/height etc
The population of each town is roughly equal in size.
be equal in value
Your pension will be equal in value to two thirds of your final year salary.
be equal in number/numbers
In higher education, women are equal in numbers to men.
of equal value/importance
He is remembered for his novels, but his scientific work is of equal importance.
n COLLOCATIONS – Meaning 2: having the same rights, opportunities etc as everyone else, whatever your race, religion, or sex
nouns
equal rights
In many countries, women do not have equal rights with men.
equal opportunities
The government must make sure that all children have equal opportunities in education.
equal pay
The workers’ demands include equal pay for equal work.
equal access (=the same right to do or receive something)
The law states that disabled people must have equal access to employment.
equal treatment
Everyone should get equal treatment under the law.
phrases
be born equal
It is a myth that all men are born equal.
be created equal
They believe that everyone is created equal by God.
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equal• Democracy is based on the idea that all members of society are equal.• The Declaration of Independence says that all men are created equal.• You should spend an equal amount of time on each question in the test.• Two quantities can only be equal if they contain the same powers of space, time and mass.• In Western countries, parents are likely to want about equal numbers of sons and daughters.• Companies are being urged to do more to promote equal opportunities in the workplace.• We are equal partners in the business.• Divide the dough into three equal parts.• The Treaty of Rome states that men and women shall receive equal pay for equal work.• Black protestors campaigned for equal rights throughout the 1960s.• When facing an opponent of equal strength, Barker's speed gives her a big advantage.• I tended to treat people more as equals than I should have-equal time, equal help...• Initially, in the 1970s the distribution of female earnings had been much more equal than that of men.• A pint is equal to about half a litre.• The light produced was equal to that from a medium sized candle.• The alcohol in a pint of beer is equal to that in two glasses of wine.• The distance between A and B in the diagram is equal to the diameter of the circle, C.• As this happens, the demand for money increases and eventually becomes equal to the money supply again.• Dilute the syrup with an equal volume of water, stir and serve with ice.• Choose two stones of roughly equal weight and size.• Evaluate the following portfolio using equal weights.
equal number/amount (of something)• While a few felt that the social workers, were helpful and supportive an equal number considered them to be patronizing and authoritarian.• Cases of equal numbers of additions to each area and all additions concentrated in a few areas are depicted schematically in Fig. 7.9.• Foster's office bookcase contains about equal numbers of books on chemistry and on accountancy.• A new civilian police force has been created, with equal numbers of ex-soldiers and ex-guerrillas in its ranks.• Put equal amounts of ice in the two glasses and sprinkle two teaspoonfuls of salt over the ice in one glass.• An equal amount of injury might have happened at a football match but that was beside the point.• In Western countries, parents are likely to want about equal numbers of sons and daughters.• Minor borders Smaller, supplementary borders, usually arrange in equal numbers on either side of the main border.
equal opportunities• Do they grow up with equal opportunities?• He also dealt with the issues of multicultural education and equal opportunities.• The second dimension implies the need for self-conscious implementation of equal opportunities and the questioning and revision of routine practices.• How this study may contribute to theoretical and empirical work both on equal opportunities and the study of management and organisations.• Since Partnerships have a responsibility to achieve equal opportunities for all young people, community organisations should participate at the planning stage.• Only in a completely classless society can there be equal opportunities for everyone.• Every Whitehall Department now has a nominated Minister who is specifically responsible for promoting equal opportunities in public appointments.• Certain jobs were dominated by men until the equal opportunities legislation of the 1970s.• These will cover areas such as equal opportunities, multi-cultural education, cross-curricular themes, competences and dimensions and special needs.• Our college, and authority, now has an equal opportunities policy document.
Related topics: Maths, Numbers
equal2 ●●○ S3 W3 verb (equalled, equalling British EnglishBrE, equaled, equaling American EnglishAmE)  
1  [linking verb]EQUAL to be exactly the same in size, number, or amount as something else 〔在大小、数字、数量上〕等于，与…相同
 Two plus two equals four.
二加二等于四。
 Prices become more stable when supply equals demand.
供需相当时价格就变得较为稳定。
2  [transitiveT]EQUAL to be as good as something else, or get to the same standard as someone or something else 比得上；达到
 Thompson equalled the world record.
汤普森平了世界纪录。
3  be equalled (only) by something used to say that two things are as strong or as important as each other (只有)某事物才能匹敌
 Her distaste for books was equalled only by her dislike of people.
她讨厌书，其程度之深只有她对人的厌恶可以相比。
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be equalled (only) by something• Holding's 28 wickets were equalled by Andy Roberts.• Indeed, in many respects, Ireland was equalled only by Byzantium.• She seemed in no hurry to have them come, for her patience was equalled by her confidence.• She was a woman without vision or curiosity; her distaste for books was equalled only by her dislike of people.• This amount is equalled by naturally forming sulphur that originates mainly from volcanoes and huge clusters of marine bacteria.• The savagery which he showed towards his opponents was equalled only by that of the discipline that he imposed upon his supporters.• The pleasures of driving our GTi are equalled only by the irritations.
4  [transitiveT]EFFECT/INFLUENCE to produce a particular result or effect 产生，得出〔特定结果或效果〕
 A highly-trained workforce equals high productivity.
训练有素的劳动力能创造高生产力。
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equal• Air pressure at sea level equals 1.03kg per square centimetre.• Among young homeowners, the mortgage debt typically equals 78 percent of the house value.• According to the first figures available, it is estimated that the national bank's exchange reserves equal a month's imports.• It's so peculiar to think that you plus wife equals a new human being.• The average retired worker gets $720 a month in benefits, which equals about 42% of earnings before retirement.• Americans are finding out the hard way that drug possession equals jail in foreign countries.• Three plus three equals six.• The most efficient basis for the trade of goods is when demand equals supply.• Butcher will attempt to equal Swenson's win record.• But also by 1967, expenditure on education had for the first time in history equalled that on defence.• It usually equals the atmospheric pressure.• Also, when profits are driven down to zero, the degree of monopoly power equals the degree of economies of scale.
equal3 ●○○ noun [countableC]  
1  EQUALsomeone who is as important, intelligent etc as you are, or who has the same rights and opportunities as you do 同等的人
 He treats all his staff as equals.
他对所有员工都一视同仁。
 a friendship between equals
同等者之间的友谊
equal in
 She wasn’t his equal in intelligence.
在智力上，她没法和他相比。
2  be the equal of somebody/something to be as good as someone or something else 比得上某人/某事
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be the equal of somebody/something• Deneb is exceptionally luminous, and is the equal of at least 60000 Suns.• His control was the equal of Mushtaq Ahmed's and his variations were finely applied.• The facilities for e-mail, file transfers and newsgroup messages are the equal of most Internet software packages on the market.• People is the equal of Novocain any day, and, as a bonus, there are no needles.• Who on the allied side was the equal of any one of them?• It would be an extensive and sometimes brutal business, but the Society was the equal of the challenge.• All types of medicines reputed to be the equal of branded goods except that generally they were just a load of rubbish.• Since one woman is the equal of any other, woman-centred psychologists can claim the right to represent the rest.
3  be without equal  (also have no equal) formalBEST to be better than everyone or everything else of the same type 最杰出，首屈一指
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be without equal• As a family holiday destination, Bournemouth is without equal.• His musical prowess still undiminished at 65, he is without equal when it comes to instrumental excellence and stylistic versatility.• His attention to detail is legendary and as a strategist he is without equal.• If Richter's Brahms is a revelation, then his playing of Liszt is without equal.• His paintings are without equal in the Western world.
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equal• But Aggie was first among equals.• It started with Milken growing angry because Gutfreund refused to speak to him as an equal.• The police have a duty to treat all members of the community as equals.• Mutual respect grows out of exchanges between individuals considered as equals.• My boss treats her employees as equals.• Northern Ireland Conservatives might expect to be treated as equals.• Criticism, I take it, is an activity that occurs between equals, whatever its object.• Should you not claim to be at least his equal in prowess, and act upon the claim?• Hence OCy equals home consumption of food, and OCx equals home consumption of manufactured products.• Most women these days want marriage to be a partnership of equals.
Origin equal1
(1300-1400) Latin aequalis, from aequus “level, equal”
e·qual1 adjectiveadj →n COLLOCATIONS1 →n COLLOCATIONS2equal2 verbequal3 noun
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