equal noun ⇨peerequal adj. ⇨equal (equal parts)⇨reasonable (equal rights)equal verb ⇨be (2x plus y equals 7)⇨compare2 (unlikely to be equalled)equal
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equal ♦︎ the same ♦︎ identical ♦︎ uniform ♦︎ synonymous ♦︎ homogeneous ♦︎ indistinguishable ♦︎ tantamount to sth ♦︎ interchangeableThese words all describe things that are the same in size, quantity and value.这些词均表示尺寸、数量和价值上相同的、同等的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆equal / identical / tantamount to sth◆identical / synonymous / interchangeable with sth◆to become equal / synonymous / homogeneous / indistinguishable / interchangeable◆exactly equal / the same / identical / synonymous◆almost equal / the same / identical / uniform / synonymous / indistinguishable / interchangeable◆apparently the same / identical / uniform / homogeneous◆roughly equal / the same / synonymous■equalthe same in size, quantity, value, etc. as sth else(大小、数量、价值等)相同的,同样的,相等的◆There is an equal number of boys and girls in the class.这个班男女生人数相同。◆Take two pieces of wood of equal length.取两块长度相等的木料。◆Cut it into four equal parts.把它切成四等份。◆One unit of alcohol is equal to half a pint of beer.一单位的酒精等于半品脱啤酒。◆The two books are more or less equal in length.这两本书长度差不多。OPPunequal ⇨ different see also equal ⇨ belinking verb, equal ⇨ peernoun▸equally
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◆The money was divided equally among her four children.她的四个孩子平分了这笔钱。◆They share the housework equally.他们平均分担家务。■the sameexactly like the one or ones referred to or mentioned(与所指或所提及的)相同的,同样的◆I bought the same car as yours(= another car of that type).我买的车跟你的一样。◆She was wearing the same dress that I had on.她穿的连衣裙和我身上的那条一模一样。◆The same thing happened to me last week.上星期我也遇到了同样的事。OPPdifferent ⇨ different■identical aɪˈdentɪkl similar in every detail完全一样的;相同的◆I came to a row of identical houses.我来到一排一模一样的房子前。◆The two pictures are similar, although not identical.这两幅画很相似,尽管不完全相同。◆The number on the card should be identical with the one on the cheque book.卡号应该跟支票簿上的号码一致。▸identically
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◆The children were dressed identically.孩子们的穿着完全一样。■uniformthe same in all parts一致的;统一的;一律的◆The walls were a uniform grey.墙壁一律是灰色。◆Growth has not been uniform across the country.全国各地的发展程度不一。 see also uniformity ⇨ similarity▸uniformly
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◆The principles were applied uniformly across all the departments.这些原则统一适用于所有部门。◆The quality is uniformly high.质量一律很高。■synonymous sɪˈnɒnɪməs; NAmEsɪˈnɑːnɪməs (ratherformal) (of words or expressions) having the same, or nearly the same, meaning; so closely connected with sth that the two things appear to be the same(词语或表达)同义的,近义的;等同的◆Few words are truly synonymous.很少有真正的同义词。◆Wealth is not necessarily synonymous with happiness.财富未必是幸福的同义词。■homogeneousˌhɒməˈdʒiːniəs; NAmEˌhoʊməˈdʒiːniəs (formal) consisting of things or people that are all the same or all of the same type由同类事物(或人)组成的;同种类的◆Old people are not a homogeneous group, as some people seem to think.有些人似乎认为老年人都是同一类型的,其实并非如此。◆We no longer live in a culturally homogeneous society.我们不再生活在文化单一的社会里。OPPheterogeneous ⇨ diverse■indistinguishableˌɪndɪˈstɪŋgwɪʃəbl (ratherformal) if two things are indistinguishable, or one is indistinguishable from the other, it is impossible to see any differences between them无法分辨的;无法区分的◆The male of the species is almost indistinguishable from the female.这个物种的雄性和雌性几乎无法分辨。◆The two parties' policies are almost indistinguishable.这两个党派推行的政策大同小异。OPPdistinguishable ⇨ recognizable■ˈtantamount to sth
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(written) having the same bad effect as sth else无异于;效果与⋯一样坏◆If he resigned it would be tantamount to admitting that he was guilty.他若辞职就等于承认自己有错。ⓘ Tantamount typically combines with nouns such as a crime, a declaration of war, cruelty, killing, stealing, treachery and treason. * tantamount一般与crime、declaration of war、cruelty、killing、stealing、treachery和treason等名词搭配。■interchangeableˌɪntəˈtʃeɪndʒəbl; NAmEˌɪntərˈtʃeɪndʒəbl (ratherformal) that can be exchanged, especially without affecting the way in which sth works可交换的;可互换的;可交替的◆The two words are virtually interchangeable(= have almost the same meaning).这两个词大体上可以通用。◆The V8 engines are all interchangeable with each other.V8型发动机全都可以相互替换。▸interchangeably
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◆These terms are used interchangeably.这些措辞交替使用。
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