| 单词 | comparison |
| 释义 | comparison (kəmpærɪsən ) Word forms: comparisons 1. variable noun B2 When you make a comparison, you consider two or more things and discover the differences between them. ...a comparison of the British and German economies. [+ of] Its recommendations are based on detailed comparisons between the public and private sectors. [+ between] There are no previous statistics for comparison. Synonyms: contrast, distinction, differentiation, juxtaposition 2. countable noun B2 When you make a comparison, you say that one thing is like another in some way. It is demonstrably an unfair comparison. He finds the comparison of insect wings with a sailing boat useful up to a point. The comparison of her life to a sea voyage simplifies her experience. [+ of] Synonyms: similarity, analogy, resemblance, correlation 3. in comparison/by comparison phrase If you say, for example, that something is large or small in comparison with, in comparison to, or by comparison with something else, you mean that it is larger or smaller than the other thing. Is the human heart weak in comparison with the other organs? The amount of carbon dioxide released by burning coal is small in comparison. Those places are modern by comparison with Tresillian. 4. there is no comparison phrase If you say there is no comparison between one thing and another, you mean that you think the first thing is much better than the second, or very different from it. [emphasis] There is no comparison between such a player and the ordinary casual participant. [+ between] 5. to stand comparison with sth phrase If someone or something stands or bears comparison with another person or thing, they are as good, or almost as good. [formal] His famous hymn stands comparison with the best of medieval verse. Quotations: Comparisons are odiousDe Laudibus Legum Angliae Comparisons are odorousMuch Ado About Nothing Collocations: comparison group We didn’t see these effects for infants in the comparison group or for infants who received books with generic labels. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Ten years later, the comparison group had gained an average of 1.6 per cent. canada.com The winners of the award were far more altruistic than the comparison group. Times, Sunday Times Sixty per cent of those receiving the largest amount had an excellent recovery after three months, compared with 22 per cent in the untreated comparison group. canada.com This control group serves as an untreated comparison group during the study, but eventually goes on to receive treatment at a later date. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In addition to loneliness, some argue that social networking sites can contribute to feelings of 'disconnectedness' and even depression because of the constant comparison with others. Times, Sunday Times The constant comparison to one's expectations induces regret, which reduces the satisfaction of any decision, even if it fills the individual's needs. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Open coding, analytic induction and constant comparison were used to analyze the data. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 And though he dislikes the constant comparisons with his idol, they're unavoidable. The Sun The research was based on a detailed comparison of every pupil in the top 100 socially selective schools with other pupils living in the same area. Times, Sunday Times Analysts are sceptical about the promises, however, saying that without detailed comparison with previous lending it was difficult to judge whether any more would really be made available. Times, Sunday Times These programs not only play the game, but offer tools for analyzing games and detailed comparisons of individual moves. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Studies of these specific areas may be viewed as micro- or macro-comparative legal analysis, i.e. detailed comparisons of two countries, or broad-ranging studies of several countries. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This makes direct comparison between different scans of additively manufactured parts almost impossible. 2018, 'Standard method for microCT-based additive manufacturing quality control 1: Porosity analysis', MethodsX The introduction of a nondimensional timescale permits direct comparison of unfolding across all forces. 2012, 'Protein High-Force Pulling Simulations Yield Low-Force Results', PLoS ONE However, relationships among those tortuosities remain unclear due to the lack of direct comparison on the same porous media. 2015, 'Direct comparison of hydraulic tortuosity and electric tortuosity based on finite element analysis', Theoretical and Applied Mechanics Letters Draw a comparison with what they had on the books then, and can call on now. The Sun You've got to strike a balance between nostalgia just for the sake it and the ability to draw a comparison between the way things operate now, and making it funny. Times, Sunday Times He drew a comparison with the exit from the exchange-rate mechanism, after which the economy recovered and the markets soared. Times, Sunday Times One minister draws a comparison with government initiatives that seek to improve parenting skills. Times, Sunday Times Can we draw any comparisons? The Sun It's not an exact comparison, of course. Times, Sunday Times Exact comparisons are difficult because each fund group has only one share price but many funds. Times, Sunday Times The data for making exact comparisons was sparser and could be carried out for only a handful of countries. Times, Sunday Times However, marathon routes still vary greatly in elevation, course, and surface, making exact comparisons impossible. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But make sure you're deciding on the basis of a fair comparison. The Sun Okay it's a weekend so maybe that isn't a fair comparison. The Sun For a fair comparison with the past, you need to add tax credits back in. Times, Sunday Times When buying compost, always work out the price per litre to make a fair comparison. The Sun The various different ways firms levy costs make it almost impossible to make a fair comparison because it depends on how much you have invested and how often you trade. Times,Sunday Times But year-on-year growth picked up from 1.8% to 2.2% due to base effects (favourable comparisons with weak growth a year ago). Times, Sunday Times Favourable comparisons with rival cards that offered only 0.5 per cent were made. Times, Sunday Times Critics reacted well to the series and drew favourable comparisons to other visual media. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The swapping operation took less than half the time needed to refill a gasoline-powered car used for comparison purposes during the event. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 For comparison purposes, emissions for the average gasoline-powered new car and the most fuel efficient hybrid-electric car are also included. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Its existence was used only for comparison purposes to reach the final inequality. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 For comparison purposes, some non-sovereign entities are included in this list, but only sovereign territories are ranked. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 For comparison purposes, known, yet simple, algorithms named baselines are used. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It's based upon insecurities in a relationship, also the inevitable comparison with other people. The Sun Our society creates inevitable comparison and inevitable dissatisfaction. Christianity Today I had also studied the great things happening in growing churches, with the inevitable comparisons. Christianity Today It's part and parcel of being a harpsichordist that you have to contend with the inevitable comparisons with the piano as though they are enemies rather than cousins. Times, Sunday Times The inevitable comparisons will be bandied about. Times, Sunday Times The statistics also make for an interesting comparison. Times, Sunday Times It's the ability to last the course that provides the interesting comparison, especially in how it relates to pedigree. Times, Sunday Times The authors make an interesting comparison to today’s climate crisis. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Here we have an interesting comparison. The Sun The movement as a whole provides an interesting comparison with the interlude of the second. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Long sporting events today are rare and invite comparison. Times, Sunday Times The contrasting fates of the two teams seeking the same prize at the same time invite comparison. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The title of the book invites comparison with other traitors. The Times Literary Supplement Why invite comparisons that are so obviously to your disadvantage? Times, Sunday Times It invites comparison between the smoker's tar-clogged lung cavities and the fresh, spongy tissues of the clean-living. Times, Sunday Times A comparison was made of three treatment groups: saline, folinic acid, and levo-folinic acid. 2007, 'El flujo como indicador del efecto terapéutico del ácido folínico en la isquemia-reperfusión Capillary blood flown as an index of the therapeutic effect of folinic acid in ischemia-reperfusion syndrome', Revista Espanola de Enfermedades Digestivas Subsequently, the comparison was made for the various configurations of the luminaire settings. 2018, 'Possibilities of using lighting simulation tools to predict the level of illumination on the workplace from electric lights', MATEC Web of Conferences A comparison was made with no-tillage. 1997, 'Effet de l'éloignement des champs sur la productivité du travail dans la culture du manioc en Afrique sub-Saharienne', Tropicultura A comparison was made between coping strategies used by depressed and nondepressed elderly patients with medical illnesses. 2014, 'A study of depression in medically ill elderly patients with respect to coping strategies and spirituality as a way of coping', Journal of Geriatric Mental Health Pay ratios could have a role to play, provided that they focus on delivering meaningful comparison. Times, Sunday Times Ideally, the exemplars will provide an adequate picture of the writer's habits such that a meaningful comparison can be conducted with the questioned material. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Comparing the outcomes of the five variables, the support group's self-ratings suggested greater improvement than the literature group, while the creative movement group was too small for a meaningful comparison. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 If the guideline public companies are sufficiently similar to each other and the subject company to permit a meaningful comparison, then their multiples should be similar. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 All this distorts the records and makes meaningful comparisons very difficult. Times, Sunday Times They do not make the obvious comparison with gymnastics. Times, Sunday Times I am far too kind to make the obvious comparisons. The Sun Part of the reason it was overlooked has been its lack of obvious comparisons. Times, Sunday Times The most obvious comparisons are to be made about performances. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Of all the statistical comparisons between the waves, two from hospitals exemplify the trends that matter. Times,Sunday Times But statistical comparisons have always been problematic: how can you compare the figures of batsmen who played on uncovered pitches and those who did not wear helmets, with present-day players? Times, Sunday Times Therefor, statistical comparisons between biological and geochemical data are still difficult despite the high total amount of data gathered. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He did not engage in rigorous statistical comparisons of criminals and noncriminals. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Quantitative parasitology deals with measures to quantify parasite loads in samples of hosts and to make statistical comparisons of parasitism across host samples. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 An unfair comparison, you might think, but bear with me. The Sun Now here's an unfair comparison. Times, Sunday Times It's an unfair comparison with my day. Times, Sunday Times Similes also hedge/protect the author against outrageous, incomplete, or unfair comparison. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Try not to dwell on any negative issues from the past or it could lead to unfair comparisons in the present. The Sun From the outset, however, he seemed to invite unfavourable comparison with his predecessor. Times, Sunday Times But we shouldn't confuse heroism with ethical purity nor indulge in unfavourable comparisons with an imaginary past whenever our heroes fall short. Times, Sunday Times This seems a stubborn sort of choice, for to use such a subject was to invite inevitably unfavourable comparisons with one of the great masterpieces of light opera. The Times Literary Supplement Critics of nuclear power are likely to draw unfavourable comparisons with offshore wind. Times, Sunday Times So lucky for those invitees who could not make it to today's lunch, and the subsequent unfavourable comparisons that will follow. Times, Sunday Times The article did not look at the brains of people who lived in the countryside, which might have made a useful comparison. Times, Sunday Times While each of these measures provides a useful comparison of one treatment option versus another, they require different inputs into their respective calculations, thus the potential for producing conflicting results. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The most beneficial or useful comparisons are those of people that are in the same category as ourselves. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Hence, log analysis must interpret messages within the context of an application, vendor, system or configuration in order to make useful comparisons to messages from different log sources. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Note to men: a valid comparison point would be 'trying to mend a car - using a brown felt-tip'. Times, Sunday Times This may not be a particularly fair or valid comparison however. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Ultimately, a valid comparison between two telescopes must take into consideration more specifications, when a general measurement becomes obtuse. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Valid comparisons require that similar offences between jurisdictions be compared. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These standard rating definitions are designed to allow correct machine selection and valid comparisons between manufacturers to prevent them from misstating the performance of their machines, and to guide designers. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 比较 Japanese: 比較 |
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