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单词 compare
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compare

UK /kəmˈpeə(r)/


phrase
  • beyond​/​without compare

    mainly literary
    1
    used for emphasizing the very good qualities of a person or thing

    Her beauty was beyond compare.

    Synonyms and related words

    Ways of emphasizing how good something is

compare

US /kəmˈper/


phrase
  • beyond​/​without compare

    mainly literary
    1
    used for emphasizing the very good qualities of a person or thing

    Her beauty was beyond compare.

    Synonyms and related words

    Ways of emphasizing how good something is

compare

UK /kəmˈpeə(r)/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/theycompare
he/she/itcompares
present participlecomparing
past tensecompared
past participlecompared

DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    transitive to consider how things or people are similar and how they are different
    compare something with/to something:

    Just compare the one that has been cleaned with the others.

    The results are then compared to the results of previous studies.

    compare and contrast (=show how things are similar and how they are different):

    The research aims to compare and contrast policies in British, American, and Japanese firms.

    Synonyms and related words

    To compare or connect things
    1. 1a
      intransitive used for saying how good or bad one thing is in relation to another
      compare with:

      How does the UK’s performance compare with that of other European countries?

      compare favourably/unfavourably/well:

      About 2.5% of Scottish land is registered organic: that compares very favourably with the European average.

      something doesn’t compare (with something) (=it is not as good):

      It’s a good university, but its architecture doesn’t compare with that of the older institutions.

      Synonyms and related words

      To compare or connect things
  2. 2
    transitive to say that one thing or person is similar to another
    compare something to something:

    The band has been compared to the Beatles.

    Synonyms and related words

    To compare or connect things

phrases

compare notes

compare

US /kəmˈper/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/theycompare
he/she/itcompares
present participlecomparing
past tensecompared
past participlecompared

DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1
    transitive to consider how things or people are similar and how they are different
    compare something with/to something:

    Just compare the one that has been cleaned with the others.

    The results are then compared to the results of previous studies.

    compare and contrast (=show how things are similar and how they are different):

    The research aims to compare and contrast policies in British, American, and Japanese firms.

    Synonyms and related words

    To compare or connect things
    1. 1a
      intransitive used for saying how good or bad one thing is in relation to another
      compare with:

      How does Mexico’s performance compare with that of other Latin countries?

      compare favorably/unfavorably/well:

      About 2.5 percent of the country’s land is registered organic: that compares very favorably with the average.

      something doesn’t compare (with something) (=it is not as good):

      It’s a good university, but its architecture doesn’t compare with that of the older institutions.

      Synonyms and related words

      To compare or connect things
  2. 2
    transitive to say that one thing or person is similar to another
    compare something to something:

    The band has been compared to the Beatles.

    Synonyms and related words

    To compare or connect things

phrases

compare notes
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