| 单词 | contrast |
| 释义 | contrast (once / 143 pages) nv The verb contrast means to show a difference, like photos that reveal how much weight someone lost by contrasting the "before" and "after" shots. You probably know contrast in its relation to compare. To contrast something is to look for differences among two or more elements, but compare is to do the opposite, to look for similarities. It's easy to tell the difference if you remember that contrast comes from the Latin root contra, and means "against." Contrast is also a noun meaning basically the same thing — you might notice the contrast of a dark tree against a snow-covered hill. WORD FAMILYcontrast: contrasted, contrasting, contrastive, contrasts, contrasty+/contrasting: contrastingly/contrastive: contrastively USAGE EXAMPLESGaga’s Born This Way is a bit of a contrast to that approach: The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) In contrast, the Swiss expect a high degree of flexibility to use cash. Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017) It’s been building up for years, and now the contrasts in America are so glaring as to be blinding. Salon(Jan 02, 2017) 1n the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared "in contrast to", "by contrast Syn|Hyper direct contrast oppositeness, opposition the relation between opposed entities 2n the act of distinguishing by comparing differences Hyper comparing, comparison the act of examining resemblances 3n a conceptual separation or distinction Syn|Hypo|Hyper demarcation, dividing line, line Rubicon, point of no return a line that when crossed permits of no return and typically results in irrevocable commitment differentiation, distinction a discrimination between things as different and distinct 4n the perceptual effect of the juxtaposition of very different colors Hyper beholding, seeing, visual perception perception by means of the eyes 5n the range of optical density and tone on a photographic negative or print (or the extent to which adjacent areas on a television screen differ in brightness) Hyper ambit, compass, orbit, range, reach, scope an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control: "the range of a supersonic jet" 6v put in opposition to show or emphasize differences The middle school teacher contrasted her best student's work with that of her weakest student Hyper differentiate, distinguish, secern, secernate, separate, severalise, severalize, tell, tell apart mark as different 7v show differences when compared; be different the students contrast considerably in their artistic abilities Syn|Hypo|Hyper counterpoint counterbalance, oppose contrast with equal weight or force conflictbe in conflict foilenhance by contrast counterpoise, counterpose, counterweightconstitute a counterweight or counterbalance to clash, collide, jarbe incompatible; be or come into conflict differ be different |
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