| 单词 | compare |
| 释义 | com·pare I. transitive verb 1. < compare a person's teeth to pearls > — often used negatively in the passive infinitive of something inferior < a drama not to be compared with any of Shakespeare's > 2. a. < compare today's medical costs with the mortality rates of 20 years ago > b. < Calcutta is the home of more than two million people compared to less than a million in Madras — Science & Culture > < the greater strength of steel as compared to cast iron > 3. intransitive verb 1. < his artistry does not compare to his brother's > < can Dante compare with Shakespeare and Milton > 2. < fools vainly striving to compare with wise men > 3. < if we now go to Italy at all, we go not to learn, but to compare — Norman Douglas > 4. < steel production this year compares very poorly with the production of manufactured articles > 5. < his performance at bat in 1951 compares with his 1956 performance > — often used in the negative in connection with something so different (as in superiority or inferiority) that anything being likened to it is as if impossible < cannot compare this year's crop with last year's > Synonyms: < the discomforts of the road were light when compared to the discomforts of the sea, and the fatigue of the road was pleasurable when compared to the suffering and weariness entailed by a sea voyage — Agnes Repplier > < the army will have four armored, or tank, divisions, as compared to the single brigade, or less than half a division, available a year ago — H.W.Baldwin > < a hitherto unpublished letter by Hearn offers additional evidence of his independence of mind, his hostility toward the West as compared to the Orient, and his curiosity about his mother and her people — American Literature > collate indicates painstaking minute orderly comparison, all small variations and differentiations being noted < his books are for the most part built up around tables of statistics, carefully collected and collated and subjected to an unwearying critical scrutiny — Times Literary Supplement > contrast always centers attention on differences between juxtaposed items < with their large output of verse we may contrast the small amount of literary criticism that has been attempted by the younger poets — C.D.Lewis > < wind-swept dunes contrast with the otherwise rugged coastal scenery — American Guide Series: Maine > • - compare notes II. 1. < a ruffian in compare to his comrades > — used especially in connection with something so superior it cannot be equaled by anything else < her beauty was beyond compare > < a storm past compare in violence > 2. obsolete III. IV. obsolete |
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