英语词汇“equal”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	equal
释义	equal I. \ˈēkwəl\ adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin aequalis, from aequus level, equal + -alis -al 1. a. (1) : of the same measure, quantity, amount, or number as another or others : like < equal quantities of bread for each man > < each placed an equal distance from the door > < equal pay for equal work > (2) : identical in mathematical value or logical denotation : equivalent — often used with to < set each factor equal to zero > < class a is equal to class b if a is included in b and b is included in a — M.R.Cohen & E. Nagel > < the temperature there must have been equal to the freezing point of the sea — Valter Schytt > b. : like, as great as, or the same as another or others in degree, worth, quality, nature, ability, or status < held men to be equal in the sight of God > < work equal to his best > < premature babies … eventually … become equal to children born after a normal time — Morris Fishbein > < of equal interest with the first book > specifically : receiving or entitled to the same treatment or privileges any other individual has or is entitled to < all men are created equal — U.S. Declaration of Independence > c. : like, as great, or the same for each member of a group or class < failing to provide equal opportunities > : uniform in quantity or quality, measure or degree < an equal pressure throughout the system > < the song of the birds … is not equal as to melody and force — Richard Semon > 2. : regarding or affecting all objects in the same way : impartial < in equal care to nourish lord in hall or beast in stall — Sidney Lanier > < authors of the past and present should be judged with equal eyes — F.O.Matthiessen > : fair, just < equal laws > 3. : free from extremes : equable: as a. : tranquil of mind or mood : showing tranquillity < with equal mind … they fell upon their swords — Philip Murray †1952 > b. : not showing variation in appearance, structure, or proportion < architecture, always hard, logical, and equal — Osbert Sitwell > : level < the equal plains of … Sicily — Elizabeth B. Browning > 4. a. : capable of meeting the requirements of a situation or a task < neither their financial resources nor their military organization were equal to the task — A.C.Flick > : capable of meeting a demand upon one's ability or resources < he was equal to extended walks by this time — T.B.Costain > b. : suitable, commensurate < work not equal to his abilities > 5. archaic : not a matter of concern (as between alternatives) < it was equal to him whether he fell by his enemies in the field or by his creditors in the city — Oliver Goldsmith > Synonyms: see same II. noun (-s) 1. : one that is equal in status (as social position), achievement, or a particular quality : match < humankind as the law views it is a society of equals — B.N.Cardozo > < hardly a man his equal in the field — Elizabeth M. Roberts > < he has no equal in common sense and honesty > 2. obsolete : contemporary < profited in the Jews' religion above many my equals in mine own nation — Gal 1:14 (Authorized Version) > 3. : an equal quantity or number < if equals are taken from equals, the remainders are equal > 4. : one of two or more playing cards held by one player that are consecutive or equivalent in rank III. verb (equaled or equalled ; equaled or equalled ; equaling or equalling ; equals) *transitive verb* 1. a. archaic : to compare or regard as equal especially in quality < equaling the pleasures of war to social festivity — Sharon Turner > b. archaic : to make equal especially in ability or condition : equalize < the fair democracy of flowers that equals cot and palace — J.G.Whittier > c. obsolete : to make equal in height (as with the ground) : level < cities have been equaled with the ground — Robert Hill > 2. : to be equal to (as in quantity or quality) < the migrant population equaled the native population > < for sheer relaxation and comfort I don't know anything to equal it — Keith Munro > specifically : to be identical in value to < two times two equals four > < if the curve xy equals the arc AB > — symbol = 3. a. : to make or produce something equal to < equal that if you can > b. obsolete : to make equal return to < the ardent passion … which if he failed to equal — Henry Fielding > *intransitive verb* obsolete : to be equal < we are so a body strong enough, even as we are, to equal with the king — Shakespeare > Synonyms: see match IV. adverb obsolete : equally < he is equal ravenous as he is subtle — Shakespeare >
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