comparative
adj
noun
kəmˈpærətɪv adj
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comparative comfort/freedom/wealth etc
comfort etc that is quite good when compared to how comfortable, free, or rich etc something or someone else is 相对的舒适/自由/富裕等;
After a lifetime of poverty, his last few years were spent in comparable comfort.
他穷了一辈子，最后几年还算过得比较舒适。
She didn’t want to leave the comparative safety of the shelter.
她不愿离开相对来说还算安全的掩蔽处。
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comparative study/analysis etc
a study etc that involves comparing something to something else 比较研究/分析等
a comparative study of the US and British steel industries
美国和英国钢铁工业的比较研究
3
comparative beginner/newcomer etc
someone who is not really a beginner etc, but who seems to be one when compared to other people who have lived or worked somewhere for a long time 相对的初学者/新来者等
After living here five years, we’re still considered comparative newcomers.
我们在这里生活了五年，可是与别人相比我们仍被视为新来的。
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comparative figures/data
comparative figures etc are similar to other figures, so that you can make a comparison 比较数据/资料
Comparative figures for last year clearly show how sales have declined.
去年的比较数据明确显示销量下降了。
5 the comparative form of an adjective or adverb shows an increase in size, quality, degree etc when it is considered in relation to something else. For example, ‘bigger’ is the comparative form of ‘big’, and ‘more slowly’ is the comparative form of ‘slowly’. [术语] 比较级的〔指形容词或副词的比较级形式，如 bigger 是 big 的比较级，more slowly 是 slowly 的比较级〕; technical
noun
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the comparative
the form of an adjective or adverb that shows an increase in size, degree etc when something is considered in relation to something else. For example, ‘bigger’ is the comparative of ‘big’, and ‘more slowly’ is the comparative of ‘slowly’ [术语] 〔形容词或副词的〕比较级形式〔如 bigger 是 big 的比较级，more slowly 是 slowly 的比较级〕; technical