compare
verb
noun literary
kəmˈpeə
verb
1
to
examine
or
judge
two
or
more
things
in
order
to
show
how
they
are
similar
to
or
different
from
each
other
比较; 对比;
T
The
report
compares
the
different
types
of
home
computer
available.
这份报告比较了目前可以买到的不同类型的家用计算机。
compare
sth/sb
with
sth/sb
The
police
compared
the
suspect’s
fingerprints
with
those
found
at
the
crime
scene.
警方把疑犯的指纹和在犯罪现场发现的那些指纹作了对比。
compare
sth/sb
to
sth/sb
Davies’
style
of
writing
has
been
compared
to
Dickens’.
戴维斯的写作风格被拿来与狄更斯的风格进行比较。
compare
and
contrast
(an
expression
used
when
telling
students
to
write
about
the
things
that
are
similar
or
different
in
works
of
literature
or
art)
比较对照〔用来要学生论述文学或艺术作品之间的异同〕
Compare
and
contrast
the
main
characters
of
these
two
novels.
将这两本小说中的主人公进行比较对照。
2
compared to/with sth
used
when
considering
the
size,
quality,
or
amount
of
something
in
relation
to
something
similar
〔尺寸、质量或数量〕与某事物相比
a
20%
reduction
in
burglary
compared
with
last
year
与去年相比入室盗窃案发率 20% 的下降
Compared
to
our
small
flat,
Bill’s
house
seemed
like
a
palace.
和我们的小公寓相比，比尔的房子就像是宫殿。
3
to
be
better
or
worse
than
something
else
比…好 （差）
I
compare
(favourably/unfavourably)
with
sth
The
quality
of
English
wines
can
now
compare
with
wines
from
Germany.
现在英国葡萄酒的质量可以和德国的相媲美。
How
does
life
in
Britain
compare
with
life
in
the
States?
在英国生活比起在美国生活怎么样？
The
imported
fabric
is
30%
cheaper
and
compares
favourably
(=is
as
good)
in
quality.
进口布料价格要便宜 30%，而且在质量上占有优势。
4
sth doesn’t/can’t compare (with sth)
if
something
does
not
compare
with
something
else,
it
is
not
as
good,
large
etc
某物不能（与某物）相比
The
rides
at
the
fair
just
can’t
compare
with
the
rides
at
Disneyland.
游乐场的游乐设施根本不能和迪士尼乐园里的相比。
5
compare notes (with sb)
to
talk
to
someone
in
order
to
find
out
if
their
experience
of
something
is
the
same
as
yours
[非正式] （和某人）交换意见
informal
Leading
scientists
got
together
in
Paris
to
compare
notes
on
current
research.
一些杰出科学家聚集在巴黎，就最新的研究交换意见。
noun literary
6
beyond/without compare
literary
a
quality
that
is
beyond
compare
is
the
best
of
its
kind
[文] 无可比拟，无与伦比
a
beauty
and
an
elegance
beyond
compare
无与伦比的美丽与优雅