comparable
adj
ˈkɒmpərəbəl
adj
1
similar
to
something
else
in
size,
number,
quality
etc,
so
that
you
can
make
a
comparison
〔在大小、数量、质量等方面〕类似的，相当的; 可相比的;
A
car
of
comparable
size
would
cost
far
more
abroad.
同样大小的汽车在国外要贵得多。
comparable
figures/data/results
comparable
figures
for
the
same
period
of
time
last
year
去年同期的可比数据
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The
planet
Pluto
is
comparable
in
size
to
the
moon.
冥王星的大小和月球差不多。
2
being
equally
important,
good,
bad
etc
〔重要性、好坏等〕同等的，可相提并论的
These
two
artists
just
aren’t
comparable.
这两位艺术家不可同日而语。
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His
poetry
is
hardly
comparable
with
Shakespeare’s
.
他的诗不能与莎士比亚的诗相提并论。