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⇨ comparecompare1 verb We compared the two reports carefully. 我们仔细比较了两份报告。Our results compare favourably with theirs. 我们的结果比他们的要好。They compared his work to that of Hemingway.compare ♦︎ contrast ♦︎ juxtapose ♦︎ balance sth against sth ♦︎ match sth against sthThese words all mean to examine people or things to see how they are similar and/or how they are different. 这些词均表示比较、对比。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to compare / contrast / juxtapose A and / with B◆to compare / contrast sth favourably / unfavourably with sth■ compare [transitive] to examine people or things in order to see how they are similar and how they are different 比较，对比（以示异同）◆It is interesting to compare their situation and ours.把他们的状况与我们的对比很有意思。◆We compared the two reports carefully.我们仔细比较了两份报告。◆My own problems seem insignificant compared with other people's.与别人的问题相比，我自己的问题显得微不足道。◆Standards in health care have improved enormously compared to 40 years ago.与40年前相比，医疗水平得到了极大的提高。ⓘ Some people prefer only to use with, not to with compare in this meaning; however, both with and to are in fact very frequently used. Compare sth to sth is always used when the meaning is 'to show or suggest that two people or things are similar'. 表达此义时，有些人只用compare with，而不用compare to；但实际上with和to都很常用。compare sth to sth总是或多或少强调两者的相似之处◆The critics compared his work to that of Hemingway.评论界将他的作品和海明威的相提并论。 ■ contrast [transitive] (rather formal) to compare two things in order to show the differences between them 对比，对照（以显出差异）◆It is interesting to contrast the British legal system with the American one.把英美两国的司法体系进行对比很有意思。◆The poem contrasts youth and age.这首诗对比了青春与暮年。◆Compare and contrast the two main characters in the play.比较这部剧中两个主要人物的异同。 see also contrast ⇨ difference , contrast ⇨ opposite noun ■ juxtapose /ˌdʒʌkstəˈpəʊz; NAmE ˌdʒʌkstəˈpoʊz/ [transitive, usually passive] (formal) to put people or things together, especially in order to show a difference or a new relationship between them （尤指为显出差异或表明关系而）把⋯并置，把⋯并列◆In the exhibition, abstract paintings are juxtaposed with shocking photographs.展览会上，抽象画与令人震惊的照片并列展出。ⓘ Juxtapose is often used with adverbs such as crudely, sharply, starkly and dramatically, and with phrases like to good/great/maximum effect. * juxtapose常与crudely、sharply、starkly、dramatically等副词和to good/great/maximum effect等短语连用。■ balance sth against sth phrasal verb (rather formal) to compare the relative importance of two contrasting things 比较（两个相对的事物）；权衡重要性◆The cost of obtaining legal advice needs to be balanced against its benefits.法律咨询带来的好处得和需要付出的费用权衡一下。■ ˈmatch sth against sth phrasal verb to compare things in order to find two that are the same or similar 拿⋯与⋯比较，对照（以找出相同或相似的配对）◆New information is matched against existing data in the computer.新的资料和电脑中已有的数据作了比较。ⓘ Match sth against sth is often used to talk about comparing items of information such as words with a large collection or database of information on a computer or in the mind. * match sth against sth常指将字词等信息项与计算机或大脑中的信息集或数据库(database)进行比较。 |