compare

英 [kəmˈpeə(r)] 美 [kəmˈper]

v.

比较;对比;与…类似(或相似);表明…与…相似;将…比作

n.

比较

第三人称单数: compares 现在分词: comparing 过去式: compared 过去分词: compared

高考CET4考研IELTS 都经常考,说明重要,五颗星。

verb

1

(abbr. cf.) (abbr. cp.) [VN] ~ A and B | ~ A with/to B

比较;对比

to examine people or things to see how they are similar and how they are different

Was it fair to compare independent schools with state schools?

拿私立学校与州立学校相比,这样公平吗?

It is interesting to compare their situation and ours.

把他们的状况与我们的相比很有意思。

We compared the two reports carefully.

我们仔细地比较了两个报告。

We carefully compared the first report with the second.

我们仔细比较了第一份报告和第二份报告。

My own problems seem insignificant compared with other people's.

与别人的问题相比,我自己的问题算不得什么。

Standards in health care have improved enormously compared to 40 years ago.

与40年前相比,卫生保健的水平得到了极大提高。

compare notes (with sb)

(与…)交换看法(或意见等)

2

[V] ~ with/to sb/sth

与…类似(或相似)

to be similar to sb/sth else, either better or worse

This school compares with the best in the country (= it is as good as them) .

这所学校可与全国最好的学校媲美。

This house doesn't compare with our previous one (= it is not as good) .

这房子比不上我们以前的。

The flowers here do not compare with those at home.

这儿的花比不上家乡的花。

The more recent conifer plantations cannot yet compare with the old woodlands.

年代较近的针叶树林场还比不上年代久远的林场。

I'm not as good as he is.=I can't compare with him.

我不如他。

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I've had some difficulties, but they were nothing compared to yours (= they were not nearly as bad as yours) .

我遇到了一些困难,但与你的困难比起来就算不上什么了。

Their prices compare favourably with those of their competitors.

他们的价格比竞争者的要优惠。

Our road safety record compares favourably with that of other European countries...

我们的道路安全纪录比欧洲其他国家要好。

现在大家是不是已经学会了:A比不上B;A和B相比一样;A和B相比要好;这个三种表达了呢??

compare notes (with sb)

(与…)交换看法(或意见等)

We meet every so often and compare notes.

我们时常碰头,交换意见。

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3

[VN] ~ A to B

表明…与…相似;将…比作

to show or state that sb/sth is similar to sb/sth else

I can only compare the experience to falling in love.

我只能把这段经历比作坠入爱河。

《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》

The critics compared his work to that of Martin Amis.

评论家把他的作品和马丁∙埃米斯的相提并论。

Standards in health care have improved enormously compared to 40 years ago.

与40年前相比,卫生保健的水平得到了极大提高。《牛津词典》

How does this final presidential debate stack up and compare to the others, do you think?

你认为这最后一次总统竞选辩论和其他几次相比怎么样?

《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》

Note how smooth the skin of the upper arm is, then compare it to the skin on the elbow.

请注意上臂的皮肤是多么光滑,然后把它和肘部的皮肤比较一下。

《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》

以上3个例句说明:compare A to B. 也有把A和B比较的含义,不过这个词组另一个含义:把A比作B这个含义用的比较多而已。重要性,五颗星!

4 beyond/without compare

无与伦比;举世无双

You are a teacher beyond compare.你是最棒的老师!

She was a storyteller beyond compare.

她是个无与伦比的讲故事高手。

The landscape here is beyond compare.

风景这边独好。

《汉英大词典》

Comparative adj. 比较的;相对的

Comparable adj. 可比较的

Comparison n. 比较(compare的名词)

by comparison 比较起来

in comparison with (=in contrast to) 和…比起来

The rest of the arts scene looks increasingly turgid bycomparison.

比较而言,艺术界的其他领域看起来越发索然无味。

Since he came to live with me, we have been subject to a campaign of spite and revenge which makes Lady Sarah appear angelic by comparison.

自从他来与我同住,我们之间便摩擦不断;相比之下,萨拉夫人倒显得一副菩萨心肠。

Is the human heart weak in comparison with the other organs?

与其他器官相比,人的心脏是不是很脆弱?

They were living rather well, in comparison with peopleelsewhere in the world

和世界上其他地方的人相比,他们生活得相当好。

In contrast to similar services in France and Germany, Intercityrolling stock is very rarely idle.

与法国和德国的类似铁路服务系统不同,“城际列车”很少闲置。

朋友们,在阅读我所有文章的时候一定要注意词汇的积累和句法的运用,我每篇文章都已独具匠心地安排一些高级词汇和句型,一般这些知识点要靠自己去慢慢体会,我不直接说。

最后,还有个例句很有一定的价值,一并分享给大家;也不怕朋友们把我的文章与什么天王天后的文章比:

Don't worry about not knowing much about the goods; just compare and you will see which is better.

不怕不识货,就怕货比货。

《汉英大词典》

老在我们的眼前晃来晃去的compare用法详解