vt.
- 比較，對照[（+with/to）]
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Compared with him, I am a bungler.
與他相比，我只能算是一個笨拙的人。
Compare this with that, and you will see which is better.
將這個與那個比較一下，你就會知道哪個比較好了。
- 比喻為，比作[（+to/with）]
vi.
- （可與……）相比，匹敵[（+with）]
n.
- （常用於慣用語）比較[U]
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This view is beyond
compare.
這景色無與倫比。
片語
(as) compared with
- 與……比較
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The output of the factory this year has increased by 20 percent
as compared with last year.
這家廠今年的產量比去年增加了百分之二十。
beyond/past/without compare
- 無與倫比
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She used to be a beauty
beyond compare.
她曾經美麗無比。
compare to
- 把……比作
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He
compared the girl
to the moon in the poem.
他在詩中把那姑娘比作月亮。
compare with
- 與……相比
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I'm afraid my English
compares poorly
with hers.
恐怕我的英語同她的英語相比要差得多。
not to be compared with/to
- 非常不同於
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A pencil is
not to be compared with a ruler.
鉛筆與尺大不相同。
辨析
v.
-
(often compare something to/with)
estimate, measure, or note the similarity or dissimilarity between.
▸
(compare something to)
liken something to.
▸
(
usu. compare with)
be similar to or have a specified relationship with another thing or person:
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salaries compare favourably with those of other professions.
- Grammar form the comparative and superlative degrees of (an adjective or an adverb).
Phrase
- beyond
(or without)
compare
surpassing all others of the same kind. - compare notes
exchange ideas or information about something.
Etymology
ME: from OFr. comparer, from L. comparare, from compar ‘like, equal’.
