compare

[kəm'pɛə]

v.比较, 对比, 比喻
n.比较, 对照

vt.

1. 比较, 对照[(+with/to)]

Compared with him, I am a bungler.

与他相比, 我只能算是一个笨拙的人。

Compare this with that, and you will see which is better.

将这个与那个比较一下, 你就会知道哪个比较好了。

2. 比喻为, 比作[(+to/with)]

vi.

(可与……)相比, 匹敌[(+with)]

n.

(常用于惯用语)比较[U]

This view is beyond compare.

这景色无与伦比。

词形变化

名词: comparer | 动词过去式: compared | 动词过去分词: compared | 动词现在分词: comparing | 动词第三人称单数: compares |

词义辨析

同义:

vi.相比, 匹敌

match  liken  contrast  measure  

同义参见:

analogy  contrast  parallel  correlate  

英英释义

名词 compare:

qualities that are comparable

同义词：comparison, equivalence, comparability

动词 compare:

examine and note the similarities or differences of

be comparable

consider or describe as similar, equal, or analogous

同义词：liken, equate

to form the comparative or superlative form on an adjective or adverb

短语词组

(as) compared with

1. 与……比较

The output of the factory this year has increased by 20 percent as compared with last year.

这家厂今年的产量比去年增加了百分之二十。

beyond/past/without compare

1. 无与伦比

She used to be a beauty beyond compare.

她曾经美丽无比。

compare to

1. 把……比作

He compared the girl to the moon in the poem.

他在诗中把那姑娘比作月亮。

compare with

1. 与……相比

I'm afraid my English compares poorly with hers.

恐怕我的英语同她的英语相比要差得多。

not to be compared with/to

1. 非常不同于

A pencil is not to be compared with a ruler.

铅笔与尺大不相同。

补充

comparecompare英:[kəmˈpɛə] 美:[kəmˈpɛr]vt. & vi.1.比较, 对照It is hard to compare.很难比较。It's interesting to compare these two cars.比较这两辆车是有趣的。n.1.相比

例句

1. As an essayist he is compared frequently to Hazlitt.作为一名散文家, 人们常常将他比作哈兹里特。 2. People always compare him with his brother.人们总是将他与他哥哥相比。 3. Women are smoking two extra cigarettes a week, compared with four years ago.与四年前相比, 现在女性每周多抽两支烟。 4. In 1800 Ireland's population was nine million, compared to Britain's 16 million.1800年, 爱尔兰人口为900万, 而英国则是1,600万。 5. compare the two illustrations in Fig 60.比较图表60中的两个图示。 6. studies comparing Russian children with those in Britain一些对俄国与英国儿童进行对比的研究项目 7. How do your family backgrounds compare?你的家庭背景有什么优势？ 8. How does this one compare with other companies?这家公司与其他公司相比怎样？ 9. How does he compare with them at this stage of his career?他在职业生涯的这个阶段, 与他们相比起来怎么样？ 10. The management compared unfavourably with the previous owners.现在的管理层比之前的老板要相对逊色。 11. The flowers here do not compare with those at home.这里的花不如家里的花开得好。 12. Don't sign or commit yourself to anything until you've had time to think it over and compare.要深思熟虑并认真比照后, 才能签字或做出任何决定。 13. Test drive both cars and compare.两辆车都试驾一下, 做个比较。 14. Her new guy is so much better than the last one —I don't think they really compare.她的新男友比前男友好了不知多少——我觉得两人根本没有可比性。 15. Are you two comparing notes on marriage again?你们俩又在商量婚姻的事了吗？ 16. Four racing groups were having an informal meeting in Daytona to compare notes.四支赛车队在代托纳赛场举行非正式会晤, 交换意见。 17. She was a storyteller beyond compare.她是一个特别会讲故事的人。 18. compare this new TV set with the old one, you will see which is better.将这台新电视机与旧电视机一比，你就会看出哪一台更好一些。 19. He compared Beijing to the heart of China.他把北京比做中国的心脏。 20. Will you please compare the adverb “well”?请你说出副词“well”的原级、比较级和最高级好吗? 21. How does your bike compare with mine?你的自行车怎么能和我的自行车相比呢? 22. His poem compares poorly with yours.他的诗做得不如你的好。 23. individual schools compared their facilities with those of others in the area.个别学校将自己的设施与这个地区其他学校的相比较。 24. the survey compares prices in different countries.这次调查比较了不同国家的价格。 25. total attendance figures were 28,000, compared to 40,000 at last year's event.与去年活动参加人数40,000人相比，总参加人数为28,000。 26. her novel was compared to the work of Daniel Defoe.她的小说被与丹尼尔•笛福的作品相提并论。 27. he compared the religions to different paths towards the peak of the same mountain.他把不同宗教比作通往同一座山峰的不同道路。 28. salaries compare favourably with those of other professions.薪水比其他职业的多。 29. sales were modest and cannot compare with the glory days of 1989.销售额不大，比不上1989年时的繁荣时期。 30. words of one syllable are usually compared by ‘-er’ and ‘-est’.单音节词由 -er和-est 构成比较级和最高级。 31. a diamond beyond compare.无与伦比的钻石。 32. When the police compared the two letters, they realized that they had been written by the same person.警方比较了这两封信，发现是同一人所写。 33. When it was built, people compared the stadium to a spaceship.体育馆落成的时候，人们把它比作一艘宇宙飞船。 34. Her last film was brilliant but this one simply doesn't compare.她上一部影片拍得极好，这一部却望尘莫及。 35. There is nothing to compare with the taste of bread fresh from the oven.刚出炉的面包味美绝伦。 36. At the beginning of term we met and compared notes about the holidays.学期初我们见了面，彼此交流了度假的经历。 37. The poet compared [=likened] his sweetheart to a beautiful rose.这位诗人把他的恋人比作美丽的玫瑰。 38. The singer's voice has been compared to that of Elvis.这名歌手的嗓音可与猫王埃尔维斯的嗓音媲美。 39. "We each did the homework assignment, then compared answers."我们各自完成家庭作业，然后对比答案。 40. I compared several bicycles before buying one.我在买自行车之前对不同的几款进行了比较。 41. For our assignment we must compare and contrast the two poets. [=say what is similar and different about them]我们的作业是对两个诗人进行比较和对比。 42. He says skiing is fun enough but it can't compare with snowboarding. [=he says skiing is fun but snowboarding is better]他说双板滑雪很有趣，但还是比不上单板滑雪。 43. Spraining an ankle hurts but doesn't compare to breaking a leg. [=breaking a leg is worse than spraining an ankle]扭伤脚踝很疼，但不及摔断腿疼。 44. How do the restaurants compare?这几家饭店相比起来如何？ 45. How does your new job compare to the last one? [=is your new job better or worse than the last one?]与上一份工作相比，你的新工作如何？ 46. Her scores compare well with those of the rest of the class.与班上其他同学相比，她的分数算是不错的。 47. "The article compares apples to apples, grouping wines of the same variety and price together."这篇文章把相同品种和价格的葡萄酒放在一起，做了同类比较。 48. To compare large trucks with compact cars is to compare apples with oranges.大型卡车与小型轿车不具可比性。 49. I'm a slob compared to my roommate.与室友比起来，我可是个懒汉。 50. This rain is nothing compared to what we got yesterday. [=yesterday's rain was worse than today's rain]与昨天的雨比起来，这场雨算不了什么。 51. Today's quiz was easy compared with the last one.相比上次的测验，今天的测验算是简单的。 52. The parents compared notes on raising children.家长们就养育孩子的问题交换了看法。 53. I phoned a coworker after the meeting to compare notes.会后我给一位同事打了个电话交换意见。 54. The singer's voice is beyond compare.这名歌手的嗓音无与伦比。 55. beauty beyond compare无与伦比的美丽