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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++com·pare1 /kəmˈpeə $ -ˈper/ ●●● S1 W1 verb 1 SIMILAR/DIFFERENT[transitive]COMPARE to consider two or more things or people, in order to show how they are similar or different 比较；对比 → comparison The report compares the different types of home computer available. 这份报告比较了市场上不同类型的家用计算机。compare something/somebody with something/somebody The police compared the suspect’s fingerprints with those found at the crime scene. 警方把疑犯的指纹和在犯罪现场发现的指纹作了对比。compare something/somebody to something/somebody Davies’ style of writing has been compared to Dickens’. 戴维斯在写作风格上被比作狄更斯。compare and contrast (=an expression used when telling students to write about the things that are similar or different in works of literature or art) 比较对照〔用于要求学生论述文学或艺术作品之间的异同〕 Compare and contrast the main characters of these two novels. 将这两本小说中的主人公进行比较对照。2 compared to/with something COMPAREused when considering the size, quality, or amount of something in relation to something similar 〔尺寸、质量或数量〕与…相比 a 20% reduction in burglary compared with last year 与去年相比入室盗窃案发率 20%的下降 Compared to our small flat, Bill’s house seemed like a palace. 和我们的小公寓相比，比尔的房子就像是宫殿。3 LIKE/EQUALLY GOOD[intransitive]LIKE/SIMILAR to be better or worse than something else 比…好[差]compare (favourably/unfavourably) with something The quality of English wines can now compare with wines from Germany. 现在英国葡萄酒的质量可以和德国的葡萄酒相媲美。 How does life in Britain compare with life in the States? 英国的生活和美国相比怎么样？ The imported fabric is 30% cheaper and compares favourably (=is as good) in quality. 进口织物价格要便宜30%，质量也更好。4 something doesn’t/can’t compare (with something) WORSEif something does not compare with something else, it is not as good, large etc 某事物不能（和某事物）相比 The rides at the fair just can’t compare with the rides at Disneyland. 游乐场的游乐设施根本不能和迪士尼乐园里的相比。5 compare notes (with somebody) informalTALK TO somebody to talk to someone in order to find out if their experience of something is the same as yours （和某人）交换意见 Leading scientists got together in Paris to compare notes on current research. 顶尖科学家会聚巴黎，就最新的研究交换意见。 THESAURUScompare to consider two or more things or people, in order to show how they are similar or different 比较,对比Scientists compared the results of both experiments. 科学家把两次实验的结果进行了比较。nThe woman’s body was identified by comparing her teeth with dental records.make/draw a comparison to compare two or more things or people and say how they are similar 进行比较In her article, she makes a comparison between people’s lives now and 50 years ago. 她在文章中把现在的生活和50年前的生活进行了比较。It is possible to draw a comparison between the two poets’ work. 这两位诗人的作品可以作一个比较。draw an analogy to say that two situations are similar – a rather formal use 作类比〔相当正式的用法〕Some people have attempted to draw an analogy between America’s invasion of Iraq and the war in Vietnam. 有些人试图以越南战争美化美国对伊拉克的入侵。draw a parallel to say that some features of things are similar, especially things that are actually very different – a rather formal use 〔尤指把差别很大的事物〕相提并论〔相当正式的用法〕He draws a parallel between football and religion. 他把足球和宗教相提并论。nParallels can be drawn between her work and that of Picasso.contrast to compare two things, situations etc, in order to show how they are different from each other 对比In her novel she contrasts the lives of two families in very different circumstances. 小说中，她把两家人完全不同的生活进行了对比。make/draw a distinction between to say that you think two things are very different 把〔两事物〕区别开来The author draws a distinction between allowing death to occur, and causing it. 作者把允许死亡发生和造成死亡区别开来。nIt is important to make a distinction between people’s fears about crime and the amount of crime that really happens.measure somebody/something against somebody/something to compare two people or things, in order to judge which is better, bigger etc 以某物/某人来衡量某物/某人As a young actress, she was nervous of being measured against her famous father. 作为一名年轻演员，她害怕别人以她的名人父亲来衡量自己。nMurray’s progress is often measured against that of Nadal.→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
compare• There was nothing, not even that hotel sitting room, to compare.• You should compare at least three or four computers before buying one.• You can't compare Charlie Parker with John Coltrane. They were completely different musicians.• The report compares home computers currently available in stores.• I hate the way you always compare me with your ex-boyfriend.• If you compare rents in London with those in New York, you'll find they are about the same.• Some 22 percent of councillors had a degree or equivalent qualification compared to only 5 percent of the general population.• They were more physically fit, had lost a little body fat and lowered their triglycerides compared to the control group.• The 1991 figure of 585 casualties shows a marked reduction of 65 or 10% compared with the 1990 total of 650 casualties.compare and contrast• Opportunities ought to be compared and contrasted.• Other strategies with similar popularity were: serial strategy, compare and contrast, and overall impression.• Its structure aims to allow the reader to compare and contrast aspects of environmental law between different jurisdictions.• One doesn't need to compare and contrast - It's a moment one can be justly proud of.• For example is there something similar happening in their own country so that they might compare and contrast practice in one country and another?• At this stage they are encouraged to compare and contrast the facilities and user interfaces provided.• Pupils will at first no doubt compare and contrast the past and the present.• Pupils could be asked to compare and contrast their own area with another different area.compare (favourably/unfavourably) with something• This shows a recovery in the U.K. share as compared with 1990/91, when the figures were: U.S. 38.6%.• Fertility averaged over six children per couple, as compared with 2. 7 in the industrialized world.• That compares with a 1. 9 percent rise in November, the biggest monthly rise since July.• Computers traditionally talk to each other over phone lines, which have sharply limited capacity compared with cable.• At speeds low compared with light, the temporal retardation is proportional to the square of your speed.• Last year Iron Maiden gear grossed £7 million compared with record sales of £21 million.• It is less than £30,000, compared with the tens or hundreds of millions that are spent on promoting tobacco.• The Astra has been accused of having poor suspension control, but it's nothing compared with the way the LeBaron behaves.compare2 noun beyond/without compare literaryBEST a quality that is beyond compare is the best of its kind 无可比拟，无与伦比 a beauty and an elegance beyond compare 无与伦比的美丽与优雅Examples from the Corpus
compare• She went to her chamber and used every art she knew to make herself beautiful beyond compare.• Their written language was the most advanced of the pre-Columbian scripts, and their astronomical knowledge beyond compare.Origin compare1 (1400-1500) French comparer, from Latin comparare, from compar “like”, from com- ( → COM-) + par “equal”com·pare1 verb →THESAURUS1compare2 nounLDOCE OnlineChineseSyllable
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com‧pare1 S1 W1 /kəmˈpeə $ -ˈper/ 
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The report compares the different types of home computer available.
compare something/somebody with something/somebody
The police compared the suspect’s fingerprints with those found at the crime scene.
compare something/somebody to something/somebody
Davies’ style of writing has been compared to Dickens’.
compare and contrast (=an expression used when telling students to write about the things that are similar or different in works of literature or art)
Compare and contrast the main characters of these two novels.
2. compared to/with something used when considering the size, quality, or amount of something in relation to something similar:
a 20% reduction in burglary compared with last year
Compared to our small flat, Bill’s house seemed like a palace.
3. [intransitive] to be better or worse than something else
compare (favourably/unfavourably) with something
The quality of English wines can now compare with wines from Germany.
How does life in Britain compare with life in the States?
The imported fabric is 30% cheaper and compares favourably (=is as good) in quality.
4. something doesn’t/can’t compare (with something) if something does not compare with something else, it is not as good, large etc:
The rides at the fair just can’t compare with the rides at Disneyland.
5. compare notes (with somebody) informal to talk to someone in order to find out if their experience of something is the same as yours:
Leading scientists got together in Paris to compare notes on current research.
▪ compare to consider two or more things or people, in order to show how they are similar or different: Scientists compared the results of both experiments. | The woman’s body was identified by comparing her teeth with dental records.
▪make/draw a comparison to compare two or more things or people and say how they are similar: In her article, she makes a comparison between people’s lives now and 50 years ago. | It is possible to draw a comparison between the two poets’ work.
▪draw an analogy to say that two situations are similar – a rather formal use: Some people have attempted to draw an analogy between America’s invasion of Iraq and the war in Vietnam.
▪draw a parallel to say that some features of things are similar, especially things that are actually very different – a rather formal use: He draws a parallel between football and religion. | Parallels can be drawn between her work and that of Picasso.
▪contrast verb [transitive] to compare two things, situations etc, in order to show how they are different from each other: In her novel she contrasts the lives of two families in very different circumstances.
▪make/draw a distinction between to say that you think two things are very different: The author draws a distinction between allowing death to occur, and causing it. | It is important to make a distinction between people’s fears about crime and the amount of crime that really happens.
▪measure somebody/something against somebody/something to compare two people or things, in order to judge which is better, bigger, etc: As a young actress, she was nervous of being measured against her famous father. | Murray’s progress is often measured against that of Nadal.
compare2 noun
beyond/without compare literary a quality that is beyond compare is the best of its kind:
a beauty and an elegance beyond compare
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verb Word Family: noun: comparison, comparability, the comparative; adverb: comparatively, comparably; adjective: comparable ≠ incomparable, comparative; verb: compare
Date: 1400-1500
Language: French
Origin: comparer, from Latin comparare, from compar 'like', from com- ( ⇨ COM-) + par 'equal'
1. [transitive] to consider two or more things or people, in order to show how they are similar or different ⇨ comparison:Language: French
Origin: comparer, from Latin comparare, from compar 'like', from com- ( ⇨ COM-) + par 'equal'
compare something/somebody with something/somebody
compare something/somebody to something/somebody
compare and contrast (=an expression used when telling students to write about the things that are similar or different in works of literature or art)
2. compared to/with something used when considering the size, quality, or amount of something in relation to something similar:
3. [intransitive] to be better or worse than something else
compare (favourably/unfavourably) with something
4. something doesn’t/can’t compare (with something) if something does not compare with something else, it is not as good, large etc:
5. compare notes (with somebody) informal to talk to someone in order to find out if their experience of something is the same as yours:
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nounbeyond/without compare literary a quality that is beyond compare is the best of its kind:
Highlighting differences 突出差异／不同
◆ This survey highlights a number of differences in the way that teenage boys and girls in the UK spend their free time.这项民意测验凸显出英国十几岁的男孩和女孩在打发闲暇时间上的诸多不同。 ◆ One of the main differences between the girlsand the boys who took part in the research was the way in which they use the Internet.参与了这项研究的女生和男生之间的主要差异之一在于他们使用互联网的方式。 ◆ Unlike the girls, who use the Internet mainly to keep in touch with friends, the boys questioned in this survey tend to use the Internet for playing computer games.女生使用互联网主要是和朋友联系，这一点和男生不同，参与调查的男生往往是使用互联网来玩电脑游戏。 ◆ The girls differ from the boysin that they tend to spend more time keeping in touch with friends on the telephone or on social networking websites.与男生不同的是，女生往往花更多的时间通过电话或社交网站与朋友保持联系。 ◆ Compared to the boys, the girls spend much more time chatting to friends on the telephone.与男生相比，女生花在与朋友电话聊天上的时间要多得多。 ◆ On average the girls spend four hours a week chatting to friends on the phone. In contrast , very few of the boys spend more than five minutes a day talking to their friends in this way.女生平均每周花四个小时与朋友电话聊天。相比之下，很少有男生每天以这种方式与朋友聊天五分钟以上。 ◆ The boys prefer competitive sports and computer games, whereas /while the girls seem to enjoy more cooperative activities, such as shopping with friends.男生更喜欢竞技性体育运动和电脑游戏，而女生似乎更喜欢合作性活动，比如与朋友一起购物。 ◆ When the girls go shopping, they mainly buy clothes and cosmetics. The boys, on the other hand , tend to purchase computer games or gadgets.女生购物时主要买衣服和化妆品，而男生往往会买电脑游戏或小器具。
