comparisons

英 [kəmˈpærɪsnz]

美 [kəmˈpɛrəsənz]

n.  比较; 对比; 相比
comparison的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 比较;对照
  When you make acomparison, you consider two or more things and discover the differences between them.
  1. ...a comparison of the British and German economies...
     英国经济与德国经济的比较
  2. Its recommendations are based on detailed comparisons between the public and private sectors...
     建议是建立在对国营部门与私营部门进行详细比较的基础上的。
  3. There are no previous statistics for comparison.
     没有以往的统计数据可供比较。
• N-COUNT 比拟;比喻
  When you make acomparison, you say that one thing is like another in some way.
  1. It is demonstrably an unfair comparison...
     这样打比方显然不公平。
  2. He finds the comparison of insect wings with a sailing boat useful up to a point...
     他发现把昆虫的翅膀比作一艘帆船在某种程度上是有用的。
  3. The comparison of her life to a sea voyage simplifies her experience.
     把她的人生比作一次海上航行不足以说明她丰富的经历。
• PHRASE 与…相比;与…比较而言
  If you say, for example, that something is large or smallin comparison with,in comparison to, orby comparison withsomething else, you mean that it is larger or smaller than the other thing.
  1. 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？
  2. The amount of carbon dioxide released by human activities such as burning coal and oil is small in comparison...
     相比之下，人类活动燃烧煤、石油等所释放的二氧化碳要少一些。
  3. Those places are modern by comparison with Tresillian.
     与特西利安相比，那些地方很现代。
• PHRASE 不能相提并论;不能相比
  If you saythere is no comparison betweenone thing and another, you mean that you think the first thing is much better than the second, or very different from it.
  1. There is no comparison between the knowledge and skill of such a player and the ordinary casual participant.
     临时的普通参赛者无法与这种选手所掌握的知识和技巧相提并论。
• PHRASE 比得上;可(与…)相媲美
  If someone or somethingstandsorbears comparison withanother person or thing, they are as good, or almost as good.
  1. ...the only post-war French intellectual who stands comparison with De Tocqueville.
     法国战后唯一能与德·托克维尔相媲美的知识分子

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