comparison

英 [kəmˈpærɪsn]

美 [kəmˈpærɪsn]

n.  比较; 对比; 相比

复数：comparisons　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.1968 / COCA.2166

习惯用语

n.

by comparison
• （尤用于句首）比较起来，较之
  used especially at the beginning of a sentence when the next thing that is mentioned is compared with sth in the previous sentence
• By comparison, expenditure on education increased last year.
  相比之下，去年教育经费增加了。
by/in comparison (with sb/sth)
• （与…）相比较
  when compared with sb/sth
• The second half of the game was dull by comparison with the first.
  与上半场相比，比赛的下半场有些沉闷。
• The tallest buildings in London are small in comparison with New York's skyscrapers.
  伦敦最高的建筑物与纽约的摩天大厦一比就相形见绌。
there's no comparison
• （强调比较之下的差别）无法相比，根本不能相提并论
  used to emphasize the difference between two people or things that are being compared
• In terms of price there's no comparison (= one thing is much more expensive than the other) .
  在价格方面无法相比。
pale beside/next to sthpale in/by comparison (with/to sth)pale into insignificance
• 相形见绌；显得逊色
  to seem less important when compared with sth else
• Last year's riots pale in comparison with this latest outburst of violence.
  去年的骚乱与最近这次暴乱相比，可说是小巫见大巫。

牛津词典

noun

• 比较
  the process of comparing two or more people or things
  1. Comparison with other oil-producing countries is extremely interesting.
     与其他石油生产国作一比较是很有意思的。
  2. I enclose the two plans for comparison .
     兹附上两份计划以供比较。
  3. The education system bears/stands no comparison with that in many Eastern European countries (= it is not as good) .
     这种教育制度比不上许多东欧国家的教育制度。
• 对比；相比
  an occasion when two or more people or things are compared
  1. a comparison of the rail systems in Britain and France
     英国和法国铁路系统的比较
  2. comparisons between Britain and the rest of Europe
     英国与欧洲其他国家之间的比较
  3. a comparison of men's salaries with those of women
     男女工资的比较
  4. It is difficult to make a comparison with her previous book─they are completely different.
     这很难与她以前的书相比——两者是截然不同的。
  5. You can draw comparisons with the situation in Ireland (= say how the two situations are similar) .
     这种情形可与爱尔兰的相比。
  6. a comparison of the brain to a computer (= showing what is similar)
     将大脑比作计算机

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

英英释义

noun

• the act of examining resemblances
  1. they made a comparison of noise levels
  2. the fractions selected for comparison must require pupils to consider both numerator and denominator
  Synonym:comparing
• qualities that are comparable
  1. no comparison between the two books
  2. beyond compare
  Synonym:compareequivalencecomparability
• relation based on similarities and differences

双语例句

• By comparison, expenditure on education increased last year.
  相比之下，去年教育经费增加了。
• The rest of the arts scene looks increasingly turgid by comparison.
  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。
• By comparison with london, paris is small.
  与伦敦相比，巴黎较小。
• Never have I beheld one that could hold my comparison with what you are at this blessed instant.
  我从来没看到过有人像你在现在这神圣的一刻这样地庄重、优雅。
• There is no comparison between the two.
  二者不能相比。
• A younger child will benefit more from an older sister's help than from an unfavourable comparison between their progress.
  与一味地比较进步情况相比，年纪小一些的孩子会从姐姐的帮助中获益更多。
• My garden doesn't stand comparison with his.
  我的花园无法和他的相比。
• 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。
• The film bears favourable technical comparison with Hollywood productions costing 10 times as much.
  该片与耗资为其10倍的好莱坞制作相比在技术上毫不逊色。