equivalent /ɪˈkwɪvələnt/ CET4 TEM4

• 1. 

  N-SING If one amount or value is the equivalent of another, they are the same. 等量物; 等价物

  例：

  Mr. Li's pay is the equivalent of about $80 a month.

  李先生的报酬大约等于每月80美元。

• 2. 

  ADJ Equivalent is also an adjective. 等量的; 等值的

  例：

  If they want to change an item in the budget, they will have to propose equivalent cuts elsewhere.

  如果他们想要改变预算中的一个款项，必须得提出其他等值的削减。

• 3. 

  N-COUNT The equivalent of someone or something is a person or thing that has the same function in a different place, time, or system. 等效对象

  例：

  ...the Red Cross emblem, and its equivalent in Muslim countries, the Red Crescent.

  …红十字徽章、及其在穆斯林国家对应物的红新月。

• 4. 

  ADJ Equivalent is also an adjective. 等效的

  例：

  ...a decrease of 10% in property investment compared with the equivalent period in 1991.

  …房产投资相比1991年同期10％的降幅。

• 5. 

  N-SING You can use equivalent to emphasize the great or severe effect of something. 等效对象 [强调]

  例：

  His party has just suffered the equivalent of a near-fatal heart attack.

  他的政党刚经受了相当于一次几乎致命的心脏病发作的打击。