compare /kəmˈpɛə/ CET4 TEM4 ( comparing, compared, compares )

• 1. 

  V-T When you compare things, you consider them and discover the differences or similarities between them. 比较

  例：

  Compare the two illustrations in Figure 60.

  比较一下图60中的两个图示。

  例：

  Managers analyse their company's data and compare it with data on their competitors.

  经理们分析他们公司的数据并与其竞争者的数据进行比较。

• 2. 

  V-T If you compare one person or thing to another, you say that they are like the other person or thing. 认为…像…

  例：

  Some commentators compared his work to that of James Joyce.

  一些评论员认为他的作品像詹姆士·乔伊斯的作品。

• 3. 

  V-I If you say that something does not compare with something else, you mean that it is much worse. 比得上 [usu with neg]

  例：

  The flowers here do not compare with those at home.

  这儿的花比不上家里的花。

• 4. 

  V-I If one thing compares favourably with another, it is better than the other thing. If it compares unfavourably, it is worse than the other thing. (与…) 比起来 (好、差)

  例：

  Our road safety record compares favourably with that of other countries.

  我们的道路安全纪录比其他国家的好。

• 5. 

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