单词 | compared with sth/compared to sth |
释义 | compared with sth/compared to sth phrase B2 See full dictionary entry for compared If you say, for example, that one thing is large or small compared with another or compared to another, you mean that it is larger or smaller than the other thing. The room was light and lofty compared with our Tudor ones. [+ with] Columbia was a young city compared to venerable Charleston. [+ to] compared with sth/compared to sth phrase B2 See full dictionary entry for compared You talk about one situation or thing compared with another or compared to another when contrasting the two situations or things. Web sales are up 48 per cent compared with a year ago. In 1800 Ireland's population was nine million, compared to Britain's 16 million. [V-ed + to] |
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