| 单词 | to compare apples to apples |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto compare apples to apples b. apples to apples: used as the type of a comparison which is regarded as valid because it involves two or more things which are fundamentally the same. Frequently in to compare apples to apples and variants. ΚΠ 1937 Printers' Ink Monthly July 21/1 Each classification..has its counterpart in the other set. We are..comparing apples with apples, and pears with pears. 1965 Nevada State Jrnl. 23 Dec. 17/3 The new law..provides for a comparison of apples to apples and oranges to oranges. 1976 N.Y. Times 16 July a20/5 An ‘apples to apples’ comparison shows that imports decreased by 14.1 percent.., contrasted with the same period in 1975, rather than increased by 26 percent. 1996 G. Green & J. Williams Marketing 211 When comparing different media or promotional tools, be sure to compare apples to apples. 2009 Atlantic Monthly Jan. 43 Print and Web metrics are not apples-to-apples, but..the Web has extended The Times' reach many times over. < as lemmas |
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