英语词汇“compare”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词

compare

释义

verb | noun

comparecompare1 /kəmˈpɛr/ ●●● S2 W1 verb

ETYMOLOGYcompare¹

Origin: 1400-1500 French comparer, from Latin comparare, from compar like, from com- + par equal

VERB TABLE

compare

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	compare
	he, she, it	compares
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	compared
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have compared
	he, she, it	has compared
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had compared
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will compare
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have compared

Continuous Form
Present	I	am comparing
	he, she, it	is comparing
	you, we, they	are comparing
Past	I, he, she, it	was comparing
	you, we, they	were comparing
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been comparing
	he, she, it	has been comparing
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been comparing
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be comparing
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been comparing

COLLOCATIONS► Compare and contrast

Compare and contrast (=describe the similarities and differences of) the main characters of these two novels.

► something doesn’t/can’t compare with something

It just can’t compare with Disneyland (=it is not as good as Disneyland).

► compares favorably

The imported fabric is 30% cheaper and compares favorably (=is as good) in quality.

1[transitive] to examine or judge two or more things in order to show how they are similar to or different from each other: The report compares different types of home computer.compare something to/with something The police compared the suspect’s fingerprints with those found at the crime scene. Compare and contrast (=describe the similarities and differences of) the main characters of these two novels.2compared to/with something used when considering the size, quality, or amount of something in relation to something similar: Compared to Los Angeles, Santa Barbara almost seems rural. a 20% reduction in burglary compared with last year3[transitive] to say that something or someone is like someone or something else, or that it is equally good, large, etc.: compare somebody/something to somebody/something Davies’ writing style has been compared to Dickens’.compare somebody/something with somebody/something Teachers are always comparing her with her brother.something doesn’t/can’t compare with something It just can’t compare with Disneyland (=it is not as good as Disneyland). The imported fabric is 30% cheaper and compares favorably (=is as good) in quality.4compare notes (with somebody) informal to talk to someone in order to find out if his or her experience of something is the same as yours: The New Moms group allows us to compare notes. [Origin: 1400–1500 French comparer, from Latin comparare, from compar like, from com- + par equal]

verb | noun

comparecompare2 noun beyond/without compare literary a quality that is beyond compare is the best of its kind: a beauty beyond compare

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