| 单词 | comparison |
| 释义 | comparisoncomparison /kəmˈpærəsən/ ●●○ W3 noun 1COMPARING [uncountable] the process of comparing two or more people or things: comparison with She wanted to avoid any comparison with her sister.in comparison to/with In comparison to other games, this one is boring. My accomplishments pale in comparison with my brother’s (=seem much less impressive).by comparison After living on the farm, town life seemed hectic by comparison.for comparison (=for the purpose of comparing something) The sales figures for last year are not available for comparison. The test results serve as a basis for comparison. Her paintings invite comparison with those of the early Impressionists (=they remind you of them).2JUDGMENT [countable] a statement or examination of how similar or different two people, places, things, etc. are: comparison of The report includes an interesting comparison of smog levels in various cities.comparison between The article makes a comparison between the two novels. The software allows researchers to perform statistical comparisons.3BE LIKE something [countable] a statement that someone or something is like someone or something else: comparison to The comparison of the mall to a zoo seemed appropriate.comparison between You can’t make a comparison between American and Japanese schools – they’re too different. The writer draws comparisons between the two presidents (=shows their similarities).4GRAMMAR [uncountable] eng. lang. arts the change of form of an adverb or adjective to show whether it is comparative or superlative5there’s no comparison spoken used when you think that someone or something is much better than someone or something else: comparison between There’s just no comparison between fresh vegetables and canned ones.COLLOCATIONS– Meanings 2 & 3verbsmake/do a comparison (also perform a comparison formal) Using the Internet is an easy way to make comparisons between prices. They did comparisons of three different types of camera.draw a comparison (=say in what way people or things are similar) The writer draws a comparison between the 1950s and the present day.provide a comparison The test can provide a comparison of different children’s language development.allow a comparison The numbers were calculated as percentages to allow direct comparisons.adjectives/nouns + comparisona direct comparison You can’t really make a direct comparison between the two schools.an interesting comparison The exhibition provides an interesting comparison of the artists’ works.an apt comparison (=a good and appropriate comparison) She said being in the helicopter was like riding a rollercoaster, which seemed an apt comparison.a valid/useful/meaningful comparison (=a reasonable one, based on sensible information) There is not enough data to make a valid comparison.a fair comparison A fair comparison between the two firms is extremely difficult.an unfavorable comparison (=in which one thing or person is judged to be worse than another) My aunt was always making unfavourable comparisons between me and my cousin.a favorable comparison (=in which one thing or person is judged to be better than another) Comparisons of this year’s sales to last year’s are very favorable.a detailed/close comparison Students had to write a detailed comparison of the two texts. A close comparison of the two pictures revealed no differences.a side-by-side comparison (=in which each detail of one thing is compared to another similar thing) The magazine did a side-by-side comparison of the two cameras.an inevitable comparison (=that cannot be avoided) A comparison with the director’s earlier movies seems inevitable.a price comparison You can use a price comparison website when shopping for household goods. |
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