| 单词 | equivalent |
| 释义 | equivalent —equivalent /ɪˈkwɪv.əl.ənt/ adjective ► C1 having the same amount, value, purpose, qualities, etc.: » She's doing the equivalent job in the new company but for more money.» Is $50 equivalent to about £30?Thesaurus+: ↑Similar and the same , ↑Describing people with the same qualities• • • Extra Examples:» An imperial gallon is equivalent to 4546 cubic centimetres.» This bag holds an equivalent amount, although the shape makes it look smaller.» It's important to stress that this qualification is not equivalent to a degree.» Surely men and women doing equivalent jobs should be paid the same amount?» I think that covering up the facts is equivalent to lying really.noun [C usually singular] ► C1 something that has the same amount, value, purpose, qualities, etc. as something else: » There is no English equivalent for 'bon appetit' so we have adopted the French expression.» Ten thousand people a year die of the disease - that's the equivalent of the population of this town.Thesaurus+: ↑Similar and the same , ↑Describing people with the same qualitiesequivalence /-əns/ noun [U] (ALSO equivalency, /-əns.i/ ) FORMAL► F0» There's a general equivalence between the two concepts.Thesaurus+: ↑Similar and the same , ↑Describing people with the same qualities • • • Extra Examples:» I couldn't get any cream cheese so I bought the nearest equivalent that I could find.» The medical fluid may have been infected with the human equivalent of the disease.» This is the electoral equivalent of bribery.» He runs the equivalent of three marathons a week.» Their production of oil and gas was the equivalent of 909,000 barrels a day last year. |
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