equivalent

noun

OPAL WOPAL S

/ɪˈkwɪvələnt/

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a thing, amount, word, etc. that is equal in value, meaning or purpose to something else
- Send €20 or the equivalent in your own currency.
- equivalent of something the modern equivalent of the Roman baths
- Is there a French word that is the exact equivalent of the English word ‘home’?
- equivalent of doing something Breathing such polluted air is the equivalent of (= has the same effect as) smoking ten cigarettes a day.
- equivalent to something The German ‘Gymnasium’ is the closest equivalent to the grammar school in England.
Extra Examples
- He's only paid the equivalent of $200.
- It is the approximate equivalent in height to the Matterhorn.
- The campaign says that hunters are the moral equivalent of murderers.
- The company has $43.8 million in cash and cash equivalents.
- There is no exact male equivalent for witches.
- These drawings are the visual equivalents of stage whispers.
- This concert hall has been described as the American equivalent to London's Albert Hall.
- This qualification is the equivalent of a degree.
- a word which has no direct equivalent in English
- each sponsor received the equivalent of £1millon worth of advertising.
- the nearest equivalent we have to a carnival
- the online equivalent of the telephone
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- direct
- exact
- approximate
- …
verb + equivalent
- be
- be considered
- represent
- …
preposition
- equivalent for
- equivalent in
- equivalent of
- …
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equivalent

adjective

OPAL WOPAL S

/ɪˈkwɪvələnt/

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equal in value, amount, meaning, importance, etc.
- 250 grams or an equivalent amount in ounces
- the price we would pay elsewhere for a broadly equivalent house
- equivalent to something Eight kilometres is roughly equivalent to five miles.
- The new regulation was seen as equivalent to censorship.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- seem
- become
- …
adverb
- exactly
- precisely
- almost
- …
preposition
- in
- to
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Word Originlate Middle English (describing persons who were equal in power or rank): via Old French from late Latin aequivalent- ‘being of equal worth’, from the verb aequivalere, from aequi- ‘equally’ + valere ‘be worth’.

单词	equivalent
释义	equivalent noun OPAL WOPAL S /ɪˈkwɪvələnt/ /ɪˈkwɪvələnt/ jump to other results a thing, amount, word, etc. that is equal in value, meaning or purpose to something else Send €20 or the equivalent in your own currency. equivalent of something the modern equivalent of the Roman baths Is there a French word that is the exact equivalent of the English word ‘home’? equivalent of doing something Breathing such polluted air is the equivalent of (= has the same effect as) smoking ten cigarettes a day. equivalent to something The German ‘Gymnasium’ is the closest equivalent to the grammar school in England. Extra Examples He's only paid the equivalent of $200. It is the approximate equivalent in height to the Matterhorn. The campaign says that hunters are the moral equivalent of murderers. The company has $43.8 million in cash and cash equivalents. There is no exact male equivalent for witches. These drawings are the visual equivalents of stage whispers. This concert hall has been described as the American equivalent to London's Albert Hall. This qualification is the equivalent of a degree. a word which has no direct equivalent in English each sponsor received the equivalent of £1millon worth of advertising. the nearest equivalent we have to a carnival the online equivalent of the telephone Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective direct exact approximate … verb + equivalent be be considered represent … preposition equivalent for equivalent in equivalent of … See full entry equivalent adjective OPAL WOPAL S /ɪˈkwɪvələnt/ /ɪˈkwɪvələnt/ jump to other results equal in value, amount, meaning, importance, etc. 250 grams or an equivalent amount in ounces the price we would pay elsewhere for a broadly equivalent house equivalent to something Eight kilometres is roughly equivalent to five miles. The new regulation was seen as equivalent to censorship. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be seem become … adverb exactly precisely almost … preposition in to See full entry Word Originlate Middle English (describing persons who were equal in power or rank): via Old French from late Latin aequivalent- ‘being of equal worth’, from the verb aequivalere, from aequi- ‘equally’ + valere ‘be worth’.
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