纺车轮的使用:英语词汇(145) compare、 contrast

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英语词汇(145

 

           compare contrast 

                佳中

 

compare     

contrast    

 

compare  “比较”,指把两个或两个以上的人或物加以比较,找出其中的相同点和不同点。            名词是 comparison 。常用结构是:

                                             compare …… with ……      (将 …… 与 …… 比较)

                                                  compare with             (能与 …… 相比)

     compare …… to ……        (把 …… 比喻成 ……)

 

        1) After I compared two versions, I decided to take the original one.

           (我比较两种版本之后,决定把原来的一种。)

        2) I decided not to set too rigid a standard and not to compare myself with others.

           (我决定不定太严格的标准,不把自己和别人进行比较。)

        3) How does your new house compare with you old one?

            (你的新房子如何能与你房子相比呢?

        4) Life is often compared to a voyage.

            (人生常被比喻成是海上航行。    5) His eloquence may be compared to a fast-flowing river.

           (他的口才好比水流湍急的河流。)

 

contrast  “对照”,指把两种东西进行对比、对照。从而找出相异之处。可用作动词或名词,
 常用结构是:

                   动词     contrast wit ……..    (与 ……对照)

                         名词     contrast to …….      (与 ……对照)

 

       1) This cold weather contrasts with last week’s heat.

          (这冷天气同上星期的热天气成想鲜明对比。)

       2) His elegant clothes contrast sharply with his rough speech.

           His elegant clothes are a sharp contrast to his rough speech.     (他华丽的衣服与他的粗糙的语言形成强烈的对比。)       3) His white hair was in sharp contrast to his dark skin.

    (他的白头发与黑皮肤形成鲜明的对照。)

 

(as) compared with ……    

 in comparision with

 

这两个短语都可表示与另一人或物相比,“与 …… 相比较”,用作状语。


       1) Compared with other students, the girl has better listening and speaking ability.

          (与其他学生相比,那个女孩有更好的听说能力。)

       2) There is a sharp increase in sales this month as compared with last month.

            (与上个月相比,这个月的销售量有明显提高。)

3) The tallest buildings in Jondon are small in comparision with those in New York.

            (伦敦最高的建筑与组纽约比起来仍然很小。)

 

 by / in contrast   

 in contrast to

 

 by / in contrast   “相反”,“相比之下”,用于转折关系,表示与前面所述意义上相反。

 

1)By contrast, other sectors of the economy, such as computers, aerospace and export industries,
generally showed signs of continuing growth.               相比之下,经济的其它部门,如计算机、航空航天和出口产业逐渐显示出持续增长的迹
象。         2)In the city only the wealthier couples could afford large families. In contrast, the poor would find
 a large family a difficult burden.

         在城市里只有富裕夫妇才能负担得起的大家庭。相比之下,穷人则认为大家庭是大负担。

 

 in contrast to  “与 …… 相比起来”,“与 …… 完全不同”,用作状语,用法接近于
incomarison with。

 

1) In contrast to his elder brother, he is always considerate in his treatment to others.

     (与他的哥哥相比,他待人总是体贴周到。)

 2) Since he left the US central bank, Mr Greenspan's remarks have become more definitive in contrast
to
his often confusing phraseology while in office.

    (与在位讲话措辞含蓄相比,格林斯潘离开美联储以来的讲话明确多了。)