comparing

柯林斯词典

1. V-T When you compare things, you consider them and discover the differences or similarities between them. 比較
Compare the two illustrations in Figure 60. 比較一下圖60中的兩個圖示。
Managers analyse their company's data and compare it with data on their competitors. 經理們分析他們公司的數據竝與其競爭者的數據進行比較。
2. V-T If you compare one person or thing to another, you say that they are like the other person or thing. 認爲…像…
Some commentators compared his work to that of James Joyce. 一些評論員認爲他的作品像詹姆士·喬伊斯的作品。
3. V-I If you say that something does not compare with something else, you mean that it is much worse. 比得上[usu with neg]
The flowers here do not compare with those at home. 這兒的花比不上家裡的花。
4. V-I If one thing compares favourably with another, it is better than the other thing. If it compares unfavourably, it is worse than the other thing. (與…) 比起來 (好、差)
Our road safety record compares favourably with that of other countries. 我們的道路安全紀錄比其他國家的好。
5. →see also compared