/kəmˈpeə(r) ||; kəmˈpɛr/verb
1 [T] compare A and B;compare A with/to B to consider people or things in order to see how similar or how different they are 比较:
I'm quite a patient person, compared with him. 跟他相比,我还是个很有耐心的人。
Compared to the place where I grew up, this town is exciting. 跟我成长的地方相比,这个镇的生活很多姿多彩。
When the police compared the two letters, they realized that they had been written by the same person. 警方比较了这两封信,发现是同一人所写。
2 [T] compare A to B to say that sb/sth is similar to sb/sth else (表示事物与事物或人与人相似)把…比作:
When it was built, people compared the stadium to a spaceship. 体育馆落成的时候,人们把它比作一艘宇宙飞船。
3 [I] compare (with/to sb/sth) to be as good as sb/sth 比得上(某人或某事物):
Her last film was brilliant but this one simply doesn't compare. 她上一部影片拍得极好,这一部却望尘莫及。
There is nothing to compare with the taste of bread fresh from the oven. 刚出炉的面包味美绝伦。
compare notes (with sb) to discuss your opinions, ideas, experiences, etc with sb else (跟别人)交换意见、经验等:
At the beginning of term we met and compared notes about the holidays. 学期初我们见了面,彼此交流了度假的经历。