comparison/kəmˋpærəsṇ; kəmˈpærəs$n or kəmˈpærIs$n/n 1 [C,U] when you compare things 比较﹐对照: +of a comparison of prices 价格的比较 in comparison (with/to sth) In comparison to other video games, this one isn’t very exciting. 与其他电子游戏相比﹐这个游戏不是很刺激。by comparison (with sth) His brother's crime was minor by comparison. 相比之下﹐他兄弟的罪行较轻。for comparison (with sth) These figures are provided for comparison with previous studies. 提供这些数据是用来和先前的研究进行比较。2 [C] a statement that something is like something else 比拟﹐比较: +between The article makes a comparison between the two poems. 这篇文章把这两首诗作了比较。The writer draws comparisons between the two men. 作者比较了这两人的共同点。3 there's no comparison spoken used when you think that one thing is much better than another【口】无法相比〔用于表示一物远比另一物好〕: There's no comparison between canned and fresh vegetables. 罐装蔬菜无法与新鲜蔬菜相比。