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1、vt. ；对照。
如：compare your answers with those at the back of the book to see if they are right.把你的答案同书后面案对下，看看是否正确。
my handwriting can not be compared with my father’s.
我的书能与我*的相比。
if you compare the two books, you will see that this one is better.
如果你比较一下这两本书，你会发现这一本好一些。
2、vt. 喻为；比拟。如：
man’s life is often compared do a candle.人生常被比为蜡烛。
shakespeare compared the world to a stage.*把人世比做舞台。
3、comparison n． 比较；对照。如：
he looks older by comparison.比较起来，他显得老些。
it is beyond（=out of）all comparison.这是无可比拟的。
a critical comparison of carlyle and emerson就卡莱尔与爱默生（两人的信条或文学风格）而进行的比较与研究