equal³ n [C] 1 someone who has the same ability, rights, or position in society as someone else 同等的人: Men and women should be treated as equals. 男女都应得到平等的对待。 2 without equal better than any other 最佳，无与伦比: a medical service without equal in the whole of Europe 全欧洲最佳的医疗服务