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*com·pa·ri·son /kəm`pærəsṇ; kəmˈpærɪsən/
n
1 [C,U] when someone compares two different things or people 比较，对照:
+ of a comparison of crime figures in Chicago and Detroit 芝加哥和底特律犯罪数字的比较
make/draw a comparison (=consider how similar two people or things are) 认为〔两者〕有相似之处: Many people have drawn a comparison between her and her mother. 许多人将她和她的妈妈作比较。
2 in/by comparison when you are comparing two people or things 相比之下:
We were wealthy in comparison with a lot of families. 与许多家庭相比，我们是富有的。
3 there's no comparison used to say that someone or something is much better than someone or something else 无法相比〔用于表示一物远较另一物为好〕:
There's just no comparison between home-made and shop-bought bread. 家里做的面包和从商店买来的面包根本没法比。
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