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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

comparison [kəm'pærɪsn]
  1. 1. noun [c/u] 比较
    it is an unfair comparison
    这样比较是不公平的
    for comparison
    以作比较
    in {or} by comparison (with)
    (与...)比较起来
    (there's) no comparison
    不能相提并论

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

comparison [kəm 'pærəsn] [kəm 'pærɪsn]
  1. 1. noun 相似；比拟，相比
    There is no comparison between the two singers.
    这两位歌手根本不能相比。
  2. 2. noun （被）比较，对照
  3. 3. noun [grammar] （形容词或副词的）各比较等级（其中包括：the positive，comparative，and superlative degrees原级，比较级和最高级）
  4. 4. noun [rhetoric] 比喻

Collins English-English Dictionary

comparison [kəm'pærɪsən]
  1. 1. n the act or process of comparing
  2. 2. n [grammar] degrees of comparison the listing of the positive, comparative, and superlative forms of an adjective or adverb
  3. 3. n the state of being compared
  4. 4. n comparable quality or qualities; likeness
    there was no comparison between them
  5. 5. n a rhetorical device involving comparison, such as a simile
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Examples

There is no comparison between the two singers.
这两位歌手根本不能相比。 → comparison
Students can use this map, along with a map from prewar Europe, to draw a comparison map.
同学们可以根据这张地图和战前的欧洲地图，做出一张对比地图来。 → draw
We can make a preliminary assessment of the impact that these new policies have had, and draw a comparison with previous policies.
我们可以对那些新政策的影响做个初步估计，然后再与之前的政策做个对比分析。 → assessment
it is an unfair comparison
这样比较是不公平的 → comparison
for comparison
以作比较 → comparison
in {or} by comparison (with)
(与...)比较起来 → comparison
(there's) no comparison
不能相提并论 → comparison
there was no comparison between them → comparison
相形见绌
prove inferior by comparison; pale by comparison; be outshone → 绌
工地上千万盏电灯光芒四射，连天上的星月也黯然无光。
The worksite was ablaze with thousands of lights so that even the moon and the stars appeared lustreless in comparison. → 黯然
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