【comparable】 - A-level备考词汇

comparable

UK:  ['kɒmp(ə)rəb(ə)l]

US:  ['kɑmp(ə)rəb(ə)l]

adj.

1.可以比较的,可经比拟的,可相比拟

2.相比,相比拟,相互比较

3.可相比的; 敌得上…的

4.可比的

5.比得上的

6.类似,相似,相仿,相应的

7.类似的

8.势均力敌,不相上下,相提并论

1 . Add to all this that no virgin's face ever conveyed such a feeling of innocence nor any comparable expression of sadness and suffering.
没有一张处女的脸上会流露出这样一种天真无邪的感情和这样一种忧郁苦恼的表情。

2 . This process is comparable to taking a piece of paper out of a file cabinet and putting it on your desk, ready for use.
这个过程就好比是从文件柜中取出一张纸，并将其放在桌面上，以便进行使用。

3 . Suppose that this force were due to a movement comparable to that of a stream of air passing from above toward the center of the earth.
假设这样一种力量是由一种运动所致，可比作大气层上空流向地球中心的气流。

4 . We're not trying to make them look better than other comparable students at other schools. We just want them to be on an even playing field.
我们并不是让我们的学生看上去比其它院校的学生好，我们只想让他们在同一起跑线上。

5 . It's roughly comparable to trying to draw air through a straw while someone else is doing likewise at the opposite end.
它大致相当于试图用吸管吸取空气，当其他人也在另一端如此。