compared

英 [kəmˈpeəd]

美 [kəmˈperd]

adj.  比较的，对照的

过去分词：compared　

柯林斯词典

• PREP-PHRASE 与…相比;和…比起来
  If you say, for example, that one thing is large or smallcompared withanother orcompared toanother, you mean that it is larger or smaller than the other thing.
  1. The room was light and lofty compared with our Tudor ones...
     跟我们都铎风格的房间比起来，这个房间显得素雅而大气。
  2. Columbia was a young city compared to venerable Charleston.
     与历史悠久的查尔斯顿相比，哥伦比亚是个年轻的城市。
• PREP-PHRASE 相对…而言;对照
  You talk about one situation or thingcompared withanother orcompared toanother when contrasting the two situations or things.
  1. Women are smoking two extra cigarettes a week, compared with four years ago...
     与四年前相比， 现在女性每周要多抽两支烟。
  2. In 1800 Ireland's population was nine million, compared to Britain's 16 million.
     1800年，爱尔兰的人口数为900万，而英国则有1,600万。

双语例句

• He's a pygmy when compared with great musicians.
  他和伟大的音乐家相比就成了侏儒。
• The average working week in Japan is 42.3 hours, compared with 41.6 in the UK, so they are not too badly off.
  日本每周平均工作时间为42.3小时，和英国的每周41.6小时相比，他们的情况并不算太糟。
• His fee is a drop in the ocean compared with the real cost of broadcasting.
  同播出的实际开支相比较，他那点酬金不过是九牛一毛。
• Columbia was a young city compared to venerable Charleston.
  与历史悠久的查尔斯顿相比，哥伦比亚是个年轻的城市。
• The cost was peanuts compared to a new kitchen
  与建新厨房相比，那笔费用微不足道。
• Long-term stock market investments have produced superior returns compared with cash deposits.
  股票市场长期投资的收益比现金存款要高。
• He compared the achievements of the British and the French during 1916 and concluded that the latter were better all around.
  他比较了1916年英国人和法国人的成就，结论是法国人在各方面都做得更好。
• Some commentators compared his work to that of James Joyce
  有些评注者把他的作品与詹姆斯·乔伊斯的作品相提并论。
• Compared to people living only a few generations ago, we have greater opportunities to have a good time
  比起上几辈人，我们有更多机会享受生活。
• It covered the distance in 28 hours compared with the train's six days.
  它走这一段要用28小时，与之相比火车要用6天。