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

• 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。
• He's a pygmy when compared with great musicians.
  他和伟大的音乐家相比就成了侏儒。
• 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。
• They compared how these organisms behaved when left in contact with different materials
  他们比较了与不同材料接触时这些生物体的反应。
• 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。
• 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 progress at school had been unspectacular compared to his brother.
  和弟弟相比，他在学校里的进步很不起眼。
• Compared with the long-standing friendship between the two countries, their boundary dispute is only an issue of a temporary and limited nature.
  两国之间的边界争论，比起两国的悠久友谊来说，是一个暂时性和局部性的问题。
• What they owe to the Inland Revenue is small fry compared to the overall £ 1.2 million debt
  与120万英镑的总债务相比，他们所欠国内税收署的那点钱实在不算什么。
• They exchanged greetings, compared notes on their wives and families, and finally got down to business.
  他们互致问候，聊了聊家常，然后才言归正传。