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

• 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。
• The cost was peanuts compared to a new kitchen
  与建新厨房相比，那笔费用微不足道。
• Our work can be compared to a battle.
  我们的工作好比一场战斗。
• He's a mere slip of a lad compared to his brother
  跟他哥哥一比，他不过是个小毛孩。
• 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。
• Such roles are small beer compared with the fame she once enjoyed.
  和她曾经享有的名气相比，这样的角色真的算不了什么。
• 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。
• So few teenage Britons stay on at school, compared with the rest of Europe
  和欧洲其他国家相比，英国留在学校继续学习的青少年寥寥无几。
• 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。