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

• 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。
• The cost was peanuts compared to a new kitchen
  与建新厨房相比，那笔费用微不足道。
• 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。
• 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 with her achievements, her shortcomings are, after all, only secondary.
  她的缺点同她的成绩相比，毕竟是第二位的。
• 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。
• 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 strength of an individual, as compared with that of the masses, is but a drop in the ocean.
  个人的力量和群众的力量相比，不过是沧海一粟。
• 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。