歷年真題:Nevertheless,children in both double-in come and"male breadwinner"households spent comparable amounts of time interacting with their parents,19 hours and 22 hours respectively.
譯文:雖然如此,但是雙職工家庭和單職工家庭都花了差不多的時間和孩子待在一起,分別是19和22小時。
名師導學:短語有comparable with(可相比);comparable to(比得上的)。
comparative n.比較級(=comparative degree) a.比較的,相對的
典型例句:‘Better’is the comparative of‘good’.
譯文:‘better’是‘good’的比較級。
compare v.比較,對照;比作
典型例句:A teacher's work is often compared to a candle.
譯文:教師的工作常被比作蠟燭。
歷年真題:Trains were fast and luxurious,and quite convenient compared to other forms of transportation existing at the time.(2000年1月閱讀)
譯文:火車速度快,乘坐舒服,與當時的其他交通方式相比,還很便利。
名師導學:常見的短語搭配有:(as)compared with(和……比較起來);beyond/past/without compare(無與倫比的,不可及的);compare to(比擬,比作);compare with(可與……相比)。
巧記:com(一起)+pare(等于)=把相等的東西放在一起=比較
comparison n.比較,對照;比擬
典型例句:My shoes are small in comparison with my sister's.
譯文:我的鞋子比我妹妹的要小。
名師導學:該詞為常考詞匯,短語搭配有:by comparison(比較起來,用比較方法);in comparison with(和……比較起來);without comparison(無與倫比)。
compass n.羅盤,指南針;圓規(guī) v.圍繞……而行,包圍
典型例句:Suddenly we compassed the enemies on all sides.
譯文:我們突然從四面八方將敵人包圍了。