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| 释义 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔ADVANTAGE〕I had already lived in France for a year, so I had a big advantage over the other students. 我之前曾在法国住过一年，所以比起其他同学，我有很大的优势。朗文写作活用〔BABY〕Today there are more women using modern contraception than ever before. 比起过去，现在有更多的女性采用新式的避孕方法。朗文写作活用〔BEFORE〕The steam engine predates the internal combustion engine by at least 100 years. 蒸汽机比起内燃机至少早问世100年。朗文写作活用〔BEFORE〕Vandenberg has been a more active director than his predecessor. 范登堡比起他的前任来是个更主动积极的主管。朗文写作活用〔BETTER〕Kander and Ebb are head and shoulders above the others writing for the musical theater these days. 要说现在为音乐剧院写剧本，坎德和埃贝比起其他人明显技高一筹。朗文写作活用〔COMFORTABLE/UNCOMFORTABLE〕The hotel was like a different world compared to the spartan accommodation I'd had in the army. 和我在军队的简陋宿舍比起来，这家旅馆宛如另一个世界。朗文写作活用〔COMPARE〕Last year there were 443 industrial accidents as against 257 in 1985. 与1985年的257起工伤事故比起来，去年的工伤事故达443起。朗文写作活用〔DIFFERENT〕The first Olympic Games in 1896 were a far cry from the slick spectacle of today. 1896年的首届奥运会与如今的华丽场面比起来简直有天壤之别。朗文写作活用〔DURING〕During the summer we spend a lot more time out of doors. 夏天我们在户外的时间比起其他季节要多得多。朗文写作活用〔FIND OUT〕Researchers found that smokers were more likely to get depressed than non-smokers. 研究人员发现吸烟者比起不吸烟的人更容易情绪沮丧。朗文写作活用〔FRONT〕The figures in the foreground are painted more brightly than those farther away. 前景里的人物比起后景里的人物画得更明亮。朗文写作活用〔Jovian planet〕One of the four major planets, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, and Neptune, which have very large masses and are farther from the sun than the terrestrial planets.木星：四大行星，即木星、土星、天王星、海王星中之一，质量很大，比起类地行星来离太阳更远美国传统〔MARRY〕Teenage brides are twice as likely to end up being divorced as women who marry later. 十几岁的新娘比起晚些结婚的妇女来说，其离婚的可能性要大一倍。朗文写作活用〔MORE〕Everything was much more difficult than it is these days. 比起现在，以前事事都要困难得多。朗文写作活用〔MORE〕His understanding of Chinese philosophy is greater than any Westerner's I've met. 比起我所认识的所有西方人，他对中国哲学的理解要深刻得多。朗文写作活用〔MORE〕The old version of Tomb Raider was a lot more limited in scope than this one. 《古墓丽影》的旧版比起这个版本内容要局限得多。朗文写作活用〔READ〕It's much easier to find the information on the Internet, rather than wading through piles of documents. 在互联网上找信息，比起费力地查阅一堆堆文献要便捷得多。朗文写作活用〔RELAX/RELAXED〕Right now, I feel more at home writing for the stage rather than film. 现在我觉得写舞台剧比起写电影脚本更得心应手。朗文写作活用〔TALK〕She doesn't talk about her husband half as much as she did when he first died. 比起她丈夫刚去世时，她现在已不大提到他了。朗文写作活用〔TALL〕A tall, broad-shouldered, striking figure, he towered above others around him. 他身材高、肩膀宽、仪表堂堂，比起周围的人他要高出很多。朗文写作活用〔TASTE〕Italian oranges are much sweeter than the ones we buy in Britain. 意大利的橙子比起我们在英国买的要甜得多。朗文写作活用〔THINK〕The mindset of that generation was definitely more obedient than today's. 那一代人的思维模式比起现在的人肯定要更顺从。朗文写作活用〔abundance〕People then were more content with their modest lot than they are now with all their abundance.比起现在的富有, 那时的人们虽然物质有限, 却更加满足。外研社新世纪〔account〕Money is of little account compared with your health.钱比起你的健康来，重要性小。牛津同义词〔advancement〕This new method is a great advancement over past techniques.这个新方法比起过去的技术有很大的改进。韦氏高阶〔after〕Jessie seemed very small after (= in comparison with) Michael's children.与迈克尔的孩子们比起来，杰西显得很矮小。剑桥高阶〔assuredness〕He was infinitely more assured than in his more recent parliamentary appearances.比起最近几次在国会中的露面，他表现得自信多了。柯林斯高阶〔beam〕She seemed to beam more life than others.比起其他人来,她显得更加生气勃勃。英汉大词典〔better〕They have to pay out more of their income in rates than the better off.比起较为富裕的人们来,他们反而得把更多的收入用在纳税上。英汉大词典〔bustle〕The countryside seems very quiet after the hustle and bustle of the city.与城市的熙攘喧嚣比起来，乡村显得格外宁静。韦氏高阶〔buyer〕Car buyers are more interested in safety and reliability than speed.比起速度, 购车人更关心安全性和可靠性。外研社新世纪〔cinch〕Bush looked like a cinch against the feckless candidacy of Reno.跟优柔寡断的候选人雷诺比起来, 布什的当选看上去是板上钉钉的事了。外研社新世纪〔cinch〕It sounds difficult, but compared to full-time work it was a cinch.这听上去有难度，可是比起全职工作来，就是小意思了。柯林斯高阶〔comfortable〕He's more comfortable with computers than with people.比起与人相处，他和电脑打交道更能应付自如。牛津高阶〔compared to〕I'm a slob compared to my roommate.与室友比起来，我可是个懒汉。韦氏高阶〔compared〕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。柯林斯高阶〔compare〕How do the restaurants compare? 这几家饭店相比起来如何？韦氏高阶〔compare〕How does he compare with them at this stage of his career?他在职业生涯的这个阶段, 与他们相比起来怎么样？外研社新世纪〔compare〕I've had some difficulties, but they were nothing compared to yours(= they were not nearly as bad as yours).我遇到了一些困难，但与你的困难比起来就算不上什么了。牛津高阶〔comparison〕By comparison with the lively teenagers, the adults were a joyless lot.和活泼的年轻人比起来，成年人一点也不快乐。麦克米伦高阶〔comparison〕In comparison to your problems, mine are almost insignificant.与你的问题比起来,我的几乎算不了什么。英汉大词典〔comparison〕This house costs more but is cheaper by comparison.这幢房子价格较高,但比起来还是便宜的。英汉大词典〔contrast〕By contrast, she was much more outspoken.对比起来,她坦率得多。英汉大词典〔contrivance〕His book struck me as more of a contrivance than the others.在我看来, 他的书比起其他的来说显得有些矫揉造作。外研社新世纪〔country〕They much preferred country life to life in the city.比起城市生活，他们更喜欢农村生活。朗文当代〔courtship〕They were more interested in courtship and cars than in school.比起上学，他们对谈恋爱和汽车更感兴趣。柯林斯高阶〔diminutive〕She was a diminutive figure beside her husband.她同丈夫比起来就像个小人。牛津高阶〔dwarf〕The US air travel market dwarfs that of Britain.与美国航空旅行市场比起来，英国的航空旅行市场相形见绌。柯林斯高阶〔enterprise〕Euro Disney is a much smaller enterprise than its American counterparts.比起美国迪斯尼来说，欧洲迪斯尼是家小得多的公司。麦克米伦高阶〔even〕I liked Boulogne even more than Paris.比起喜欢巴黎, 我更喜欢布洛涅。外研社新世纪〔folk〕Folk psychology comes closer to the obvious truth than the most sophisticated theories.比起最复杂的理论，大众心理学更接近那些显而易见的事实。柯林斯高阶〔fuelled〕It is less polluting than power stations fuelled by oil, coal and gas.比起以石油、煤和天然气为燃料的发电站来说，它的污染要小。柯林斯高阶〔highfalutin〕He likes action movies more than highfalutin foreign films.跟华而不实的外国电影比起来, 他更喜欢动作片。外研社新世纪〔improvement〕These white walls are a big improvement on that disgusting old wallpaper.这些白墙比起那些令人生厌的旧墙纸来说是个大的改观。剑桥高阶〔knock〕The new computer system knocks spots off the old one.新的计算机系统比起旧的要好得多。朗文当代〔latter〕I prefer the latter version to the former.比起前一种说法, 我更喜欢后面那种说法。外研社新世纪〔lethal〕His lethal backhand gave him a distinct advantage over his opponent.他有力的反手击球使他比起对手具有明显的优势。麦克米伦高阶〔market〕The markets (=all the stock markets in the world) are better prepared for a weakening economy than they were ten years ago.全球股市应对日益疲弱的经济比起十年前更加有准备了。朗文当代〔match〕They played some fine attacking football, but I think we matched them in every respect.他们的攻势足球踢得不错，不过我认为我们各方面和他们比起来都不逊色。柯林斯高阶〔material〕State officials enjoy more material rewards than other sectors.州官员比起其他部门的官员享有更多的物质回报。麦克米伦高阶〔matriarchal〕He was raised in a matriarchal family and was always closer to his mother than his father.他从小生长在一个由女性掌权的家庭，比起和父亲的关系来，他总是跟母亲更亲。柯林斯高阶〔matriarchal〕He was raised in a matriarchal family and was always closer to his mother than his father.他在一个女性掌权的家庭长大, 和母亲的关系比起父亲来总是更近一些。外研社新世纪〔mature〕Humans take longer to mature than most other animals.比起大多数动物，人类要经过更长的时间才能发育成熟。剑桥高阶〔measurably〕The old man's voice was measurably weaker than the last time they'd talked.老人的声音比起上次他们谈话时微弱多了。外研社新世纪〔melodrama〕This image of women owes more to Victorian melodrama than it does to the reality of modern life.比起现代生活中的现实情景, 这种女性形象的建立更多地归功于维多利亚女王时代的歌剧。外研社新世纪〔miles〕Restaurant food is better by miles/miles better than it used to be 20 years ago.餐馆的食物比起20年前来好多了。剑桥高阶〔nest〕Mary's much more interested in doing things for other people than feathering her own nest.比起为自己钻营, 玛丽对帮助他人要更感兴趣得多。外研社新世纪〔nothing〕Dante's hell had nothing on the conditions faced by those farmworkers.但丁书里的地狱比起那些农场工人的条件来也算不了什么。英汉大词典〔off〕Are you better or worse off financially than you were a year ago? 比起一年前，你的经济情况是好转还是恶化了呢？韦氏高阶〔oft-〕It turns out to be a far more irritating poem than its oft-quoted lines suggest.结果发现这首诗比起它常被引用的那几句来更加恼人。柯林斯高阶〔one-piece〕She prefers one-pieces to bikinis.比起比基尼，她更喜欢连体泳衣。韦氏高阶〔peg〕Instead of dining in top restaurants and wearing expensive suits, he likes to eat hamburgers and buys clothes off the peg.比起穿着昂贵的套装到高档饭店吃饭，他更喜欢吃汉堡、买成衣。柯林斯高阶〔play〕I prefer films to stage plays.比起舞台剧来我更喜欢看电影。英汉大词典〔pocket〕They were more in danger of having their pockets picked than being shot at.比起遭到枪击, 他们被人扒窃的可能性更大。外研社新世纪〔pocket〕They were more in danger of having their pockets picked than being shot at.比起遭到枪击，他们被人扒窃的危险更大。柯林斯高阶〔preference〕I have a preference for sweet food over spicy.比起辛辣食物我更喜欢甜食。剑桥高阶〔prefer〕I prefer French to chemistry.比起化学, 我更喜欢法语。外研社新世纪〔prefer〕I prefer his earlier paintings to his later ones.比起他晚年的画作，我更喜欢他的早期作品。牛津搭配〔prefer〕I prefer reading to (或prefer to read rather than watch) television.比起看电视,我还是喜欢看书。英汉大词典〔secondary〕The damage to the brain cells is secondary to the damage caused to the blood supply.比起对血液供应造成的损害, 对脑细胞的损害不那么严重。外研社新世纪〔simple〕I like simple food better than fancy dishes.比起精美的菜肴，我更喜欢平常的食物。剑桥高阶〔speed demon〕This computer is a real speed demon compared with/to my old computer.和我那台旧电脑比起来，这台电脑简直快极了。韦氏高阶〔stack〕Parents want to know how their kids'schools stack up against others.家长想知道自己孩子的学校和其他学校比起来怎么样。朗文当代〔subtle〕Racial discrimination still exists, only now it's subtler than it once was.种族歧视仍然存在，只是比起以前来说不那么明显了。韦氏高阶〔that〕The area of the bedroom is larger than that of the sitting room.卧室的面积比起居室的面积大。21世纪英汉〔way〕She is a long way from being the richest person in Britain.比起英国首富，她还差得远呢。柯林斯高阶〔whole〕Taken as a percentage of the whole, the mouth has to be a fairly minor body part.和全身比起来，嘴可算是身体中较小的一部分。柯林斯高阶〔worse〕Of the two routes, the eastern one is the worse. She was accused of cheating on exams, lying, and worse.这两条路比起来，东边那条更差劲。她被指责考试作弊，更糟糕的是她还说谎美国传统Everything else that happened in my life pales into insignificance beside that one event.我生命中发生的其他每件事与那件事比起来，真是小巫见大巫。剑桥国际I am tending towards (= I am likely to choose) Sue's plan rather than David's.比起大卫的计划，我更倾向于选择苏的。剑桥国际I like simple food better than fancy dishes.比起精美的菜肴，我更喜欢简单的食物。剑桥国际I prefer winter clothes to summer clothes.比起夏装，我更喜欢冬装。剑桥国际It's an interesting book, but it pales in comparison with Webster's treatment of the subject.这是本有趣的书，但比起韦伯斯特对于这个议题的处理，则相形见绌。剑桥国际The car's improved suspension gives a much smoother ride than earlier models.这辆车的改良悬挂系统比起以前的型号更能提供平稳流畅的行车。剑桥国际The family emigrated to New Zealand in 1949, which seemed a wonderland in comparison with post-war England.这个家庭于1949年移民到新西兰，那里与战后的英格兰比起来像是一个仙境。剑桥国际The problem with fictional characters is that their lives are so much more dramatic than those of real people.小说人物的问题在于他们的生活比起现实中人们的生活具有太多戏剧性。剑桥国际The secularists have more support in the cities than in the traditional rural communities.比起在传统的乡村来，现世主义者在城市获得更多的支持。剑桥国际The word ‘bastard’, used in its literal sense of a child born to unmarried parents, is less common than it used to be.单词“私生子”，字面上指未结婚的父母生的孩子，比起过去来不太常用了。剑桥国际These lines make far more sense when declaimed than when simply read out.这些台词用朗诵比起单纯的朗读效果要好得多。剑桥国际This cake's delicious compared with the last one you made.这个蛋糕与你上次做的那个比起来要好吃些。剑桥国际 |
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