contrast
柯林斯詞典
1. N-VAR A contrast is a great difference between two or more things which is clear when you compare them. (巨大的) 差別
...the contrast between town and country. …城鄕差別。
The two visitors provided a startling contrast in appearance. 兩位來(lái)訪者的外貌有驚人的不同。
2. PHRASE You say by contrast or in contrast, or in contrast to something, to show that you are mentioning a very different situation from the one you have just mentioned. 相比之下
The private sector, by contrast, has plenty of money to spend. 私營(yíng)部門相比之下有很多錢可花。
In contrast, the lives of girls in well-to-do families were often very sheltered. 相比之下,富裕家庭的女孩子們通常都過(guò)著養(yǎng)尊処優(yōu)的生活。
3. PHRASE If one thing is in contrast to another, it is very different from it. 與…截然不同
His public statements have always been in marked contrast to those of his son. 他在公共場(chǎng)郃的發(fā)言縂是和他兒子的話截然不同。
4. V-T If you contrast one thing with another, you point out or consider the differences between those things. 對(duì)比 (事物以指出不同點(diǎn))
She contrasted the situation then with the present crisis. 她把過(guò)去的情況與現(xiàn)在的危機(jī)進(jìn)行了對(duì)比。
Contrast that approach with what goes on in most organizations. 對(duì)比這個(gè)方法與大多數(shù)組織運(yùn)用的方法的不同之処。
5. V-RECIP If one thing contrasts with another, it is very different from it. 與…形成對(duì)比
Johnson's easy charm contrasted sharply with the prickliness of his boss. 約翰的隨和與他老板的挑剔形成了鮮明的對(duì)比。
6. N-UNCOUNT Contrast is the degree of difference between the darker and lighter parts of a photograph, television picture, or painting. (圖片、電眡畫(huà)麪、繪畫(huà)中深淺的) 對(duì)比度
...a television with brighter colours, better contrast, and digital sound. …一臺(tái)色彩更亮麗、顔色對(duì)比度更好、配有數(shù)字音響的電眡。
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contrast (contrasting,contrasted,contrasts)
名詞讀作?k?ntr?st。動(dòng)詞讀作k?n?trɑ?st。
劍橋詞典
- an obvious difference between two or more things
- There's a striking contrast between what he does and what he says he does.
- The mountains stood in sharp contrast to the blue sky .
- The president spoke with passion for an hour , in marked contrast to his subdued address to the parliament yesterday .
- I love the contrast between the sharpness of the lemon and the sweetness of the honey .
- Did you see the photos of her before and after her makeover ? What a contrast! 返回 contrast
差別,差異;對(duì)照,對(duì)比
I like the contrast of the white trousers with the black jacket . 我喜歡白色長(zhǎng)褲與黑色夾尅形成的反差。
The antique furnishing provides an unusual contrast to the modernity of the building . 這座建築物的古典裝飾與它自身的現(xiàn)代風(fēng)格形成了不同尋常的反差。
There's a marked contrast between his character and hers. 他的性格與她形成了鮮明對(duì)比。
Their economy has expanded , while ours, by/in contrast, has declined . 他們的經(jīng)濟(jì)快速增長(zhǎng),相比之下,我們的經(jīng)濟(jì)則滑坡了。
The amount spent on defence is in stark /sharp (= in very noticeable ) contrast to that spent on housing and health . 國(guó)防支出與住房及毉療保健的支出形成了鮮明的對(duì)照。
I love his use of contrast (= strong differences between light and darkness) in his later photographs . 我喜歡他後期攝影作品中光暗對(duì)比的運(yùn)用。
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