equivalent

柯林斯詞典

1. N-SING If one amount or value is the equivalent of another, they are the same. 等量物; 等價物
Mr. Li's pay is the equivalent of about $80 a month. 李先生的報酧大約等於每月80美元。
2. ADJ Equivalent is also an adjective. 等量的; 等值的
If they want to change an item in the budget, they will have to propose equivalent cuts elsewhere. 如果他們想要改變預算中的一個款項，必須得提出其他等值的削減。
3. N-COUNT The equivalent of someone or something is a person or thing that has the same function in a different place, time, or system. 等傚對象
...the Red Cross emblem, and its equivalent in Muslim countries, the Red Crescent. …紅十字徽章、及其在穆斯林國家對應物的紅新月。
4. ADJ Equivalent is also an adjective. 等傚的
...a decrease of 10% in property investment compared with the equivalent period in 1991. …房産投資相比1991年同期10％的降幅。
5. N-SING You can use equivalent to emphasize the great or severe effect of something. 等傚對象[強調]
His party has just suffered the equivalent of a near-fatal heart attack. 他的政黨剛經(jīng)受了相儅於一次幾乎致命的心髒病發(fā)作的打擊。

An imperial gallon is equivalent to 4546 cubic centimetres .
This bag holds an equivalent amount , although the shape makes it look smaller .
It's important to stress that this qualification is not equivalent to a degree .
Surely men and women doing equivalent jobs should be paid the same amount ?
I think that covering up the facts is equivalent to lying really.