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🔑contrastcon·trast AW 1 /kənˈtræst / verb - [transitive] contrast (A and / with B) to compare people or things in order to show the differences between them对比；对照◆It's interesting to contrast the various styles of architecture here.对比这里不同风格的建筑是很有趣的事。◆The book contrasts his poor childhood with his later life as a millionaire.这本书把他贫困的童年和他后来成为百万富翁的生活做了对比。
- [intransitive] contrast with sb / sth to be clearly different when compared迥然不同；形成鲜明对照◆The red cushions contrast dramatically with the black sofa.红色靠垫和黑色沙发形成鲜明的反差。◆This comment contrasts sharply with his previous remarks.这番评论和他先前说的话大相径庭。
🔑contrastcon·trast AW 2 /ˈkɑntræst / noun contrast (to / with sb / sth); contrast (between A and B) - [uncountable] comparison between two people or things that shows the differences between them对比；对照◆He was friendly and talkative; she, by contrast, said nothing.他友好而健谈，相比之下，她却一言不发。◆In contrast to previous years, we've had a very successful summer.和前些年相比，我们这个夏季非常成功。
- [countable, uncountable] a clear difference between two things or people that is seen when they are compared悬殊差别；明显差异◆There is a tremendous contrast between the climate in the valley and the climate in the hills.山谷里的气候和山上的气候差异极大。
- [countable] something that is clearly different from something else when the two things are compared形成对照的事物◆This house is a real contrast to your old one!这座房子和你的旧房子真是截然不同！
➨ LANGUAGE BANK用语库Comparison and Contrasthighlighting differences突出不同之处One of the main differences between the girls and the boys who took part in the research was the way they use the Internet.参与这项调查的女孩和男孩之间的一个重大区别就是他们使用互联网的方式不同。Unlike the girls, who use the Internet mainly to keep in touch with friends, the boys questioned in this survey tend to use the Internet for playing games.女孩子使用互联网主要为和朋友保持联系。和她们不同，这次调查中被问到的男孩子往往用互联网玩网络游戏。Compared with the boys, the girls spend much more time chatting with friends on the telephone.和男孩子比起来，女孩子花在和朋友打电话聊天的时间要多得多。On average, the girls reported spending four hours a week chatting with friends on the phone. In contrast / On the other hand, very few of the boys reported spending more than five minutes a day talking to their friends in this way.女孩子平均每周花四个小时和朋友打电话聊天。相比之下，极少有男孩子平均每天给朋友打电话聊天超过五分钟。The boys expressed a preference for competitive sports and computer games, whereas / while the girls enjoyed more cooperative activities, such as shopping with friends.男孩子更喜欢竞技性的体育活动和网络游戏，女孩子则更热衷于合作性的活动，如和朋友一起逛商店。 |