compare用法精析
compare v. 比较，对比
【用法精析】
(1) compared to/with... 和……相比
I’ve had some difficulties, but they were nothing compared to 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。
My own problems seem insignificant compared with other people’s.
与别人的问题相比，我自己的问题算不得什么。
(2) compare...to... 把……比作
The poet compared the stream to the source of life.
诗人把溪水比作生命之泉。
(3) compare...with... 把……和……比较
I compared the copy with the original, and there wasn’t much difference.
我比较了复印本与原件，不过差别不是很大。
(4) without/beyond compare 无与伦比（compare用作名词）
The loveliness of the scene was beyond compare.
景色之美无与伦比。
【拓展】
(1) comparison n. 比较；对比
(2) by comparison 比较起来；相比之下
(3) by/ in comparison (with sb/sth)（与……）相比较
历届高考试题分析：
________ with the size of the whole earth, the biggest ocean does not seem big at all. (2004湖北卷)
A. Compare B. When comparing
C. Comparing D. When compared
【分析】 该题考查状语从句的省略及动词compare的用法。compare可构成compare ... with ... 短语，意为 “把……与……相比较”，该句前面补全为When (it is) compared with the size of the whole earth, 由于主句的主语和从句的主语一致，所以省略了it is，该题的正确答案为D。
现将compare的用法归纳如下：
1. vt. 比较；对照。着重人与人或事物与事物之间的异同，常和介词with连用。
If you compare both of our cars, you will find them very much alike. 如果你对比我们的两辆汽车，你就会发现它们非常相似。
He began comparing himself with the other teammates and found he didn’t practice as hard as them. 他开始将自己和其他的队员们比较，发现不如他们训练得认真。
2. vt. 比喻为；比作。指出两个事物之间的关系或相似之处，常与介词to连用。
Young people are compared to the sun at eight or nine in the morning. 年青人常常被比作早晨 八、九点钟的太阳。
In many poems, we can see that poets compare sleep to death. 在许多诗里面，我们会看到诗人把睡眠比作死亡。
3. vi. 与……相比 / 匹敌。后接介词with。
No one can compare with Shakespeare as a writer of tragedies. 作为悲剧作家，没有人能同莎士比亚相比。
My little house can’t compare with his villa. 我的小房子是无法和他的别墅相比的。
4. n. 比较。不可数，常用于惯用语中。
The view of the little hill is beyond compare. 这小山的景色无与伦比。
The height of the new building is without compare in the world. 这座新大楼的高度在世界上是无与伦比的。
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