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Group 8 [141-160]
141. compare /kəm'peə(r)/
v.比较,对照;比喻/拟
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compare A to/with B 把A和B进行比较
compare A to B 把A比作B
compare notes (with sb.)(和某人)交换意见
compared to/with 与……比较起来/而言
→comparison n.比较/喻
in/by ~ (with)(与……)相比/比较
→comparable a.可比较的,可相提并论的 [反]incomparable
→comparative a.比较而言的,相对的 [同]relative
例句:Children hate to be compared with others. 孩子们讨厌被拿来和别人比较。
串记:Some poets compare the beauty to a flower, and others compare her with other beauties. But she thinks she is incomparable. 有些诗人把那个美人比作花,另一些人把她和别的美人相比较。但她认为自己是无与伦比的。
142. compete /kəm'pi:t/
v. 比赛,竞赛
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例句:Tom competed with/against five other athletes for the first place in a race. 在比赛中,汤姆与其他五个运动员争夺第一名。
串记:The young tennis competitor often competed in some competitions against players who were more competitive than him. So he was always beaten. 这位年轻的网球选手经常参加一些比赛,和比他更具竞争力的选手对抗,所以他总是被打败。
compete in在……方面竞争
compete for 为……而竞争
compete with/against sb.for sth.因……与……竞争
→competition n.竞争,比赛
→competitor n.竞争者;对手
→competitive a.竞争性的;比赛性的
【形近词】complete v.& a.完成;完整的/全的 competent a.能干的,胜任的
compete、contest与match
三者均有“比赛,竞争”之义。
compete指两个(或一些)人或派别之间,为达到某种目标而进行的竞争。
contest多指在音乐、书法、演讲等方面所进行的比赛或竞赛,其结果由评判委员会裁决。
match通常指体育运动项目的比赛,隐含势均力敌的意味。
143. complain /kəm'pleɪn/
v. 抱怨,不满;投诉
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例句:Would you rather complain than do anything about it? 你是不是宁愿抱怨也不愿意动手?
串记:A shop assistant began to complain to me about too many complaints she received from customers against her. 一个店员开始向我抱怨她收到了太多顾客对她的投诉。
complain (to sb.) about/of sth.(向某人)抱怨某事
→complaint n.抱怨,不满;投诉
144. complete /kəm'pli:t/
v. 完成,结束;使完整;填写 a. 完成的;完整的 [反]incomplete ;全部的 [同]whole ;完全的,彻底的 [同]total
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例句:Only one person can complete the task, namely you. You must have complete confidence in yourself! 只有一个人能完成这项任务,那就是你。你必须对自己充满信心!
串记:When the applicant completed the form, she found she was completely wrong. She thought she was a complete failure. 当申请人填完表格后,她发现她完全错了。她认为自己完全失败了。
complete the form/project 完成表格/工程
a complete fool/success 十足的傻瓜/完全成功
→complete