ADJECTIVE | VERB + CONTRAST | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤clear, marked, sharp, stark, strong明顯的差異;鮮明的對比;強烈的對比◇There is a stark contrast between the lives of the rich and those of the poor.窮人和富人的生活之間有着鮮明的對比。➤complete, direct截然不同➤dramatic, startling, striking, stunning, vivid驚人的對比;鮮明的對照◇Her hair was black, a stunning contrast to her pale complexion.她的頭髮烏黑,與蒼白的膚色形成極大的反差。➤interesting, refreshing, welcome有意思的對比;使人耳目一新的差異;可喜的對比◇The two cities make an interesting contrast.兩座城市形成了有意思的對照。VERB + CONTRAST➤make, offer, present, provide, show形成對照◇The fresh fruit provides a contrast to the rich chocolate pudding.新鮮的水果同甜膩的巧克力布丁形成對比。➤draw形成對比◇He draws a sharp contrast between himself and his opponents.他與對手之間形成了鮮明的對比。➤emphasize, highlight強調/突出差異◇The writer emphasizes the contrast between conventional and alternative medicine.作者強調了常規醫療與替代醫療的差異。➤heighten加強對比PREPOSITION➤by contrast相比之下◇When you look at their new system, ours seems very old-fashioned by contrast.看看他們的新系統,相比之下我們的就顯得太過時了。➤in contrast, in contrast to, in contrast with與⋯相比◇The company lost $13 million this year, in contrast with a profit of $15 million last year.同去年 1,500 萬元的盈利相比,公司今年虧損了 1,300 萬元。◇In contrast, the south suffered very little hurricane damage.相比之下,南方因颶風遭受的損失微乎其微。➤contrast between⋯之間的對比◇The contrast between the sisters was very strong.兩姐妹之間的差別十分明顯。➤contrast in在⋯方面的對比◇The contrast in their appearance was striking.他們在相貌上有顯著的差別。➤contrast to與⋯的對比◇This busy social life was a complete contrast to his old quiet life.這種忙碌的社交生活同他過去平靜的生活截然不同。➤contrast with與⋯的對比◇The flowers provide a contrast with the dark background.這些花朵與深色的背景形成反差。PHRASES➤stand in... contrast to sb/sth與⋯形成⋯的對比◇Their attitudes to marriage stand in stark contrast to those of their parents.他們對待婚姻的態度同他們父母形成鮮明的對比。contrast
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1compare things in order to show differences對照ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADVERB➤favourably/favorably, unfavourably/unfavorably與⋯對比要好/要差◇He contrasted her brashness unfavourably / unfavorably with his mother's gentleness.他拿她的粗魯與自己母親的溫柔相比,那她就遜色多了。PREPOSITION➤with與⋯相對比PHRASES➤compare and contrast比較和對照◇Compare and contrast the two main characters in the play.比較並對照劇中的兩個主要人物。contrast
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2be clearly different明顯不同ADVERB | PREPOSITIONADVERB➤dramatically, greatly, markedly, sharply, starkly, strikingly, strongly, vividly形成引人注目的/形成巨大的/形成顯著的/形成尖銳的/形成突出的/形成驚人的/形成強烈的/形成鮮明的對比▸➤beautifully, nicely, perfectly形成出色的/形成恰到好處的/形成完美的對照◇His cream shirt contrasted beautifully with his tan skin.米黃色的襯衫恰到好處地反襯出他曬黑的皮膚。➤oddly形成奇怪的對比▸➤favourably/favorably相比之下更好◇The open approach contrasts favourably / favorably with the exclusivity of some universities.這種開放式的做法與一些大學的封閉排外相比,具有明顯優勢。PREPOSITION➤with與⋯不同◇This statement contrasts starkly with his previous statements.這一陳述與他先前的陳述形成了鮮明的對比。
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