contrast
n. 懸殊; 形成對比
v. 對比; 顯出明顯的差異
A contrast is a great difference between two or more things which is clear when you compare them.
...the contrast between town and country...
城鄉差別
The two visitors provided a startling contrast in appearance...
這兩位訪客的外表截然不同。
You say by contrast or in contrast, or in contrast to something, to show that you are mentioning a very different situation from the one you have just mentioned.
The private sector, by contrast, has plenty of money to spend...
相比之下,私營部門就有很多錢可供開銷。
In contrast, the lives of girls in well-to-do families were often very sheltered...
相反,生活在富裕家庭的女孩子通常都備受呵護。
If one thing is in contrast to another, it is very different from it.
His public statements have always been in marked contrast to those of his son...
他和他兒子在公開場合的言論總是截然不同。
That is in stark contrast to the situation during the 1970 oil crisis.
那和1970年石油危機時的情形完全不同。
If one thing is a contrast to another, it is very different from it.
The boy's room is a complete contrast to the guest room.
這個男孩的房間和客房截然不同。
...a country of great contrasts.
一個截然不同的國家
If you contrast one thing with another, you point out or consider the differences between those things.
She contrasted the situation then with the present crisis...
她將當時的情況和目前的危機進行對比。
Contrast that approach with what goes on in most organizations...
將那個方法和大多數機構現行的做法進行對比。
If one thing contrasts with another, it is very different from it.
Johnson's easy charm contrasted sharply with the prickliness of his boss...
約翰遜的親和力和他老闆易怒的性格形成了鮮明的對比。
Paint the wall in a contrasting colour.
把這面牆刷成對比鮮明的顏色。
Contrast is the degree of difference between the darker and lighter parts of a photograph, television picture, or painting.
...a television with brighter colours, better contrast, and digital sound.
顏色更為鮮豔、影象對比度更高、具備數字音響效果的電視
1. the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared;
2. the act of distinguishing by comparing differences
3. a conceptual separation or demarcation;
4. the perceptual effect of the juxtaposition of very different colors
5. the range of optical density and tone on a photographic negative or print (or the extent to which adjacent areas on a television screen differ in brightness)
1. put in opposition to show or emphasize differences;
2. to show differences when compared; be different;
compare, compare to, compare with, contrast
這些動詞(短語)均含"比較"之意。
The colours in that picture contrast nicely.
顏色在這幅圖畫裡很協調.
Contrast the copy with the original.
請將影印件與原件對照一下.
Contrast fresh and frozen vegetables and you'll find the fresh ones taste better.
把新鮮蔬菜和冰凍蔬菜對比,就會發現新鮮的吃起來味道好.
Contrast may make something appear more beautiful than it is when seen alone.
反襯可以使一樣東西比單獨看時更美.
In contrast with her sister, she is very tall.
與姐姐相比, 她個子很高.