longman: [transitive]to examine or judge two or more things in order to show how they are similar to or different from each other ᅳsee also comparison, comparativeThe report compares the different types of home computer available. compare something/somebody with something/somebody The police compared the suspect's fingerprints with those found at the crime scene. compare something/somebody to something/somebody Davies' style of writing has been compared to Dickens'. compare and contrast (=an expression used when telling students to write about the things that are similar or different in works of literature or art) Compare and contrast the main characters of these two novels. 2 compared to/with something used when considering the size, quality, or amount of something in relation to something similar a 20% reduction in burglary compared with last year Compared to our small flat, Bill's house seemed like a palace. 答案是c
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