1.表示“把……与……比较”,通常用 compare……with……,但在现代英语中,也可用 compare……to……,或者用 compare……and……。如:
If you compare his work with [and] hers, you’ll find hersis much better.
要是把他俩的工作比较一下,就会发现她的好得多。
Having compared the new dictionary with [to] the old one, he found the new one more helpful.
将新旧词典比较之后,他发现新词典更有用。
Compared with [to] many women, she was indeed veryfortunate.
和许多女人相比,她的确算是很幸运的了。
2.表示“把……比作……”,通常用 compare……to……。如:
Shakespare compared the world to a stage.
莎士比亚把世界比作舞台。
The poet compares the woman he loves to a rose.
诗人把他所爱的女人比作玫瑰。
3.表示“比得上”、“能与……比美”,通常用 compare with, 多与情态动词 can 连用,且主要用于否定句或疑问句中。如:
My English can’t compare with his.
我的英语不能与他比。
Nothing can compare with wool for warmth.
没有比羊毛更暖和的东西了。
经典考题
1. It 's not good for us to compare ( ) others.
2. 你怎么能和我们的英语老师相比呢?
3. 不要把我和他相比较。
Don't ( ) me ( )him.
4. 老师常常被比作蜡烛。
Teachers are often ( )( )candles.
Keys:
1. with
2. How could he be compared with our English teacher ?
3. compare with 4. compared to