ADVERB | VERB + COMPARE | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADVERB➤favourably/favorably, well比得上;比⋯強◇The city compares favourably / favorably with other parts of Brazil.這個城市比巴西的其他地方好。➤unfavourably/unfavorably比不上➤closely仔細地比較➤accurately, directly, systematically準確/直接/系統地比較➤easily很容易比較➤constantly經常比較VERB + COMPARE➤cannot, do not不能相比◇These mountains do not compare with (= are not nearly as high, impressive, etc. as) the Himalayas.這些山不能與喜馬拉雅山相比。PREPOSITION➤with及得上⋯◇Few things compare with (= are as good as) the joy of walking on a bright spring morning.沒有什麼比在陽光明媚的春日早晨散步更愜意。PHRASES➤compare and contrast比較與對比▸➤be nothing compared to sb/sth比起⋯算不了什麼◇I've had some difficulties but they were nothing compared to yours (= they were not nearly as bad as yours).我遇到一些困難,但是比起你的這些就算不了什麼。➤nothing compares to sb/sth (= nothing is as good as sb/sth)沒有什麼可以與⋯媲美➤be often compared to sb/sth常被比作⋯◇The golfer Tiger Woods is often compared to Jack Nicklaus.人們常把高爾夫球手“老虎”伍茲與傑克・尼高斯相提並論。