ADVERB | VERB + EQUATE | PREPOSITIONADVERB➤directly直接等同◇The constellations in the night sky cannot be directly equated with the heroes of Greek mythology.夜空中的星座不能直接與希臘神話中的英雄相等同。➤roughly大體上等同▸➤simply簡單地等同➤automatically使自動等同➤often常等同於◇Education is often equated with intelligence.教育與智力常被畫上等號。➤not necessarily不一定等同◇Invention and progress do not necessarily equate with improvement.發明和進步不一定意味着改進。➤mistakenly錯誤地等同起來VERB + EQUATE➤can能夠等同◇Money cannot be equated with happiness.金錢和幸福之間不能畫上等號。➤be difficult to, be hard to難以等同◇It's hard to equate this gentle woman with the monster portrayed in the newspapers.很難將這個文雅的女子與報紙上描述的魔鬼畫等號。PREPOSITION➤with與⋯等同◇We are taught to equate beauty with success.我們受到的教育讓我們把美麗和成功等同起來。