1PREP-PHRASE 與…相比;和…比起來 If you say, for example, that one thing is large or small compared with another or compared to another, you mean that it is larger or smaller than the other thing. 與…相比;和…比起來
The room was light and lofty compared with our Tudor ones. [+ with]
跟我們都铎風格的房間比起來,這個房間顯得素雅而大氣。
Columbia was a young city compared to venerable Charleston. [+ with]
與歷史悠久的查爾斯頓相比,哥倫比亞是個年輕的城市。
2PREP-PHRASE 相對…而言;對照 You talk about one situation or thing compared with another or compared to another when contrasting the two situations or things. 相對…而言;對照
Women are smoking two extra cigarettes a week, compared with four years ago.
與四年前相比,現在女性每周要多抽兩支煙。
In 1800 Ireland's population was nine million, compared to Britain's 16 million.