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Equivalent Noun Awl ɪˈkwɪvələnt ɪˈkwɪvələns Amount N Sth

The word "equivalent" refers to something that has the same value, amount, purpose, or importance as something else. It can be used as both a noun and an adjective, and examples show it in contexts of monetary value, measurement, and functional similarity.

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Collins
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/ɪkwɪ̱vələnt/
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[N-SING 单数名词]等同物;等值物;对应物 If one amount or value is the equivalent of another, they are the same.
  [oft N of n]
  • The equivalent of two tablespoons of polyunsaturated oils is ample each day...

    每天相当于两大汤匙多重不饱和油的量就足够了。

  • Even the cheapest car costs the equivalent of 70 years' salary for a government worker.

    即使是最便宜的汽车,价格也相当于一个公务员70年的薪水。

  • Equivalent is also an adjective.
    • A unit is equivalent to a glass of wine or a single measure of spirits...

      1个单位等于1杯葡萄酒或者1标准量的烈酒。

    • They will react with hostility to the price rises and calls for equivalent wage increases are bound to be heard.

      他们将会强烈反对价格上涨,同时肯定会要求相应地增加工资。

2
[N-COUNT 可数名词]相等物;对应物;对应者 The equivalent of someone or something is a person or thing that has the same function in a different place, time, or system.
  [usu with poss]
  • ...the civil administrator of the West Bank and his equivalent in Gaza.

    约旦河西岸的民政官和加沙的同职官员

  • ...the Red Cross emblem, and its equivalent in Muslim countries, the Red Crescent.

    红十字及其在伊斯兰国家的对应标志——红月牙

  • Equivalent is also an adjective.
    • ...a decrease of 10% in property investment compared with the equivalent period in 1991.

      与1991年同期相比,房地产投资下降了10%

3
[N-SING 单数名词](强调效果的强烈或严重)相当于…的事情 You can use equivalent to emphasize the great or severe effect of something.
  [the N of n]
  [emphasis]
  • His party has just suffered the equivalent of a near-fatal heart attack.

    他所在的政党刚刚经历了一次类似心脏病突发般几近致命的打击。


Oxford equiva·lent AWL / ɪˈkwɪvələnt ; NAmE ɪˈkwɪvələnt /
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noun
equivalent equivalents
adjective equal in value, amount, meaning, importance, etc. (价值、数量、意义、重要性等)相等的,相同的 250 grams or an equivalent amount in ounces *250 克或与之等量的盎司 equivalentto sth Eight kilometres is roughly equivalent to five miles. 八公里约等于五英里。 equiva·lence AWL equivalence equivalences / ɪˈkwɪvələns ; NAmE ɪˈkwɪvələns / noun [uncountable ] ( formal) There is no straightforward equivalence between economic progress and social well-being. 经济进步与社会福利之间绝非轻易等同。 noun a thing, amount, word, etc. that is equivalent to sth else 相等的东西;等量;对应词 Send €20 or the equivalent in your own currency. 寄 20 欧元或等值的贵国货币。 equivalentof/to sth Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, the human equivalent of BSE 克罗伊茨费尔特 – 雅各布病,相当于疯牛病的人类疾病 Breathing such polluted air is the equivalent of (= has the same effect as)smoking ten cigarettes a day. 呼吸污染这么严重的空气等于每天抽十支烟。 The German ‘Gymnasium’ is the closest equivalent to the grammar school in England. 德语 Gymnasium 基本上相当于英格兰的文法学校。 equiva·lent / ɪˈkwɪvələnt ; NAmE ɪˈkwɪvələnt / equiva·lence / ɪˈkwɪvələns ; NAmE ɪˈkwɪvələns /
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equivalent1 adjective
equivalent2 noun
equivalente‧quiv‧a‧lent1 /ɪˈkwɪvələnt/ ●●○ W3 AWL adjective
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having the same value, purpose, job etc as a person or thing of a different kindequivalent to a qualification which is equivalent to a degree I had no dollars, but offered him an equivalent amount of sterling.equivalence noun [uncountable]
equivalent1 adjective
equivalent2 noun
equivalentequivalent2 ●●○ AWL noun [countable]
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something that has the same value, purpose, job etc as something else:  The word has no equivalent in English.equivalent of He had drunk the equivalent of 15 whiskies.COLLOCATIONSadjectivesa direct/exact equivalent· The word has no direct equivalent in English.the nearest/closest equivalent· The corner store was the closest equivalent we had to a supermarket when I was young.the modern/modern-day equivalent (of something)· Horror films are the modern-day equivalent of morality tales.an English/American/French etc equivalent· Savings and loan associations are the American equivalent of Britain’s building societies.verbshave an equivalent· This institution has no equivalent in any other European country.
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[ɪˈkwɪvələnt]

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相等物(72%),等价的 相等的(28%)
n.等价物,相等物
adj.等价的,相等的;同意义的

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