[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。
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[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%
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[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。
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equiva·lent★AWL/ɪˈkwɪvələnt; NAmEɪˈkwɪvələnt/
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equivalentequivalentsadjective★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·lenceAWLequivalenceequivalences/ɪˈkwɪvələns; NAmEɪˈkwɪvələns/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; NAmEɪˈkwɪvələnt/equiva·lence/ɪˈkwɪvələns; NAmEɪˈkwɪvələns/
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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